Akitsiraq Law School

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Akitsiraq Law School
Motto	Sui Generis
Established	Akitsiraq I 2001; Akitsiraq II May, 2013
School type	four-year Akitsiraq II Law Program leads to a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Dean	Anne Crawford (north) Daphne Gilbert (south)
Location	Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Enrollment	25
Faculty	University of Ottawa faculty along with law professors from across Canada and Nunavut Arctic College with Nunatta Campus infrastructure
Bar pass rate	The first Akitsiraq cohort graduated a class of 11 students from an initial 15 entrants. Of these 87% have passed the Bar.[citation needed]
Website	www.akitsiraq.ca

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Akitsiraq Law School is a legal education program designed to increase the number of lawyers in Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic, including a program leading to a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

The Law School has no permanent classrooms, employees or assets, and the admissions process has no formal education requirements. ^{[citation needed]} The Akitsiraq Law School focuses on the practical abilities of potential students based on life experience and work history. The program is strongly supported by legal professionals and by members of the Nunavut Judiciary through in-kind and volunteer services, developing effective programs and bringing legal resources from across Canada to teach each Akitsiraq cohort.

Akitsiraq programs have provided legal training to residents of Nunavut and the surrounding Arctic region, leading to professional and para-professional legal qualifications. The Akitsiraq Law School Society is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in Nunavut. Its board of directors and membership are drawn from the Nunavut judiciary, legal profession and supporting members of the public, along with nominees of supporting agencies.

The cohort-based, culture-enhancing, learning-in-Nunavut format of the Akitsiraq Law Program has frequently been promoted as a prototype for training in other professions including accounting^[1] and education administration.^[2]