University Legal Services represents the University of Calgary; we advise senior leadership and act on behalf of the University in all legal matters.

No. University Legal Services cannot represent or provide legal advice to individual faculty members, staff, or students about non-University business or personal matters. 

For non-University business or personal matters, please contact the Student Legal Assistance (SLA) Office in the Faculty of Law.

No. University Legal Services cannot notarize or commission documents for individual faculty members, staff, or students with regards to non-University business or personal matters. 

For non-University business or personal matters, please contact the SLA office in the Faculty of Law.

No. University Legal Services cannot provide legal advice on a contract in this instance as faculty members retain copyright to their materials. However, the Copyright Office may be able to offer guidance and respond to general questions in regards to author rights and publishing agreements.

No. Only University Legal Services has the authority to retain external counsel on behalf of the University. Please contact us if you think external counsel needs to be retained for any reason.

The Delegation of Authority Policy sets out who has the authority to sign documents on behalf of the University. 

No person has the authority to make any decisions or sign any document if it creates an obligation or undertaking on behalf of the University, unless:

• the person has authority as set out in the Delegation of Authority Policy,
• the person has authority as set out in a resolution of the Board of Governors or the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors, or
• the person has sub-delegated or temporary authority.

Please review the Delegation of Authority Policy for more information.