Form 2-8 / 2-9
(Rule 57)
Articles of Clerkship
BETWEEN:
_______________________________________________
of ______________________________________, Alberta.
("the Principal”)
- and -
_______________________________________________
of ______________________________________, Alberta
("the Student")
The Principal and the Student agree as follows:
1.
The Student is bound as a student-at-law to the Principal to serve the Principal continuously for the term of
_______________________________ from the date of the commencement of the
articling term endorsed by the Executive Director (or authorized delegate) below (“the articling term”).
2.
The Student covenants with the Principal as follows:
(a)
I will faithfully and to the best of my ability serve the Principal as a student-at-law in the profession of a
barrister and solicitor throughout the articling term.
(b)
I will obey and execute the lawful and reasonable requirements of the Principal and will not be absent from
the service of the Principal at any time during the articling term without the Principal's consent. I will at all
times behave with diligence, honesty and propriety.
(c)
I will at all times keep in strict confidence the business and affairs of the Principal, the Courts of Alberta, the
members of the Society who practise law in association with the Principal, any other members of the Society
who supervise my service as a student-at-law under these Articles and members of the Society who practise
in association with them, and the business and affairs of their respective clients.
(d)
I will at all times take proper care of and account for all books, paper writings, records, money and other
property of the Principal and which are entrusted to me or come into my custody or possession.
(e)
I will comply with my obligations as a student-at-law under the Legal Profession Act, the Rules of the Law
Society of Alberta and any code of ethical standards authorized or established by the Benchers of the
Society.
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June 2015
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