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FACULTY OFLaw • GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE• EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING• INTERDISCIPLINARY
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WELCOME TO QUEEN’S LAWQueen’s Faculty of Law is renowned for its unique combination ofacademic excellence and student engagement. The school is locatedin a beautiful residential setting in downtown Kingston. Most of ourstudents live close to campus and the law school hums with activitiesand learning from morning till night. Engagement is the signaturefeature of Queen’s Law. Your law school experience will be not onlychallenging and stimulating, but also personal and collegial.
Queen’s leads Canadian law schools in the range of internationalopportunities we offer our students. Each spring the law school offersprograms in Public International Law and International Business Lawat the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle inEngland. We also offer exchange programs with some of the world’sleading law schools in Europe, Asia, South Africa and Australia.
We provide our students with a wide range of experiential “hands-on” learning experiences, including our Business Law, Legal Aid,Elder Law and Correctional Law clinics; a vibrant competitive mootprogram; internships with the federal government and various com-munity clinics; and funded summer public-interest internships.
We are a leader among Canadian law schools in interdisciplinarystudy opportunities, including combined JD programs with business,economics, public administration and industrial relations.
Among the 10 Canadian law schools that participated in the 2013Law School Survey of Student Engagement, Queen’s earned an “A+”,with 95% of our third-year students rating their educational experi-ence at Queen’s Law as “good” or “excellent” as compared to an average of 80% at the other Canadian schools.
Employers also recognize the value of a Queen’s Law education.According to the most recently available Law Society data, in 2010Queen’s Law had the best articling placement rate of any law schoolin Ontario.
For students seeking an engaging and transformational learningexperience, Queen’s Law is the school of choice.
Bill FlanaganDean and Professor of Law
WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGESHALL BE THE STABILITY OF THY TIMES
contentsACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 2Curriculum
J.D. Program 3First Year 3Upper Year 4Experiential Learning 6Interdisciplinary Opportunities 11
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 16International Opportunities
Global Law Programs 17Exchange Programs 18Internship Opportunities 19
ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE 20Outstanding Teachers and Scholars
INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE 24Financial Planning and Success
Determine Your Budget 25Research the Options – Financial Assistance 26Put it All Together – The Financial Plan 29
SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESS 30Services and Resources
Student Support 31Education Equity Program 31Career Development 32Student Services and Resources at Queen’s University 35
SERVICE TO SOCIETY 36Life at Law School, at Queen’s, in Kingston
Law Students’ Society 38Student Clubs, Organizations and Activities 38Athletics and Recreation 40Residence and Community Housing 41Kingston: Part of Your Community 42
JOIN THE QUEEN’S LAW COMMUNITY 44Admissions
First-Year Admissions 45Upper-Year Admissions 48Combined Degree Admission 49
CreditsCo-Editor Jane E. Emrich, B.A.(Hons.), J.D.(Queen’s), Assistant Dean of StudentsCo-Editor/Coordinator Lisa Graham, B.Com.(Hons.), B.A., M.P.A.(Queen’s), Manager, Records, Registration and CommunicationsDesign Queen’s Marketing and CommunicationsPhotography Greg Black, Bernard Clark, Aimee Burtch, Matthew Hunt, Chris Ng, Christina Ulian, Lars Hagberg
contact informationQUEEN’S FACULTY OF LAWlaw.queensu.ca
Email questions to [email protected] a tour at [email protected]
Admissions StaffJane E. Emrich, Assistant Dean of [email protected] ext. 74283
Patti Evans, Admissions [email protected] 613.533.6000 ext. 75132
Aimee Burtch, Admissions and Career Development [email protected] ext. 79005
Christina Ulian, Admissions and Career Development Secretary/Receptionist [email protected] ext. 74261
Mailing AddressFaculty of LawMacdonald Hall, Room 200128 Union Street (at Union and Alfred) Queen’s UniversityKingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6Tel 613.533.2220Fax 613.533.6611Email [email protected]
Application for AdmissionOntario Law School Application Service (OLSAS)Ontario Universities’ Application Centre170 Research LaneGuelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 5E2Tel 519.823.1063Email [email protected]/olsas
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)Law School Admission CouncilBox 2000, 662 Penn StreetNewtown, PA 18940-0998, USATel 215.968.1001Email [email protected]
Dean Bill Flanagan teaches his International Trade Law class in the Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPClassroom featuring video-conferencing technology. Guest speaker Terrence Moloney, Law ‘99,Counsel with international law firm Clifford Chance, joins the class live from Singapore.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
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Dean Bill Flanagan and 2013 Law Medal winners Stephen Taylor (highest standing), Pam Hrick (second-highest) and Justina Driedger (third-highest)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCECurriculum
Renowned for academic excellence, the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University provides innovative and challenging opportunities to develop your passion for learning, critical thinking, problem solving and professional skills for a rewarding career in law and related fields.
JURIS DOCTOR (JD) PROGRAMThe Juris Doctor (JD) is the educational credential in law required to seek accreditation as a practising lawyer in Canada and other common law jurisdictions around the world. The Queen’s JD degree is an eligible basis upon which to register for the bar examinations in the states of New Yorkand Massachusetts, U.S.A.
FIRST-YEAR JD PROGRAMOur compulsory curriculum covers all the fundamental subjects,including instruction in legal research, legal writing and oraladvocacy. Students complete courses in:
• Public Law• Constitutional Law • Criminal Law• Contracts Law• Property Law • Torts• Introduction to Legal Research
Small SectionsEach first-year student is assigned to a small section led by a full-time professor. Students complete all first-year courseswith their small section classmates; one course with just theirsection, and the other courses with two or three small sectionscombined. This system creates a supportive, interactive andcollegial learning environment.
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Legal Foundations ProgramOur Legal Foundations Program provides academic orientation,information and practical strategies to facilitate a successfultransition to law school and the legal profession. In this program, first-year students attend plenary sessions on a varietyof topics, including:
• orientation to theoretical legal perspectives, equality and diversity, legal ethics and professional responsibility;
• practical matters such as academic integrity policies, preparing for examinations, coping with law school stresses,and work/life balance in the legal profession;
• orientation to programs, services and resources that weoffer to law students through Career Development, Student Services, the Education & Equity Services Office and the Academic Assistance Program; see pages 31 to 33.
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2013 MedallistsQueen’s Law awards medals to the three graduates with the highest cumulative averages each year at Convocation.
