Bar Admission Booking Request Form

If you are requesting to be called to the Bar in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, please fill out this form and submit it, along with the accompanying documents, electronically.

Please do not print and submit the form.

Bar Admissions are conducted by a Duty Justice. In some circumstances, arrangements can be made with a specific Justice to conduct a Bar Admission, provided there is sufficient reason and available resources to do so. In addition to completing the form, any requests for a specific Justice must be made in writing to: QBBarAdmissions@albertacourts.ca

All Bar Admissions will be scheduled for a duration of 30 mins, commencing at 1:15 pm.  Availability is limited to two per day in both Calgary and Edmonton.

Currently, all Bar Admissions are conducted in person OR remotely. At this time we do not have the ability to facilitate hybrid Bar Admissions.

New Student or Transfer-in?

Bar Call Dates Requested (in order of preference) :

Be certain to enter as: YYYY-MM-DD

YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD. Please verify with the Law Society of Alberta.
You will be asked to take the Oath of Barrister & Solicitor. You may choose to swear or affirm when you take that oath. 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:
If swearing an oath, this field is mandatory.
If requesting a specific Justice, indicate the name of the Justice as well as their relationship to you (family friend, relative, etc.)

CV/Resume & List of Acknowledgements

Upon confirmation, please send your CV and any supporting information, in PDF format only, to the following email address within 5 days of receipt using the following format :  
Calgary/Edmonton - Name - Bar Call - Date - CV  
Ex. Calgary - John Doe - Bar Call - January 22, 2022 - CV

QBBarAdmissions@albertacourts.ca

If applicable, please send a list of acknowledgements/thank-yous, in PDF format only, to:

QBBarAdmissions@albertacourts.ca

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