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Interesting facts about UVic Law

 

no·ta be·ne  Latin.  1. Pay special attention; note well; take notice (Abbrev.: N.B.)

Every Canadian law school has a history of providing quality legal education to students, sharing legal knowledge, and making valuable contributions to the community at large. Over the years, the University of Victoria Faculty of Law has played a prominent role in that time-honoured tradition.

Here is a brief selection of facts and figures about UVic Law. From time to time, we will post additional notes about the history of the law school and its many innovative programs and activities.

• Faculty of Law is established at the University of Victoria in 1974
• First classes begin in the fall of 1975
• First graduating class convocates in 1978
• New Faculty of Law building opens in 1980 and is named after founding dean Murray Fraser in 1990
• UVic Law ranked No. 2 law school in the country in 2008 by Corporate Knights magazine, for the Faculty's ongoing commitment to environmental law and sustainability issues
• Recent Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholars from UVic Law include: Andrée Boisselle (2008); Dawnis Kennedy (2006)
• Environmental Law Clinic celebrates 10th anniversary in November 2007
• UVic Law alumni have a long tradition of clerkships at the Supreme Court of Canada
• UVic Law students are deeply involved in all aspects of the law school, from participation on Faculty committees to a variety of community initiatives
• The Faculty offers classes all year round in a wide range of subject areas
• UVic Law is committed to the idea that law must be taught and understood within a wider context of social, political, historical and economic perspectives