CSM Legal
(Research Services)
Now Serving Agreements submitted on:
> Clinical: June 4, 2025
> Non-clinical: June 24, 2025
New Submission Process Through IRISS | Learn More
Welcome to CSM Legal
The Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) Legal team works to advise on, draft, review and negotiate contracts for medical research and clinical trials.
Our office supports researchers with a variety of research agreements, including (but not limited to):
- Amendments
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Clinical Research Contracts (CRCs)/Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- Non-Clinical Research Agreements
- Research Grant Agreements
- Sub-Contracts/Sub-Grants
- Data Transfer Agreements (DTAs)
- Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
- Service Agreements
- Master Agreements
- Sub-Site Agreements
We can help - whether you need assistance with one of the above agreements, aren't sure which agreement you require, or have been provided a document from a research partner/sponsor that requires legal review and signature.
Learn more about the Types of Agreements we do and do not handle.
NEW
Submit Agreements for Review Through IRISS
As of April 2, 2024, the current SharePoint form has been retired and agreements are now submitted directly through IRISS. This new intake process will reduce the number of workspaces researchers need to access throughout the study cycle.
All accepted agreement types are now submitted directly through IRISS, the University of Calgary's research management platform. The CSM Legal module integration allows researchers to submit, track, correspond, and manage documents related to their agreements all through IRISS.
All submissions currently in the SharePoint system will continue to be reviewed in the order of submission.
To learn more about this module, please visit how to Submit an Agreement in IRISS on our CSM Legal IRISS information page.
If you’re inquiring about the status of an Agreement submitted in SharePoint prior to April 2, 2024, please follow the link https://ecs.ucalgary.ca/apps/csmlegal/agreements/SitePages/Home.aspx
Help - I can't see the module?
All existing IRISS users now have access to the CSM Legal module through IRISS. If you have logged in and can't see the CSM Legal tab along the top of your IRISS workspace, try:
- clearing your browser cache and cookies - this will ensure the most current page data is displayed
- changing browsers - if you are using Chrome, try switching to Firefox or other
Forms and Other Document Types
For forms or document types that fall outside our list of accepted agreements, please continue to use our Forms Portal. This portal workflow will guide you through specific questions about your document so we can direct you to the appropriate team.
You can also check out our Resources page to get additional information on common forms and who to contact for additional support.
