Please note

The Law Society of Alberta has decided to pause placements through the Articling Placement Program (APP) until further notice. We will continue to provide other means of support to students who reach out. For more information, view the full announcement. 

About the Articling Placement Program

The Articling Placement Program (the program) is a Law Society program in place to assist articling students who are in unsafe or untenable articles due to harassment or discrimination. The program supports the articling student with exiting their current position and continuing their articles with a new firm/organization.

Articling students have the right to be free from harassing and discriminatory behaviour and have the right to report their circumstances without fear of reprisal or negative impacts. While coming forward about these issues will always be difficult, the program is intended to reassure articling students that reporting their issues will not lead to the loss of articles. The program’s default position is that articling students’ experiences are believed.

The program is not an avenue for students who are unhappy in their articling positions due to other reasons or who are unable to find an articling position. It is intended as a “911” response to those facing discrimination or harassment.

Program Contact

Please reach out to our Equity Ombudsperson for an initial, confidential conversation.

• Phone: 587.391.6596
• Email