What We Do
Key Clients:
Academic administrators, faculty, staff and the Senior Leadership teams
Main Services:
The Office of the University Legal Counsel provides the following services to Â鶹´«Ã½:
- advice on issues related to student discipline and academic appeals
- contract drafting, reviews* and negotiations
- advice on governance, corporate, insurance matters, and policy development
- real estate, construction, and intellectual property support
- support for estate matters, donor agreements and other advancement endeavours
- advice on research and research misconduct matters
- managing affiliation agreements for practicum placements, and providing support for other types of agreements
- support for accommodation and human rights matters
- overseeing academic file requests from third parties
- managing costs of legal services to maximize the value of expenditures and to minimize exposure to risk
- retain, instruct and oversee external legal counsel on behalf of the University
- litigation support
Students: Please be advised that the Office of the University Legal Counsel does not provide personal legal services to Â鶹´«Ã½’s students. Students who are in need of legal advice or support are urged to contact
* Please note – although we will endeavour to review files in a timely manner, Legal Counsel receives a very high volume of work, and priorties may shift without notice. Expedited reviews are considered on a case-by-case basis - please be sure to keep us posted on any important/required deadlines so that we can do our best to address your needs accordingly.
