Law
Juris Doctor (JD)
JD/JID (Indigenous Law)
UVic Law is one of Canada’s leading law schools. We are known for our commitment to community engagement and social justice. We have the largest number of clinical placements per student in the country. Choose from a wide range of legal disciplines, including the world’s first degree in Indigenous law.
Areas of focus
- Access to Justice
- Environmental Law and Sustainability
- Indigenous Law
Careers
- Crime analyst
- Investigator
- Judge
- Lawyer
- Negotiator
- Policy analyst
Sample courses
- Access to Justice - LAW 325
- Animals - LAW 381
- Sexual Orientation and the Law - LAW 357
- Energy Law - LAW 343
- Indigenous Lands - LAW 340
Admission
Apply to the Faculty of Law after completing at least three years of study at UVic or another post-secondary institution.
We also consider applications from students at other law schools or with foreign law degrees who wish to attend as upper-year students.
Juris Doctor (JD)
Learn about law within its wider social, political, historical and economic contexts. Our program is built on a sense of civic responsibility. Want to explore potential career options? We also offer the only common law co-operative education program in Canada.
We admit a relatively small first-year class to the Juris Doctor (JD) program each fall and strive to ensure that the student body reflects the diversity found in Canadian society. Online applications open September 1. You are encouraged to submit your application as early as possible, since offers are made on a continual basis.
Canadian Common Law (JD) and Indigenous Legal Orders (JID)
Our joint degree program in Canadian Common Law (JD) and Indigenous Legal Orders (JID) is the first program of its kind in the world. In the JD/JID program, you'll develop the skills you need to practice with Indigenous legal orders, within Canadian common law and at the interface between them.
You'll graduate this four-year program with two professional degrees: a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Juris Indigenarum Doctor (JID). You'll be well-positioned to practice law at a local, national and international level.