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“Queen’s Law offers a superior educationalexperience. Between the classes, clinical
experiences, mooting programs and extra-curricular activities, I’ve been able to develop
the skills and knowledge that will give me astrong start to my legal career. The small
class sizes also foster a tremendous sense ofcommunity. Everyone knows and supports
one another. Faculty members arecommitted to the success of their students. I
can’t imagine having gone anywhere else!” Pam Hrick, Law ’13, Toronto, Ontario
UPPER-YEAR JD PROGRAMTo enhance skills and perspectives developed in first-year,Queen’s Law students complete the following upper-year degree requirements:
• the Civil Procedure course, • the Business Associations course,*• an Advocacy course, • a Practice Skills course, • a Professional Responsibility course,* and • a Substantial Term Paper.
* new requirement for 2013-14
Each student’s individual program of study is rounded out withelectives chosen from our rich curriculum. Full-time studentsnormally take four or five courses in each of the four upper-yearterms to satisfy the required upper-year credit requirement of59 to 68 credits.
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CurriculumThe traditional areas of strength at Queen’s in public law, criminallaw, family law, labour law, health law and legal theory are beingexpanded through growing strength in international law andbusiness law. Challenging courses in legal theory and substantivelaw are balanced with valuable opportunities for experientiallearning and skills development through our superb clinical pro-grams, scholarly law journals, courses in advocacy and practiceskills and a rich program in mooting. Our curriculum encouragesinnovative teaching techniques by offering seminars, lectures, in-teractive technology and supervised projects to encourage partici-pation, self-directed learning and legal skills development.
Distinguished Visitors
Students also have the opportunity to learn about abroad range of topical issues from national andinternational experts who visit Queen’s Law to
participate in conferences, workshops and lecturesorganized by:
• Faculty Visitors Committee
• Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
• Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s
• International Speakers’ Series
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Upper-Year CoursesThe breadth and depth of our curriculum is apparent from a listing of our upper-year courses by subject area:
Corporate and Commercial LawAdvanced Corporate Law Business AssociationsCommercial LawCompetition LawContested TransactionsCorporate FinanceCreditors’ Remedies:
Enforcement and Bankruptcy LawInsurance International Economic LawQueen’s Business Law ClinicSecurities Regulation
Criminal LawAdvanced Criminal Law Clinical Prison LawCriminal ProcedureInternational Criminal LawSentencing and Imprisonment
Environmental LawEnvironmental Protection LawInternational Environmental
and Resource Law*
Evidence, Procedure and Court StructureCivil Procedure Criminal ProcedureEvidence
Family LawChildren’s LawClinical Family Law Family Law
Health LawHealth Law Mental Health LawPublic Health Law
Intellectual Property LawAdvanced Intellectual Property Copyright LawInformation PrivacyPatent LawTrademarks and Unfair Competition
International Legal StudiesComparative Constitutional LawConflict of LawsImmigration and Refugee Law International Criminal Law
International Economic LawInternational Environmental
and Resource Law* International Human Rights International Humanitarian Law*International Labour LawInternational Law International Norms of Minority Rights*International Refugee LawInternational TaxationInternational Trade Litigation
Labour LawAdvanced Labour LawCollective Agreement and ArbitrationConstitutional Labour LawEmployment LawInternational Labour LawLabour Law Occupational Safety, Health and Workers’
Compensation LawPensions and the Law
Legal Theory and Critical Legal PerspectivesFeminist Legal Studies WorkshopJurisprudence Law and Economics*Law, Gender and Equality* Legality and the Rule of LawRacism and Canadian Legal Culture
Private LawAdvanced Issues in Contract LawAdvanced Torts Animal, Politics and the LawFiduciary ObligationLand Transactions Personal Injury Advocacy Private Law Theory* Property Law Theory*Real Estate Financing*RemediesTrustsWills and Estates
Public LawAboriginal LawAdministrative LawAdvanced Constitutional Law Comparative Constitutional LawEquality Rights and the CharterHuman RightsImmigration and Refugee Law Legislatures and Statutory InterpretationMining Law and PolicySocial and Economic Rights
Skills Training and Professional ResponsibilityAdvanced Legal ResearchAdvocacy on MotionsAlternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Advocacy Canadian Labour and Employment Law
JournalClinical Prison LawClinical ExternshipClinical Litigation Practice Competitive Moot CourtElder Law ClinicEstate Litigation Federal Government InternshipLegal Ethics and ProfessionalismLegal Writing and Written AdvocacyNegotiationPersonal Injury Advocacy Public Law Advocacy*Queen’s Business Law Clinic Queen’s Law JournalQueen’s Legal Aid Student LeadershipTrial Advocacy
TaxationCorporate Taxation International TaxationTax Policy*Taxation
Supervised Study OptionsIndividual Supervised ProjectSupervised Group Study Program
*Course not offered in 2013-14
Additional short-term intensive courses are offered each year by eminent visiting scholarson issues of evolving law.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCECurriculum
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experiential learning
Queen’s Law is a leader in providing excellent clinicalprograms and training in oral advocacy through mooting and advocacy courses. Aspiring academics will enjoy participating in the Queen’s Law Journal andthe Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal tocultivate their skills in legal research, scholarly writing and editing. All law students will have an opportunity to earn credit or volunteer in an experiential learningprogram or register in skills-based courses.
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QLA Senior Review Counsel Susan Charlesworth discusses a file with a student caseworker.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEExperiential Learning
QUEEN’S LEGAL AIDlaw.queensu.ca/students/legalAid.html
Queen’s Legal Aid has been providing valuable legal assistanceto full-time Queen’s students and low-income Kingston-arearesidents for more than 40 years. Funding comes from LegalAid Ontario, the Faculty of Law and Queen’s student activityfees. Clinic students typically assist with criminal charges,contract, tort, tenancy or social assistance problems. Clinicwork can be done on a volunteer basis, or for academic creditthrough enrolment in Clinical Litigation Practice. Experi-enced lawyers and teachers, Senior Review Counsel SusanCharlesworth and Review Counsel Jana Mills closely superviseall work to ensure excellent client service. Clinic students aretaught professional responsibility and practice management.They gain experience in legal research, written and oral advo-cacy skills, and are trained in the conduct of client interviews.Queen’s Legal Aid students represent clients in Criminal and Small Claims Courts and before various administrativetribunals.
