Program Overview

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University of Victoria Law Program

The University of Victoria Law program is one of Canada's leading law schools, offering a broad legal curriculum grounded in a strong commitment to community, social justice, and human rights.

Program Overview

The program provides experiential learning placements with hands-on legal work with real clients, guided by practicing lawyers. Students can choose from a wide range of legal disciplines, including the JD/JID, the first program of its kind in the world.

Highlights

• Be part of a small cohort of students
• Earn 2 degrees in the 4-year JD/JID program
• Engage in paid legal work as part of the Co-op program
• Live and study on the beautiful West Coast

Areas of Focus

• Access to justice
• Environmental Law and Sustainability
• Indigenous law
• International law

Potential Careers

What can you do with a law degree? Here are a few jobs that relate to the program:

• Crime analyst
• Investigator
• Judge
• Lawyer
• Negotiator
• Policy analyst

Admission

Apply to the Faculty of Law after completing at least 3 years of study at UVic or another post-secondary institution. The process for each admission stream is competitive, with more qualified applicants than available spots.

Streams

• First-year
• Black
• Inclusive
• Indigenous

We also consider applications from students at other law schools or with foreign law degrees who wish to attend as upper-year students.

JD Program

Learn about law within its wider social, political, historical, and economic contexts. Our program is built on a sense of civic responsibility.

JD/JID Program

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.

Application Deadline

Applications open on September 1 and close December 1.

Tuition & Fees

View a full breakdown of tuition costs and fees for both domestic and international Law students.

Funding Options

You could be eligible for scholarships, awards, medals, and prizes on the basis of academic merit. Bursaries can also help cover some of the financial need not met by Canadian government student loans and grants.