Mission

Our mission is to enable University of Alberta law students to provide free legal information and assistance to the low income community in Edmonton and to contribute to legal reform and legal education efforts as they impact on poverty law issues.

Aims

Student Legal Services strives to provide:

Committed volunteers who are well trained, properly supervised and fairly evaluated.
A culture of sincere desire to help people who qualify for our services without passing judgement on the correctness of behavior or lifestyle.
Accurate and up-to-date reference and research materials.
Volunteers who contribute to the process of advocating changes to laws which impact on the low income community.
New areas of service to the low income community.

Belief Statement

We believe that law students can provide legal information and assistance to individuals who otherwise would be unable to obtain assistance with legal problems.
We believe that law students gain valuable experience by applying their education in assisting individuals with legal problems.
We believe that law students must not attempt to do legal work that should be done by a lawyer.

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge the funding we receive from our major sponsors:

The Alberta Law Foundation (ALF)
The University of Alberta Students' Union (through a small fee levied on all U of A undergraduate students)
Government of Alberta
Government of Canada

University Location (Main)

11036 88th Avenue

SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Downtown Location (Criminal)

#100, 9924 - 106 Street

Note: This location is not wheelchair accessible. If required, we can arrange to meet you at our University location. Please call ahead to arrange this.

SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

How to Open a File with SLS

CRIMINAL PROJECT

To open a file with the Criminal Project, please apply online or give us a call at 780-425-3356. We accept walk-ins during the summer.

Downtown Location: #100, 9924 106 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta

FAMILY PROJECT

To open a file with the Family Project, please give us a call at 780-492-8244 or use our Contact Form.

East Campus House: 11036 88 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta

We no longer accept walk-ins. Please call 780-492-2226 to schedule an appointment to meet with us in person.

CIVIL PROJECT

To open a file with the Civil Project, please give us a call at 780-492-8244 or use our Contact Form. We no longer accept walk-ins.