Elder Law Clinic The Elder Law Clinic, a subsidiary of Queen’s Legal Aid thatwas launched in 2010, offers students the opportunity to gainvaluable experience in a growing, socially relevant area oflaw. The Clinic serves and provides legal education to seniorsunable to afford a lawyer or unaware of their legal rights. The kinds of problems arising with respect to aging are be-coming an important and integral part of legal practice.Canada’s aging population brings a growing need for legalprovisions that protect seniors from exploitation or abuse.Clinic students earn academic credit as they undertake casework for Kingston-area clients, participate in educational pre-sentations to community groups and institutions and write aresearch paper. Students are supervised by Review CounselGeorgiana Stewart.
“Working at Queen’s Legal Aid, both as avolunteer caseworker in my first year and
as a student in the Clinical LitigationPractice course in my second year, was
among the best decisions I made in lawschool. Nothing could have afforded me
the same real world litigation experienceand practical casework that QLA did.”
Matthew Gray, Law ‘14
"Working in the Elder Law Clinic gave methe opportunity to expand my education
beyond the classroom. I am extremelyappreciative of the experience I gained at
the Clinic in building client relationshipsand managing files, and was able to apply
these skills to my job at a law firm lastsummer and to my articles this year."
Warren WhiteKnight, Law ‘13
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CORRECTIONAL LAW PROJECTlaw.queensu.ca/students/correctional.html
The only legal clinic of its kind in Canada, the Queen’s
Correctional Law Project provides legal advice, assistance andrepresentation in all aspects of prison law to prisoners in the sevenKingston-area penitentiaries. The clinic also provides support forprisoners who are unrepresented in their conviction and/orsentence appeals. Students enrolled in the Clinical Prison Lawcourse represent prisoners at prison disciplinary hearings andparole hearings under the supervision of the clinic lawyers, and inaddition, have the opportunity to participate in the clinic’s test caselitigation. Students learn how to manage the solicitor/clientrelationship, interview clients, conduct case specific research,examine witnesses, and make legal submissions.
QBLC donor Paul Tompkins, Law ’85, Dean Bill Flanagan and QBLCDirector Peter Kissick (back row – second, third and fourth from left),surrounded by QBLC students. Paul Tompkins and his family made agenerous gift of $150,000 to the Faculty’s Hands-on Learning Fund tosupport QBLC.
QUEEN’S BUSINESS LAW CLINIClaw.queensu.ca/students/queensBusinessLawClinic.html
The Queen’s Business Law Clinic provides legal assistance tosmall start-up businesses and non-profit organizations in east-ern Ontario. Sixteen upper-year students earn academic creditwhile working on client files that involve business law matters,such as incorporation and organization of businesses and non-profit organizations, shareholder and partnership agreements,business names and trademark work, compliance with generalgovernment regulations for start-up companies, and draftingand reviewing contracts. The Clinic operates year-round withtwo full-time student caseworkers hired to work each summer.Students work under the supervision of the Clinic Director,Peter Kissick, Associate Professor and Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Business Law at the Queen’s School of Business.
"The opportunity to work closely withpractising lawyers on challenging legal
issues was one of my best law schoolexperiences. CLP allows students to workinside penitentiaries to assist clients with
tasks such as parole hearings anddisciplinary-court proceedings and to
develop strong legal research, writing andadvocacy skills."
Kirby Goldstein, Law ’14
"I have learned a great deal about legalpractice, both substantively and practically,
through my participation in the Queen’sBusiness Law Clinic. As a caseworker, you
are exposed to a wide variety of legalissues and expected to manage your own
files and clients. It’s been an interestingand enjoyable learning experience."
Elisabeth van Rensburg, Law ‘14
The Correctional Law Project director and students work on SupremeCourt of Canada intervention.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEExperiential Learning
CLINICAL FAMILY LAWClinical Family Law is a course offered each term giving upper-year students invaluable insight and experience in the practiceof family law and the roles and responsibilities of lawyers andother professionals in the legal system. Professor Nicholas Balacoordinates placements and leads seminars for students en-rolled in the course. Students have a choice of being placedwith family law practitioners, the Children’s Aid Society, FamilyCourt Duty Counsel, Frontenac Youth Diversion Program andthe Victim Witness Program. Students earn academic creditwhile they learn about the complex legal, ethical and moral de-cisions involved in the practice of family law.
PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA (PBSC)law.queensu.ca/students/proBonoStudentsCanada.html
The Queen’s Law chapter of PBSC attracts student volunteersseeking valuable experience in legal research and representa-tion. Students are supervised by practising lawyers and areasked to volunteer three hours per week during the academicyear up to the end of March. Students can select from an im-pressive array of community service projects.
LAW JOURNAL OPPORTUNITIES Queen’s Law students play a central part in bringing out twofully refereed scholarly law reviews.
Queen’s Law Journal (QLJ) The QLJ is one of Canada’s leading general law reviews, and isproduced by a student editorial board under the direction of afaculty advisor. For further information on the QLJ, seequeensu.ca/lawjournal/index.html
Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal(CLELJ) The CLELJ is Canada’s only specialized labour and employmentlaw journal. It is a collaborative publication of the Queen’s
Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace and LancasterHouse, a Toronto labour law publisher. A team of student editors work on the CLELJ under the guidance of senior facultyeditors.
The application, training and editing processes of the two journals are integrated to some extent. Students who work oneither journal receive hands-on training and experience in legal research and writing, in dealing with submissions from academics and scholarly practitioners, and in the planning and production of a major publication. First-year students are invited to apply for positions as volunteer editorial assistants. Student editors are chosen in their upper years by competitiveapplication.
“As an aspiring family lawyer, I have greatlybenefitted from the fantastic family lawprogram at Queen’s Law. My placement as aJudicial Law Clerk through Clinical FamilyLaw was a unique opportunity to spend asemester discussing contemporary issueswith the judiciary. PBSC’s Family Law Projectgave me hands-on experience assistingunrepresented litigants draft court forms.Competing in Ontario’s Walsh Family LawMoot was also an incredible opportunity tohone my advocacy skills”.Jaclyn Mackenzie, Law ’13, Toronto, Ontario, recipient of the2013 Nicholas Bala Award for Excellence in Children’s andFamily Law given by the Ontario Association of Family andConciliation Courts
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2013 Arnup Cup team oralists and Law ‘14 students Natalie Johnson andSabrina Goldfarb (second and third from left), accept the second-placeaward for the provincial trial advocacy competition from Peter H. Griffin,Law ’77, President of The Advocates’ Society, and Greg Richards, Law ’79,and John M. Buhlman of the sponsoring firm WeirFoulds LLP.
