Important Information for Articling Principals for the 2011/2012 Articling Term (PDF)
Principals' Professional Obligations and Commitments (PDF)
Articling Assignment Checklists (PDF)
Guide to the Professional Responsibility and Practice Course for Articling Principals (PDF)
Members of the profession who wish to serve as an Articling Principal must be approved by the Law Society based on prescribed criteria in the areas of experience, competence and ethical standards:
- Competency and Ethical Standards: All relevant information, including but not limited to records maintained by the Law Society in connection with claims, professional standards, investigation, audit, compensation fund and discipline, may be considered. Prospective Principals with negative history in these areas may be denied the privilege of acting as an articling Principal for a period of time.
- As part of our Principal approval application, we require that all prospective Principals and current approved Principals complete a Consent and Declaration. This additional form is now a mandatory part of the approval process. In future all Principal applicants will be required to complete this application form, on an annual basis, prior to entering into Articles of Clerkship with a student-at-law.
- Experience: A member must have been actively engaged in the practice of law for three of the five years immediately preceding the commencement of the relevant articling period. PLEASE NOTE: Members with between two and three years of practice may qualify through the Articling Relationship Mentor Program - ARM (PDF)