 It began as an exclusively civil law faculty, designed to train lawyers who would enter the Quebec legal system, particularly in order to practice in the Outaouais region just across the Ottawa River.In 1957, the faculty began training students in the common law as well; the two sections were then divided, each with its own programs, faculties, and deans.Graduate programs were introduced that same year by the civil law section; the common law section followed suit in 1981.