CLINICAL EXTERNSHIPSome upper-year students will earn academic credit each yearwhile working for the Community Advocacy and Legal Cen-tre serving Belleville and the Counties of Hastings, Prince Ed-ward and Northumberland or with the downtown KingstonCommunity Legal Clinic.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIPSQueen’s Law initiated a series of internships in partnershipwith offices of the federal Department of Justice in Ottawa andToronto. A limited number of students earn academic creditover a term while gaining practical experience. Upon comple-tion of the internship and obtaining security clearance, stu-dents are eligible for preferential status in government hiring.
ADVOCACY REQUIREMENT AND THE COMPETITIVE MOOTING PROGRAMlaw.queensu.ca/students/jdProgram/mootCourt.html
Queen’s Law values the art of oral advocacy as a fundamentalelement of a legal education. First-year students often com-plete an oral advocacy exercise in their small sections andmay participate in the Hicks Morley Moot in labour law. Infulfilling the upper-year advocacy degree requirement, stu-dents acquire expertise in written and oral advocacy skills.
Upper-year students are eligible to try out for positions oncompetitive moot teams and the chance to represent Queen’s
in 16 national and international moot competitions withother law schools. Competitive mooters not only gain valu-able courtroom experience, they often travel across the coun-try, meeting leading Canadian lawyers and judges. Queen’s
Law regularly participates in the annual Willem C. Vis Inter-national Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria.
2013 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Mootteam: oralist Julia Webster, Law ‘13; student coach Megan Beal, Law‘13; and oralists Badar Yasin, Law ’14, Tim Allen, Law ’14, and AllisonDi Cesare, Law ’14. The Queen’s team placed 32nd in the competi-tion of 290 teams from 67 countries and Allison placed in the top 5%of all oralists.
2013 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot team: student coach JackieDay, Law ’13; oralists Katherine Metcalfe, Law ’13, and Raynell Hodge, Law’14; Professor Darryl Robinson, faculty coach; oralists Laura Robinson, Law’14, and Kati Aubin, Law ’13; and researcher Julia Lauwers, Law ’14.Queen’s Law won second place in the highly competitive Canadian round,securing a place in the competition’s international rounds in whichKatherine and Kati tied for 21st best oralist in the world.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEInterdisciplinary Opportunities
interdisciplinary opportunities
The complexity of legal practice has increased – many major transactions and legal processes requireinterdisciplinary teams to address effectively all facets of the issues in contention. Queen’s Law has targetedinterdisciplinary studies as a strategic priority. Law students need to learn the law and acquire specializedknowledge to excel as legal professionals.
COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMSQueen’s Law has joined with other leading schools at Queen’s University and with Sherbrooke University in Quebec to offer students five combined degree programs:
• Master of Arts (Economics)/JD
• JD/Master of Business Administration
• Master of Public Administration/JD
• Master of Industrial Relations/JD
• Civil Law/Common Law Combined Degree
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Master of Arts (Economics)/JDQueen’s Law has joined with the Department of Economics tooffer a combined program that allows students to obtain bothan MA and JD degree in three years. The program provideshighly-focused interdisciplinary training for students inter-ested in the many areas where law and economic analysis intersect, for example, international trade law and policy, corporate law and policy, competition law and policy, envi-ronmental and resource management and tax law and policy.Combined MA(Econ)/JD students will receive excellent training and gain a strong comparative advantage to pursuecareers in specialized legal work that requires knowledge of economic theory and social science methods, high-levelpolicy work and academia.
Program Structure and Requirements:
First Year: Students register as full-time graduate students andcomplete required and elective courses for the MA programand take Public Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts and Intro-duction to Legal Research in the JD program. Two of thesecourses simultaneously count as MA electives. In the spring/summer, students complete their MA essay requirement andmay also take some courses in economics.
Second Year: Students complete the remaining first-yearcourses in the JD curriculum, along with some required and elective upper-year courses to meet a full course load.
Third Year: Students complete the balance of the JD require-ments. Combined MA/JD students obtain 15 upper-year lawcredits for coursework from the MA program.
Other Mandatory Requirements: During the second or thirdyear, combined MA/JD students must take two upper-yearcourses with a substantial connection to law and economics.
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“ The MA(Econ)/JD program has given me a unique perspective on Canadian law. The analytical skills acquired in both law and economics coupled with the ability to com municate effectively are highly valued in the legal profession. This makes the combined program a great addition to the Faculty of Law at Queen's, particularly since the two degrees can be earned in three academic years. I would strongly encourage all those interested to apply.”Heather Sagar, MA(Econ) ’11/Law ’13, Ottawa, Ontario
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEInterdisciplinary Opportunities
JD/Master of Business AdministrationThis four-year combined program capitalizes on the strength ofthe internationally acclaimed intensive twelve-month Master ofBusiness Administration degree offered by the Queen’s Schoolof Business and the rich program in business law offered byQueen’s Law. Options for early completion of the program inthree-and-a-half years are available. Through the BISC option,students earn nine upper-year credits in the International Busi-ness Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre(BISC) at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England, and sixtransfer credits earned in the MBA degree. An on-campus earlycompletion option in three-and-a-half years, which permits stu-dents to use 12 transfer credits from the MBA program to be ap-plied toward completion of the JD degree at Queen’s, is underreview for accreditation.
Program Structure and RequirementsThe MBA program structure was revised substantially by faculty regu-lations of the School of Business passed in September 2012, effectivefor the 2013-14 academic year.
First Year: Students complete the compulsory first-year curricu-lum of the JD program. Students who are selected to the Inter-national Business Law program at the BISC would undertakethe program in the spring term following first-year JD studies.
Second Year: Students take Civil Procedure and Business Asso-ciations as mandatory courses in the fall term with additionalelective courses to be at full courseload in the JD degree program. In the winter term of second year, students commence registration in the 12-month MBA program, taking core courses in the Foundations Module. Registrationcontinues through the summer term in the MBA program.
Third Year: Registration in the Mastery Module of the MBA program continues and is completed in the fall term. In thewinter term, registration in second-year JD studies recom-mences.
