Articling with the City of Edmonton
Who Are We
- Thirty eight lawyers providing virtually all of the legal services to a corporation with an operating budget of $1. 2 billion.
- The work is varied and complex and we do it all.
What We Do
Civil Litigation
- City is self-insured
- Personal injury defence
- Commercial disputes
- Issues unique to public authorities
Quasi-Criminal
- Bylaw prosecutions (approximately 100 days a year)
- Safety Codes Act (unsafe buildings)
Employment and Labour
- 10,800 full -time equivalent employees
- Seven union bargaining units and one management association
- Wrongful dismissal suits
- Labour arbitration
- Advice on interpreting, applying and creating collective agreements
- Labour Relations Board issues
Administrative Law
- Advice to and advocacy before boards and tribunals and advocate before others
- Judicial reviews
- Statutory appeals
Commercial Transactions
- Real estate transactions
- "Big Deals" (e. g. Edmonton Arena)
- Public private partnerships
- Construction law
- Intellectual property
- Tendering
Corporate structure and governance
General Advising
- Know your client's business
- Teach them the law
Articling in 2014-2015
- We will accept one student
- We will give you work in all of the practice areas outlined by the Law Society of Alberta
- We can arrange exchanges with private firms for experience in family law, wills and estates or other areas of interest
- We will respect the fact that you have a life outside of the practice of law
- We will ensure that you have a mix of delegated files on which you work independently
- We will rely on your judgment and integrity as well as your knowledge of the law
- Posting is now closed
For More Information
9th Floor, Chancery Hall
3 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, AB
T5J 2C3
| Telephone | 780-496-7200 |
|---|---|
| Fax | 780-496-7267 (including service under Rules of Court via Fax) |
