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The first year of the LLB program provides the foundation for life-long learning in law, consisting of a series of compulsory courses.

Following an orientation period, in the Fall session, full-time students will study:

  • Law 400 Constitutional Law
  • Law 402 Contracts
  • Law 403 Legislation, Administration and Policy
  • Law 404 Property
  • Law 405 Legal Communication and Research
  • Law 406 Torts, and
  • Law 410 Crime: Law and Procedure

In the Winter session, full-time students will study:

  • Law 400 Constitutional Law
  • Law 401 Legal Perspectives
  • Law 402 Contracts
  • Law 404 Property
  • Law 405 Legal Communication and Research
  • Law 406 Torts, and
  • Law 410 Crime: Law and Procedure

Upon completion of the first year of the LLB program, students will have a solid introduction to legal analysis and the integration of doctrine, skills and policy.

The second and third years of the LLB program are designed to allow students to continue to increase both their substantive knowledge of the law and to refine their legal skills. Both the second and third years consist of three compulsory courses and a series of optional courses.

The full-time second year compulsory courses are:

  • Law 500 Civil Evidence and Procedure
  • Law 501 Interviewing, Negotiation and Counselling, and
  • Law 503 The Administrative Process

Law 500, Civil Evidence and Procedure runs for the full year, while Law 503, The Administrative Process is scheduled for the Fall session and Law 501, Interviewing, Negotiation and Counselling is scheduled as a Block Week course during the first week of the Winter session. Attendance at the Block Week course is compulsory. These courses provide essential substantive knowledge of fundamental areas of the law and formal training in essential legal skills.

Full-time students are required to select a pattern of courses which, together with Law 500, Law 501 and Law 503, amount to no more than 32 credits for the year and no less than 29 credits. The total credit hours for each session shall not exceed 17 credits nor be less than 14 credits. Credit maximums may only be exceeded with the prior approval of the Associate Dean.

The full-time compulsory third year courses are:

  • Law 607 Advanced Legal Research
  • Law 629 Trial Evidence and Procedure, and
  • Law 639 Trial Advocacy

Law 629, Trial Evidence and Procedure is scheduled for the Fall session, Law 607, Advanced Legal Research is scheduled for the Winter session and Law 639, Trial Advocacy is an intensive one week program scheduled during the first week of classes in the Winter session. Attendance at Law 639 is compulsory.

Full-time students are required to select a pattern of courses which together with Law 607, Law 629 and Laws 639 amount to no more than 32 credits for the year and not less than 29 credits for the year. The total credits for each session shall not exceed 17 credits nor be less than 14 credits. Credit maximums may only be exceeded with the prior approval of the Associate Dean.

In both the second and third year, there is considerable opportunity for specialization and the ability to take clinical courses that provide opportunity to develop skills in a practical setting while allowing for academic reflection on practice issues. Students should note that many courses have corequisites and that some courses have prerequisites.

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