Fourth Year: Students fulfill the remaining upper-year courserequirements of the JD program. BISC and on-campus earlycompletion options permit completion at the end of the fallterm of the fourth year.
Other Mandatory RequirementsIn the second and fourth years of the combined program, JDstudents must complete successfully Civil Procedure, BusinessAssociations and a course in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Other requirements are the substantial termpaper requirement, the practice skills requirement and the advocacy requirement. Combined JD students must also ensure that at least eight upper-year credits are earned in management-related law courses.
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"I came to Queen's knowing I wanted to workwith businesses, both as a lawyer and abusiness strategist. Choosing the JD/MBAprogram meant I wasn't just gettingbusiness-related legal classes - I was gettingfundamental business management trainingand the opportunity to network with, andlearn from, professionals from around theworld. The MBA adds significant value toyour law degree, and I would stronglyrecommend the program to anyone withsimilar interests." Ryan Hickey, MBA ’12/Law ’13, Charlottetown, PEI
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“The MIR/JD program gives students a unique opportunity to augment their legal studies with
an understanding of the broader context of labour and employment law, human resources
management and collective agreementadministration. By gaining knowledge and
experience in both law and labour relations,students can begin their careers in an exciting
area of law with a strong foundation and anappreciation for the challenges and opportunities
encountered by Canadian employers and theiremployees.”
Alyson Frankie, MIR ’12/Law ’15, Mississauga, Ontario
Master of Public Administration/JDMaster of Industrial Relations/JDThe Faculty of Law has partnered with the School of PolicyStudies at Queen’s University to pioneer two unique combineddegree programs, each of which are three-and-a-half years induration. An option to complete the combined degrees inthree years is available to combined degree program studentswho successfully complete a Global Law Program at theBader International Study Centre in the spring term of thefirst year of the combined program.
The MPA/JD merges graduate training in policy analysis withthe substantive knowledge needed for successful policy inter-pretation and implementation. The School of Policy Studieshas a strong reputation for policy development in respect tohealth policy, defence management studies, global governance,social policy and public policy in the voluntary sector of non-profit, community-based, non-governmental organizations. TheMIR/JD provides a foundation in human resources/industrialrelations policy and practice to develop specialists in labourand employment law.
Program Structure and Requirements
First Year: Students register as full-time graduate students withthe School of Policy Studies and complete the requirements ofeither the MPA or MIR degree. Students are eligible for graduatedegree scholarships in this year. Students also take four lawcourses which are part of the mandatory first-year JD curricu-lum as electives in the graduate year, which are substitutedfor other courses that MPA or MIR students would take. Stu-dents who are selected for and successfully complete a GlobalLaw Program at the BISC will register in that program in thespring term of the first year of the combined program.
Second Year: Students complete the balance of the first-yearJD curriculum and courses relevant to either labour and employment law or public law relevant to their specialty. New JD requirements are the mandatory courses in Civil Procedure and Business Associations in second-year JD.
Third Year and fall term of Fourth Year: Students complete thebalance of JD requirements, including the mandatory coursein Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Students whocompleted successfully a BISC Global Law Program in thespring term of the first year of the combined program maycomplete upper-year degree requirements in the third yearand graduate. Students who do not exercise the early comple-tion option are eligible to participate in an international ex-change in the final term of the combined program, if all othercompulsory degree requirements are completed. Studentscomplete their articling requirements after graduation.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEInterdisciplinary Opportunities
Workplace Law Career Panel
Student members of the Labourand Employment Club withspeakers from the Workplace LawCareer Panel: Fiona Campbell, Law'87, of Sack, Goldblatt, Mitchell LLP;Kees Kort, Law '73, a partner atHicks Morley Hamilton StewartStorie LLP; Anne Mundy-Markell,Professional Resources Counsel atGowlings' Ottawa office; and AnneClarke-McMunagle, Law '85, SeniorCounsel for the Public ServiceLabour Relations Board. The Clubhosted the event in September 2012in collaboration with the Centre forLaw in the ContemporaryWorkplace and the CareerDevelopment Office.
Civil Law/Common Law Joint Degree ProgramQueen’s Law has partnered with the University of Sherbrooketo offer a combined common law and civil law degree in fouryears. In this program, Queen’s JD graduates who are fluent inFrench can study at Sherbrooke for one year to obtain a civillaw degree. Similarly, graduates of the University of Sher-brooke are eligible to study at Queen’s for one year in order toreceive a common law degree. Usually there is enough spacefor some graduates of other Quebec law schools to be ac-cepted for admission to this combined program. Graduates ofthe Civil Law/Common Law Combined Degree Program areeligible to apply for the licensing process and articling posi-tions to practice in any province or territory in Canada.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSESJD students may seek permission from the Academic Stand-ing and Policies Committee to take up to 12 upper-year JDcredits during the fall or winter terms in courses at Queen’s
outside the Faculty of Law provided that the course has a suf-ficient connection to law, is of sufficient academic rigour, doesnot overlap with work previously completed and does notconflict with law registrations. Other options include interdis-ciplinary courses offered at Queen’s University, includingAPSC-400 TEAM (an intellectual property law project course)and NURS330/THEO730/RHBS 830 Professionals in RuralPractice: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
CENTRE FOR LAW IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORKPLACE
The first of its kind in Canada, the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace (CLCW) was launched in 2010 toprovide an intellectual home for the nation’s labour and employment law community. The CLCW is a timely innova-tion to keep pace with and anticipate rapid changes to work-place law. The changes, which are a product of forces such asglobalization, shifting workforce demographics and thehuman rights revolution, are posing new challenges.
Key activities of the CLCW include conducting and publish-ing research, advising on curriculum enhancements and organizing conferences and workshops on the role of the law in the contemporary workplace.
The CLCW’s role is to:
• train the next generation of leading labour and employmentlaw practitioners, teachers and scholars;
• lead research into emerging trends and problems in work-place-related law; and
• actively exchange knowledge with labour and employmentlaw stakeholders.
Professor Kevin Banks, CLCW Director, is guiding the Centre’sstrategic direction and shaping its research agenda, in consul-tation with an advisory board and committee composed ofleading practitioners, academics, policy-makers and adjudicators.
Students registered in the spring term Global Law Programs at Herstmonceux Castle, home of Queen’s Bader International Study Centre in England.
