Legal Aid Alberta wants to become a part of your career plan. There is no better way to gain experience, enhance your knowledge and give back to society than by doing legal aid work.
Getting Started
If you want to become a part of a network of lawyers providing access to justice to Albertans in need, becoming a member of our roster has never been easier. Joining the LAA Roster offers flexibility, variety and and a range of practice opportunities, complete a roster application today!
Roster Application Form
Benefits of Being a Roster Lawyer
- A reputation of actively giving back to society
- Get introduced to new areas of law and enhance your knowledge base
- Access to a mentorship program that will build your knowledge base and/or help others to do the same
- Junior lawyers get trial experience that is hard to come by early in their career
- You can count on receiving payment for your work every time
- Law students can now take their own cases, with no limit on the number of hours they can do on a lawyer's certificate
- Personal fulfillment from giving back to those in need
Roster Eligibility
- Counsel must be on the LAA Roster to accept a certificate
- Counsel eligible to be on the LAA Roster include lawyers and students-at-law, registered with the Law Society of Alberta
- In some exceptional cases, a lawyer from another Canadian province may be permitted to join the Roster; counsel may contact the Roster Manager at roster@legalaid.ab.ca or (780) 422-6152 for more information
To submit your application
Email: roster@legalaid.ab.ca
Fax: (780) 415-2618
Attention: Anne Wall, Roster Manager