Articling
Enrolment as Articled Clerk
To be enrolled as an articled clerk, a candidate must:
- Secure a position with a Principal, who is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island and been in the actual practice of law for five years;
- Submit an application and other required documents, pay the required fee.
- Be 18 years old, and a permanent resident or citizen of Canada;
- Have a Canadian common law degree or its equivalent as certified by the National Committee on Accreditation of the Federation of Law Societies; and
Students will be required to have successfully completed the following course in law school in obtaining such Degree:
- Canadian Constitutional Law
- Civil Procedure
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Torts
and have successfully completed 4 of 7 courses in the following subject areas in obtaining such Degree:
- Criminal Procedure
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Wills/Trusts
- Administrative Law
The required application for enrolment, and supporting documentation, and the required fees must be submitted to the Law Society office by the first day of the Clerkship.