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEInternational Opportunities
Queen’s Law is a leader in preparing law students for today’s global environment. Queen’s University has the unique advantage of owning a British castle. We offer our students the opportunity to participatein the Global Law Programs at the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle and a growing number of international exchange opportunities on four continents. We also help our students pursue public interest summer internships around the world.
GLOBAL LAW PROGRAMS Queen’s Law students have the opportunity to complete one of the Global Law Programs offered each May and June at theuniversity’s Bader International Study Centre (BISC). Studyingand living at the 15th-century Herstmonceux Castle estate inEast Sussex, 100 km southeast of London, England, studentsare immersed in a unique cultural learning experience.
Students can earn upper-year degree credits in one of two intensive and integrated academic programs: InternationalBusiness Law and Public International Law. These educationalexperiences are enriched by visits to international institutionsin the UK and Europe, where students are briefed by seniorlegal advisors and key officials.
Financial AccessibilityQueen’s University has established a number of awards andbursaries to help students attend the BISC.
Early JD CompletionStudents who complete one of the Global Law Programs at the BISC earn nine upper-year course credits, which can allowthem to complete the JD degree requirements in three upper-year terms instead of the usual four.
law.queensu.ca/international/globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html
International Business Law ProgramRequired courses:• International Economic Law (LAW-456)• Public International Law (LAW-540)• International Commercial Arbitration (LAW-613)
Typical field study destinations include:• Canadian Mission to the European Union (Brussels) • Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris)• International Chamber of Commerce, International Court of
Arbitration (Paris)• World Trade Organization (Geneva)
Public International Law ProgramRequired courses: • Public International Law (LAW-540)• International Humanitarian Law (LAW-667)• International Human Rights Law (LAW-668)• International Criminal Law (LAW-669)
Typical field study destinations include:• International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (The Hague)• International Criminal Court (The Hague)• Canadian Mission to the United Nations (Geneva)• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(Geneva)• International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva)
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Law ’13 students Christine Dowling, Kassy Corothers and RoshniVeerapen on a visit to Cape Point in South Africa while they were on
exchange at the University of Cape Town
EXCHANGE PROGRAMSQueen’s Law continues to develop partnerships with leadinglaw schools around the world, providing students with addi-tional opportunities to gain international legal perspectives.Paying Queen’s Law tuition fees, our students earn degree credits while studying at one of our exchange partner schoolsfor a term.
Africa• University of Cape Town
Asia• Fudan University (Shanghai)• Jindal Global Law School (India)• National University of Singapore• Tsinghua University School of Law (fee payable)• University of Hong Kong
Australia• University of Melbourne• University of New South Wales• University of Sydney• University of Western Australia
Europe• EBS Law School (Germany)• University of Groningen (Netherlands)• Université Jean Moulin III (France)• Uppsala University (Sweden)
Middle East• Tel Aviv University (Israel)
law.queensu.ca/international/internationalExchanges.html
University-Wide Exchanges Law students may also apply to participate in exchanges with Queen’s University’s partner institutions, including • The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados• University of Durham, United Kingdom• University of Otago, New Zealand• Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany • Kyushu University, Japan • Royal Military College, Kingston
queensu.ca/international/outgoing/exchanges/partnersqueensu.ca/international/matariki
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIESAdditional opportunities to study abroad as a visiting studenton an international letter of permission may be sought by permission of the Faculty. law.queensu.ca/international/internationalExchanges.html
Law ’13 students Laura Sigurdson, Nicole Rumble and Madeline Hallat the Great Wall of China during a visit to Beijing while on ex-
change at the National University of Singapore
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIESQueen’s Law’s internship funding programs allow students togain legal knowledge and skills by contributing to the public interest in Canada and abroad as summer interns. With finan-cial support from the Torys Public Summer Internship AwardProgram and the Dean’s Excellence Fund, students can acceptunpaid summer internships with not-for-profit and public-interest agencies.
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEInternational Opportunities
2013 SUMMER INTERNSHIPSThanks to support from Torys LLP and our alumni, a number of Queen’s Law students were able to devotetheir summers to outstanding public interest programs.
Asia
Ran Yang, Law ‘14 United Nations EnvironmentProgramme, Bangkok, Thailand
Erin Rubin, Law ‘15Bridges Across BordersSoutheast Asia, Thailand
Europe
Steven Bodi, Law ’15 Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development, Paris
Lili Pach, Law ‘15 European Court of HumanRights, Strasbourg, France
Sam Zadeh, Law ‘15 RBC Investor Services, Luxembourg
Middle East
Jennifer Dumoulin, Law ‘15United Nations Relief andWorks Agency, Jerusalem
North America
John Hunter, Law ‘15 Centre for Addiction andMental Health, Toronto
Katie Hunter, Law ’15 Sick Kids Hospital/Pro BonoLaw Ontario, Toronto
Julia Paille, Law ‘15 Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, Alaska
Matt Taft, Law ‘15 NY Legal Assistance Group,New York
Michael Viner, Law ‘15 Embassy of Canada, Washington
Steven Bodi, MA(Econ)’13/Law ’15, at the Organization for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD), where he interned in thesummer of 2013. Steven performed research and monitoring tasks for the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The Working Group is responsible for the monitoring and implementation of the OECDAnti-Bribery Convention and its related instruments.
Lili Pach, Law ‘15, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR),where she interned in the summer of 2013. As a trainee, Lili re-searched constitutional, procedural, and policy questions for severaldepartments within the ECHR and assisted lawyers of the Courtwith their casework.
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ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
Faculty in the academic procession for the 2013 Spring Convocation
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ADVANCING KNOWLEDGEOutstanding Teachers and Scholars
OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND SCHOLARSQueen’s Law boasts a full-time faculty whose members are renowned for their commitment to innovative teaching and advancementof scholarship. Their demonstrated combination of excellence in teaching, research and practice provides a stimulating environmentin which to learn. Queen’s Law also employs a select group of skilled, experienced practitioners to expand our upper-year curriculumofferings.
