Student Legal Assistance

✨ 2026 SLA Appreciation Event ✨

What a wonderful evening celebrating another year of serving our community and recognizing the incredible dedication of our volunteer caseworkers and advising lawyers.

We were also honoured to celebrate Susan V.R. Billington, KC and her many years of contributions to SLA as she begins her well-deserved retirement later this year. Thank you, Susan, for everything you’ve given to our organization and community.

Thank you to all of our volunteers and attendees for making the night so memorable and special!

🏆 2026 Award Winners:
First Year Volunteer Award - Dan McDonald
Second Year Volunteer Award - Mack Wilson
Alberta Court of Justice Award of Merit - Corey Wutzke
Volunteer Lawyer Award - Sandra Hildebrand, KC
Justice M. Christopher Ambassador Award - Emily Briand
Certificate of Commendation - Emily Johnson
Certificate of Commendation - Mohamed Hage
Certificate of Commendation - Kris Phillips

Congratulations to all of our award recipients and thank you to everyone who helps make SLA’s work possible 👏

📰 Extra, extra!!! Read all about it. SLA’s end-of-year announcements are in. Check out Kris Phillips email for more details.

To thank you for your dedication and hard work this year, we’re hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Reception on Friday, March 27, 2026! Join us for an elegant evening to unwind, connect with fellow caseworkers and members of our legal community, and celebrate the incredible impact of your work.

Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or check your inbox for the RSVP link 🤓

Congratulations to our three wining teams at the BLG/Student Legal Assistance Trial Competition ⚖️👏

Thank you to BLG for organizing and hosting this competition, and for your continued support of student advocacy and experiential learning.

Thank you as well to our dedicated volunteers and a special shout out to our incredible organizers, Emily Briand, Mack Wilson, Mohamed Barre, and Adolfo Peters, for making the evening such a success.

Join us in the office tomorrow at noon for some festive fun 🎄

What an unforgettable evening! Last week, we had the rare privilege of meeting the Honourable Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada at the LASA dinner in his honour 📸 It’s evenings like this that remind us of the impact we hope to make in the legal community.

The results are in 🎃🎃🎃 Congratulations to Amanda Scherr from Team Monday-A, this year’s SLA Pumpkin Carving Competition winner! Thank you for bringing your creativity, and a big shoutout to all our amazing participants!

Attention SLA Caseworkers! Join us this Thursday, November 6th in room 2370 at 3:30 pm to learn more about civil trial prep 🤩

Note that attendance is not mandatory but is appreciated ☺️ Hope to see you there!

Join us for some pumpkin carving fun on Tuesday, October 28th, in the SLA office! 🎃👻🍬

Details regarding the staggered sessions for carving were sent in an email. If you haven’t received it, please let me know via email: [email protected]

Don’t miss our next Education Session: BLG Trial Competition Orientation on Thursday, October 23rd 🤩 see the poster for details.

As always, 1Ls and Upper Year caseworkers doing SLA for the first time are expected to attend! See you all there 😉

Folks, you won’t want to miss our upcoming education session with Mike Oykhman on Early Case Resolution (ECR) on October 14th!

Drafting ECR proposals is a key part of many of our criminal files at SLA, and this session will give you the practical tools to approach them with confidence and success.

As always, all 1L and Upper Year caseworkers doing SLA for the first time are expected to attend 😉 See you all there!

⚖️ Ready to learn all about family law? Join us on October 9th for our Family Primer with Conor Kopczynski! See the poster for details!

All 1Ls and Upper Years doing SLA for the first time are expected to attend. See you there! 🤩