Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC

What Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC does

The Peter A. Allard School of Law is a faculty of the University of British Columbia, established in 1945 and located in Vancouver, Canada. It delivers legal education across three core tiers: a three-year Juris Doctor (JD) program, graduate programs including Master of Laws (Common Law, Taxation, and general LLM) and a PhD in Law, and continuing professional development including executive learning programs in Mining Law and Sustainability, and Climate Risk and ESG for Corporate Governance. The school also operates research centres spanning Asian Legal Studies, Business Law, Feminist Legal Studies, Law and the Environment, and Indigenous Legal Studies, supported by one of Canada's largest law libraries.

The school distributes its offerings through on-campus instruction at Allard Hall (a 141,000 sq ft LEED Gold-certified building opened in 2011), an online learning platform, and international exchange partnerships with over 20 institutions including the University of Hong Kong, Melbourne Law School, and Tsinghua University. Experiential learning is delivered through public-access clinics (Business Law Clinic, Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic, UBC Innocence Project, Rise Women's Legal Clinic) and competitive mooting. The school maintains Indigenous legal studies programming dating to 1975 and an Indigenous Cultural Competency Certificate.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and student fees, government appropriations via UBC, and philanthropic donations. The institution has received transformational cumulative gifts exceeding $41 million from alumnus Peter A. Allard, Q.C., and a $3.5 million gift in 2026 to fund an AI Integration Initiative. The school is not a standalone corporate entity but operates as a public university faculty, operating from a single Vancouver campus with approximately 9,000 alumni practicing in approximately 40 countries.

Name

Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC

Legal name

Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

Website

https://allard.ubc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Peter A. Allard School of Law is a public law school at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, offering JD, LLM, and PhD programs plus executive learning, serving domestic and international students, practicing lawyers, and community clients through clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (61), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-ABA / State-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Legal education programs
• Law degree programs
• Graduate law studies
• Professional legal training
• Legal research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and student fees: Revenue from JD program tuition, graduate program tuition (LLM, PhD), online learning programs, and professional development courses including CPD and executive learning programs.
2. Donations and fundraising: Private fundraising totaling nearly $35 million for the building project, with transformational gifts from Peter A. Allard ($30 million in 2015, $11.86 million earlier). Multiple law firms and alumni have contributed to various funds and scholarships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC delivers post-secondary legal education and scholarship, anchored by its three-year Juris Doctor (JD) professional law degree and graduate programs including Master of Laws (Common Law, Taxation, and general LLM) and a PhD in Law. It supplements these degree programs with online learning, continuing professional development (CPD), executive learning programs in mining law/sustainability and climate risk/ESG, community-based legal clinics, and an Indigenous Cultural Competency Certificate.

Product overview

Peter A. Allard School of Law is a comprehensive law school offering a portfolio of educational programs and research services. The core offering is the Juris Doctor (JD) Program, supplemented by graduate programs including Master of Laws (Common Law, Taxation, and general LLM) and Doctor of Philosophy in Law. The school operates research centres for Asian Legal Studies, Business Law, Feminist Legal Studies, Law and the Environment, and Indigenous Legal Studies. Experiential learning is delivered through community clinics (Business Law Clinic, Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic, UBC Innocence Project), competitive moots, and the Pro Bono Students Canada chapter. Professional development offerings include CPD courses and executive learning programs in Mining Law and Sustainability, and Climate Risk and ESG. The school also hosts the Allard Prize for International Integrity (now independent) and maintains an online learning platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Juris Doctor (JD) Program Three-year professional law degree (described as four-year in one product listing) preparing students for legal practice in Canada, with compulsory international law studies and experiential learning requirements.
• Master of Laws (Common Law) Graduate degree for internationally trained lawyers seeking Canadian common law credentials.
• Master of Laws in Taxation Specialized graduate program focused on Canadian tax law and policy.
• Master of Laws (LLM) Research-focused graduate degree allowing students to pursue advanced legal scholarship.
• Doctor of Philosophy in Law Highest academic degree in law for students pursuing careers in legal scholarship and research.
• Online Learning Distance education law courses and programs for remote students and professionals, including the Foundations of Canadian Law Online Program.
• Professional Development Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and executive learning programs in Mining Law and Sustainability, and Climate Risk and ESG for Corporate Governance, designed for practicing lawyers and professionals.
• Indigenous Cultural Competency Certificate Certificate program providing cultural competency training related to Indigenous peoples and legal issues for legal professionals and students.
• Community Legal Clinics Experiential learning clinics including the Business Law Clinic, Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic, Rise Women's Legal Clinic, and UBC Innocence Project, providing hands-on legal services to communities while training students.
• Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) UBC Chapter Student volunteer program connecting law students with non-profit organizations needing legal assistance through the national PBSC network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Allard Law students have won numerous national and international moot competitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Melbourne Law SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership established in 2015 for joint legal education programs and exchange opportunities.
• Tsinghua UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership established in 2015 for legal education collaboration.
• William S. Richardson School of Law (University of Hawaii)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Joint Legal Education Program established in 2009.
• University of Hong Kong (HKU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Joint legal education partnership established in 2008. Provides JD students opportunity to study abroad at HKU as part of their law degree.
• Allard Prize for International IntegritycoreOthersCAD $100,000 award launched in 2012 at UBC. Became independent of the Allard School of Law on June 21, 2019. Funded by Peter A. Allard, Q.C. to recognize individuals combating corruption or protecting human rights.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Toronto Faculty of Law: Canada's top-ranked law school offering JD, graduate, and professional programs. Directly comparable to Allard as a Canadian public-university law faculty competing for the same applicant pool, faculty talent, and legal employer placement.
• Osgoode Hall Law School (York University): One of Canada's largest and oldest law schools, located in Toronto. Directly comparable to Allard across JD, LLM, PhD, and professional programming, with comparable research-centre structure and large alumni network.
• McGill Faculty of Law: Bilingual Canadian law school offering integrated BCL/LLB and graduate programs. Directly comparable to Allard as a Canadian public-university law faculty with strong international student draw and research output.
• University of Alberta Faculty of Law: Western Canadian law school offering JD and graduate programs. Directly comparable to Allard as a fellow Canadian law faculty competing in the same western/BC candidate market.
• Schulich School of Law (Dalhousie University): Atlantic Canada's leading law school offering JD and graduate programs. Comparable to Allard as a Canadian law faculty with comparable program mix, though serving a different regional market.
• University of Victoria Faculty of Law: BC-based law school that is Allard's most direct geographic competitor for BC-resident applicants, with overlapping JD, graduate, and Indigenous law programming.
• University of Ottawa Faculty of Law: Bilingual Canadian law school offering JD, LLM, and PhD programs. Comparable to Allard in scope, program mix, and research output, serving a different Canadian region.
• University of Manitoba - Faculty of Law: Mid-sized Canadian law school offering JD and graduate programs. Comparable to Allard in scope and target market as a Canadian public-university law faculty.
• University of Windsor Faculty of Law: Canadian law school with a strong international and US-jurisdiction dual-degree orientation. Comparable to Allard as a fellow Canadian law faculty with cross-border programming.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Law School: Elite US law school and global leader in legal technology and AI research. Comparable to Allard in research-centre structure, JD/LLM/PhD program mix, and innovation positioning, though operating at vastly larger scale and resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

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