For complete faculty biographies, see law.queensu.ca/facultyAndStaff/facultyDirectory.html
SHARRYN J. AIKENB.A.(York), M.A.(Toronto), LL.B.,LL.M.(Osgoode)Associate Dean (Graduate Studiesand Research) and Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Immigrationand Refugee Law, AdministrativeLaw, International Human Rights,Public International Law, Law and Poverty
BITA AMANIB.A.(York), LL.B.(Osgoode),S.J.D.(Toronto)Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of Feminist LegalStudies Queen’sTeaching Subjects: Trademarks and
Unfair Competition, Copyright Law,
Advanced IP, Information Privacy,
Feminist Legal Studies Workshop
MARTHA BAILEY LL.B. (Toronto), LL.M.(Queen’s),D.Phil.(Oxford) Professor Teaching Subjects: Conflict of Laws,Contracts, Family Law
KEVIN BANKSB.A., LL.B.(Toronto), S.J.D. (Harvard)Assistant Professor andDirector, Centre for Law in the Contemporary WorkplaceTeaching Subjects: Labour Law,Property Law, International Labour Law
LISA DUFRAIMONTB.ArtsSc.(McMaster), J.D.(Toronto), LL.M., J.S.D.(Yale)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Criminal Law, Evidence
RICHARD CHAYKOWSKIB.A.(Hons.), M.A.(Queen’s),Ph.D.(Cornell)Professor of Policy Studies, cross-appointed to LawTeaching Subjects: Labour Policyand Law, Labour Relations, LabourEconomics
STANLEY M. CORBETTB.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.B.(Queen’s)Associate Dean (Academic) and Adjunct Assistant Professorof LawTeaching Subjects: ConstitutionalLaw, Ethics, Health Law, HumanRights, Public Law, AdministrativeLaw
CHRISTOPHER ESSERT B.A.(McGill), J.D.(Toronto),LL.M., J.S.D.(Yale) Assistant Professor Teaching Subjects: Property, Jurisprudence
BEVERLEY BAINESB.A.(McGill), J.D.(Queen’s) Professor of Law; cross-appointedto Gender Studies Departmentand School of Policy StudiesTeaching Subjects: ConstitutionalLaw, Equality Rights and the Charter, Law Gender and Equality,Public Law, Law and Public Policy(School of Policy Studies)
ARTHUR COCKFIELDB.A.(Western), LL.B.(Queen’s),J.S.M., J.S.D.(Stanford)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Contracts, Taxation, International Taxation
WILLIAM F. FLANAGANB.A.(Carleton), J.D.(Toronto),D.E.A.(Paris I), LL.M.(Columbia)Dean and Professor of LawTeaching Subjects: Business Associations, International Tradeand Investment, Property Law
NICHOLAS C. BALAB.A.(Toronto), J.D.(Queen’s),LL.M.(Harvard)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: AdvancedFamily Law, Children’s Law, ClinicalFamily Law, Family Law, Contracts
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DAVID FREEDMANLL.B.(Osgoode), M.A.(Oxford),Ph.D. (Cambridge)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Trusts, Wills and Estates, Civil Procedure, Trial Advocacy
LESLIE GREEN B.A.(Queen’s), M.A., M.Phil., D.Phi(Oxford) Professor of Law and DistinguisheUniversity Fellow in the Philosophof Law, Queen’s University; TheProfessor of the Philosophy of LawUniversity of Oxford; Fellow of Balliol College, OxfordTeaching Subject: Legality and the Rule of Law
LYNNE HANSONLL.B.(Osgoode), B.A., M.A.,LL.M.(Queen’s)Adjunct Assistant ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Torts, AdvancedTorts, Criminal Law, Mental HealthLaw, Legal Skills, Health Law, Contracts, Law, Gender and Equality
TSVI KAHANALL.B., LL.M.(Tel Aviv),S.J.D.(Toronto)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Public Law,Constitutional Law, Legislaturesand Legislation, Social and Economic Rights
JOSHUA D.H. KARTONB.A.(Yale), J.D.(Columbia),
Ph.D. (Cambridge)Assistant ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Contracts,Commercial Law, InternationalCommercial Arbitration, Conflictof Laws
ERIK S. KNUTSENB.A. (Hons.)(Lakehead), J.D.(Osgoode), LL.M.(Harvard)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Insurance, TortsCivil Procedure, Complex Liability
WILL KYMLICKA B.A.(Queen’s), D.Phil.(Oxford) Professor of Philosophy, cross-appointed to Law Teaching Subject: InternationalNorms of Minority Rights: Causes,Categories, Consequences
KATHLEEN A. LAHEYB.A.(Illinois), J.D.(DePaul),LL.M.(York)Professor of Law and Co-Director of Feminist Legal Studies Queen’sTeaching Subjects: Taxation,Tax Policy, Property, Law and Sexuality, Law, Gender and Equality
DAVID LYONB.Sc., Ph.D.(Bradford)Professor of Sociology, cross-appointed to Law, and Director of SurveillanceStudies Centre
ALLAN MANSONB.A.(Toronto), LL.B.(Western),LL.M.(London)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: CriminalLaw, Sentencing, Evidence
NANCY MCCORMACKB.A.(Waterloo), M.A.(McMaster),M.L.I.S.(Western), J.D.(Toronto),LL.M.(Osgoode)Law Librarian and Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Advanced Legal Research, Legal Research and Writing
CHERIE METCALFB.A.(Hons.), LL.B.(Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D.(British Columbia),LL.M.(Yale)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Public Law,Constitutional Law, Law and Economics
Faculty Honours in 2012-13
• Professor Don Stuart received the G. Arthur MartinCriminal Justice Medal for outstanding contributionsto criminal justice in Canada
• Professor Nick Bala received the Law Society of UpperCanada Continuing Professional Development Long-term Achievement Award
• Professor Art Cockfield was the Fulbright VisitingResearch Chair in Policy Studies at the University ofTexas
• Professor Darryl Robinson won the Antonio CassesePrize for International Criminal Law Studies for the
most innovative paper published in the Journal ofInternational Criminal Justice
• Professor Mark Walters won the Award forExcellence in Graduate Student Supervision fromQueen’s School of Graduate Studies
• Professor Les Green wrote the new introduction andnotes for the newly published third edition of theleading book on legal philosophy, H.L.A. Hart’sConcept of Law
• Professors Emeriti Bernie Adell and Don Cartershared the Bora Laskin Award for outstandingcontributions to Canadian labour law
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ADVANCING KNOWLEDGEOutstanding Teachers and Scholars
WANJIRU NJOYALL.B.(Nairobi), LL.M.(Hull),Ph.D.(Cambridge)Assistant ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Business Associations, Property
BRUCE PARDYLL.B.(Western), LL.M.(Dalhousie)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: EnvironmentalLaw, Property, Torts
PATRICIA PEPPINB.A.(Hons.), M.A., LL.B.(Queen’s)Professor of Law and FamilyMedicineTeaching Subjects: Health Law,Public Health Law, Torts; Directorof Law Program in the School of Medicine
MICHAEL G. PRATTB.Sc.(Toronto), LL.B.(Osgoode),LL.M.(Toronto), Ph.D.(Sydney)Associate Professor of Law andcross-appointed to Departmentof PhilosophyTeaching Subjects: Contracts,Remedies, Advanced Issues inContract Law, Torts
DARRYL ROBINSONLL.B.(Western), LL.M. (New York)Associate ProfessorTeaching Subjects: InternationalCriminal Law, International Law,International Human Rights Law,Criminal Law
DON STUARTB.A., LL.B.(Natal), Dipl. inCriminology (Cambridge),D.Phil.(Oxford)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: CriminalLaw, Criminal Procedure, Evidence
MARK WALTERSB.A.(Western), LL.B.(Queen’s),D.Phil.(Oxford)ProfessorTeaching Subjects: Constitutional Law, Aboriginal Law, Jurisprudence,Administrative Law
Professor Kevin Banks teaches his Property class in the Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Classroom featuring state-of-the-art educational technology.
