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Edmonton Court of Appeal Bar Admission Booking Form

Please confirm the following:

I confirm that I have complied with all Law Society of Alberta requirements to schedule this date, that these dates are at least 30 days after the last day of my articles, and that these dates are also 30 days after the submission of a complete Enrollment Application to the Law Society of Alberta.

Have you previously contacted either the Court of Justice, or the Court of King's Bench, to book a Bar Admission ceremony?

Yes - Court of Justice
Yes - Court of King's Bench
No - I have not contacted either

If yes, please list the date(s) you requested in the other Courts:

Year, Month and Day (One entry per line)

Name of Student (in full)

New Student or Transfer-in?

New Student
Transferring Lawyer

Out of Province Transfer Calls - Under the Labour Mobility Act, the Law Society of Alberta issues licenses to lawyers transferring to Alberta from another Canadian jurisdiction and seeking membership in the Law Society.

Contact Phone Number of Student

Email Address of Student:

Contact Name of Principal (or presenting Alberta Lawyer in good standing) and law firm:

Contact Phone Number of Principal or presenting Alberta Lawyer in good standing:

Email Address of Principal or presenting Alberta Lawyer in good standing:

Eligible date to be called to the Bar:

YYYY-MM-DD. Please verify with the Law Society of Alberta.

Bar Call Dates Requested (in order of preference) :

Be certain to enter as: YYYY-MM-DD. Note that if these dates are unavailable you will receive a response requesting additional dates be provided.

1st Choice for Bar Call Date:

YYYY-MM-DD

2nd Choice for Bar Call Date:

YYYY-MM-DD

3rd Choice for Bar Call Date:

YYYY-MM-DD

4th Choice for Bar Call Date:

YYYY-MM-DD

5th Choice for Bar Call Date:

YYYY-MM-DD

Number of anticipated guests and format of Bar Admission ceremony:

Please indicate the expected number of attendees:

1 - 30
31 - 45
46 +

Please indicate whether you are seeking an in-person or virtual admission:

In-Person
Virtual

Currently, all Court of Appeal Bar Admissions are conducted either in person OR virtually.

You will be asked to take the Oath of Barrister & Solicitor. The Oath of Allegiance to the Crown is now optional. You may choose to swear or affirm when you take these oaths.

Should you choose to swear, while doing so you may hold a holy book or other sacred object.

In regard to the Oath of Barrister & Solicitor, I wish to:

Swear the Oath*Affirm the Oath

In regard to the Oath of Allegiance to the Crown, I wish to:

Swear the Oath*Affirm the OathAbstain

* If swearing an oath, which holy book or sacred object do you wish to hold?

* If swearing an oath, this field is mandatory.

Do you wish to swear/affirm the Oath in:

English
French

Biography

Please include a brief biography (no longer than 100 words).

Please include any additional comments for the Bar Admission Coordinator:

If requesting a specific Justice, indicate the name of the Justice as well as their relationship to you (family friend, relative, etc.). Note that preferences for a specific Justice will be considered, but may delay the response process and securing a date. Dates will not be held while the Justice's schedule is canvassed. These requests will be accommodated if possible.

CV/Resume & List of Acknowledgements

Upon receiving a response confirming the date scheduled for your ceremony, please send your CV and any supporting information, in PDF format only, within 5 days of receipt. If applicable, please send a list of acknowledgements/thank-yous, in PDF format only.

Use the following subject line format for your email:

[Calgary or Edmonton] - Your Name - Bar Call - Date - CV
and/or
[Calgary or Edmonton] - Your Name - Bar Call - Date - acknowledgements

Send documents in PDF format only to:

CA-Bar-Admissions@albertacourts.ca

Submit form

Please press the Submit button only ONCE If you are not redirected to a success page or if you receive an error, please check your text (in all form fields listed above) for unexpected characters or text that may come from copying and pasting, and try again. If you continue to have problems please let us know by contacting:
CA-Bar-Admissions@albertacourts.ca

If you do not receive a confirmation message immediately after submitting this form, please do not submit a duplicate request. If you have submitted a booking request, but have not received a confirmation, and are concerned about whether your request was received, please relay any inquiries to:
CA-Bar-Admissions@albertacourts.ca

You should receive a copy of this completed Bar Admission Booking Request Form by e-mail within 24 to 72 hours.