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| Motto | Fiat justitia (Let Justice Be Done) {College}, andDeo et Patriae (For God and Country) {University}. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1912; 113 years ago (1912) |
Academic affiliations | UArctic,AUCC,IAU,CIS,ACU,CUSID,CWUAA |
| Chancellor | Roy Romanow |
| President | Peter Stoicheff |
| Dean | Martin Phillipson |
Academic staff | 29 |
| Students | 346[1] |
| Undergraduates | 347 |
| Location | , Canada 52°7′47″N106°37′58″W / 52.12972°N 106.63278°W /52.12972; -106.63278 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Green and white |
| Nickname | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Mascot | Huskie |
| Website | www |
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TheCollege of Law at theUniversity of Saskatchewan is the university'slaw school. Located inSaskatoon in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan, the College of Law was established in 1912 and is the oldest law school inWestern Canada, a distinction it shares with theUniversity of Alberta.
Approximately 126 students are admitted to the College of Law each year.[2] In the fall term of 2011/2012, the college had 375 students. Previously, it had 373 students (2010/2011); 362 students (2009/2010); and 370 students (2008/2009).[3] The current dean is Martin Phillipson.[4]
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At the beginning of the 20th century, there was no structured course of legal training in Saskatchewan. Completion of high school was the only prerequisite for admission to a five-year apprenticeship (3 years for those with a university degree).
In the spring of 1913, the University of Saskatchewan appointed its first law professor, Arthur Moxon, previously a professor of classics in the university's College of Arts and Sciences. At around the same time, the Law Society of Saskatchewan began offering lectures to articling students inRegina at a school of its own making, later called Wetmore Hall. The following decade would be marked by conflict between the Law Society and the fledgling University law faculty regarding responsibility for legal training in the Province.
Ultimately, Wetmore Hall was closed by resolution of the Law Society in 1922 and the University of Saskatchewan inherited full responsibility for the training of aspiring lawyers in Saskatchewan.[5]
The college celebrated its centenary in 2012.
The college offers both theJuris Doctor (J.D.) andMaster of Laws degrees. Of the 16 common law schools in Canada, the college placed tenth in the 2011 Maclean's Magazine law school rankings[1]Archived 2013-11-13 at theWayback Machine.
The college's Law Building reopened in March 2008 following renovations and expansions.[6] The new building is 3,300 m2; and took just over two years and $16.5 million to complete.[7] The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan contributed $1 million to the project.[8]
The new building has additional classrooms withmultimedia capability, additional administrative offices, a new student lounge, student organization offices, and space for the college's Native Law Centre.[9] The new building has a "living roof" which is the largest of its kind in Saskatchewan,[10] and the building isLEED Gold-certified.[11][12]
The law building is connected to theEdwards School of Business and, indirectly, the Arts Building. The law building is located opposite Campus Drive from the Saskatoon Cancer Centre andRoyal University Hospital.[13]
The law library contains numerous artifacts, including one of the most unusualholographic wills ever written – the tractor fender of Cecil George Harris, who was trapped when his tractor overturned. On the fender he wrote, "In case I die in this mess I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo. Harris." Harris died of his injuries in hospital, the fender was probated and accepted as his valid last will.[14]
Tuition for September 2015 was $12,255.00 and mandatory student fees will be $805.89, for a total of $13,060.89. The cost of books and supplies is estimated at $2500.00. The 2015 entering class averaged a 3.34 GPA and 159 LSAT.[15]
The Law Students' Association hosts an annual hockey tournament in March or April, known as The Challenge Cup. The format of the one-day tournament sees first, second, and third year students form respective teams to battle with one another as well as with teams composed of Junior and Senior Alumni. The Challenge Cup was most recently won by the Class of 2014, in a victory that finally saw the end of the Class of 2013's three year championship reign.[16]
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