Articling for Students-at-Law
The Law Society of Alberta admission program requires completion of an articling term (usually a 12-month period). If you have completed a term of clerkship with the courts, your articling term may be reduced to a five-month requirement.
Manual and Handbook
Articling Manual
Articling Handbook
Changing Firms or Principals During Your Articling Term
If you change firms and/or principals during your articling term, you must file an Assignment of Articles form with the Law Society. Your assignment of articles must be approved by the Law Society prior to working with your next firm or principal.
Complete and submit the following:
Please send the information by fax, mail or email to Membership Services.
All parties will receive written notification of the change.
Evaluation Certificate
An Evaluation Certificate must be submitted to the Law Society six months after commencement of articles. An evaluation guideline checklist (Evaluation by Student and Evaluation by Principal) is available assist you in conducting an evaluation.
Termination of Articles
A request to terminate articles must be made in writing to the Law Society of Alberta. There is no formal application form.
Where the principal and student-at-law jointly apply for termination of articles, the Executive Director of the Law Society may grant the application. This application must be signed by both the principal and student-at-law.
Where the principal and student-at-law are unable to jointly apply, for whatever reason, the application will be considered by the Credentials and Education Committee of the Law Society.
Advice During Articles
The Practice Advisors are available to all students-at-law for confidential professional advice regarding legal, ethical and practice concerns.
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