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INVESTING IN YOUR FUTUREFinancial Planning and Success
Queen’s University and the Faculty of Law are committed to the goal of ensuring a legal education remainsfinancially affordable to qualified students. Each year approximately $4.8 million in total financial assistance is granted to Queen’s Law students.
3 STEP FINANCIAL PLANNING1 Determine your budget2 Research the options – financial assistance3 Put it all together – the financial plan
1 DETERMINE YOUR BUDGETWhen selecting a school, we know that the cost of atten-dance is a crucial factor. Please note that to some extent,the amount it costs to attend Queen’s will depend on thechoices you make. See the chart for guidelines for the living costs you might incur for the academic year fromSeptember 2013 through April 2014. The ranges providedunder living expenses reflect personal lifestyle decisions.Complete details on tuition and ancillary fees for the 2013-14 academic year are available at queensu.ca/registrar/currentstudents/fees.html
Estimated Total Cost of Attending Queen’s Law for the 2013-14 Academic YearTUITION FEE (for domestic students) $16,125ANCILLARY FEES Student Activity Fee, Student Assistance Levy
$ 1,140
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES (if acquiring a computer from Queen’s, you should budget an additional $750 – $1,500 per year)
$ 1,830
LIVING EXPENSES Rent/Utilities $ 3,750 – $ 6,050 Food $ 1,600 – $ 2,000 Personal Expenses $ 400 – $ 680Telephone (long distance cell phone) $ 200 – $ 440Clothing/Laundry $ 480 – $ 560Recreation $ 500 – $ 700Local Transportation Full access to Kingston Public Transit Systemiv
Subtotal $ 6,930 – $10,430 TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS $26,025 – $29,525
i The Board of Trustees reserves the right to make changes in the scaleof fees if, in its opinion, circumstances so warrant.
ii Tuition fee is for all new full-time domestic students (i.e. Canadian citizens,permanent/landed residents, native persons and exempt internationalstudents).
iii Total Fees include the Tuition Fee and Ancillary Fees (Student ActivityFee and Student Assistance Levy). Tuition Fee and Ancillary Fees arebased on 2013-14 schedules.
iv Refer to “Bus-It” (SGPS) – some exceptions apply.
v All costs based on a single full-time student with no dependants for an eight-month school year.
vi Costs for rent/utilities vary from sharing accommodations to renting a one-bedroom apartment.
vii New incoming international students should see the fee schedule at queensu.ca/registrar/currentstudents/fees/undergrad.html See also the fees required for the University Health Insurance Plan at quic.queensu.ca/incoming/costofliving.asp
NEED HELP?Contact the Student Awards
Office for advice from an Awards Officer. You can arrange
to meet in person, set up a telephone meeting or exchange emails.
queensu.ca/studentawards
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2 RESEARCH THE OPTIONS – FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial assistance programs and services available toQueen’s students are administered by the Queen’s StudentAwards Office. These programs and services include merit-based scholarships and awards and need-based financialassistance.
Merit-Based AssistanceScholarships, Awards and PrizesQueen’s University attracts the best law students through a multitude of merit-based prizes, awards and scholarshipsestablished through the generosity of our alumni and donors.A list of all admissions and general scholarships, awardsand prizes for which law students are eligible is atqueensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/law.html
Admission Scholarships – No Application RequiredDuring each admission cycle, Queen’s Law awards the following admission scholarships on the basis of academicmerit to students entering first year of the JD program. All eligible applicants are considered without application:
• Alberta Scholar at Queen’s Law Scholarship• Beresford-Knox Scholarship in Law • Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP Scholarships• William M. Bone Entrance Scholarship• Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Scholarship • David Mullan Entrance Scholarships• Queen’s University Admission ScholarshipsSee also queensu.ca/studentawards/completeawardslist/bursary/law.html
Additional Admission Scholarships – Application RequiredMore entrance scholarships are available after registrationin the JD degree program, requiring an application in September. queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/law.html#admissionscholarship
Entrance scholarships funded by organizations external toQueen’s University include Aird Scholarships, Departmentof Justice Canada Entrance Scholarships for AboriginalStudents, Law Foundation of Newfoundland Scholarships,and The Law Society of Prince Edward Island Scholarship.queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/externalawards.html
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Need-Based AssistanceAdmission BursaryBursaries are non-repayable grants. Unlike scholarships, whichare based solely on academic excellence, financial need is theprimary consideration in the selection of bursary recipients.Assessment of eligibility for Faculty of Law Admission Bursariesis independent of your assessment for admission to the Facultyof Law.
To be eligible for a Faculty of Law Admission Bursary, a student must• be entering full-time studies in the first year of the JD
degree program in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s in September,
• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada,• be accessing government student assistance for the first
year of studies in the Faculty of Law, and• have prior accumulated government student financial debt.
Demonstrated financial need is based on, but not restrictedto, the following factors:• student and family income, • number of dependants in the family, • applicant’s assets – including savings, • the full cost of the program of studies, • books and supplies, • basic living expenses.
Emphasis is placed on assisting students who have and continueto demonstrate need over and above the maximum fundingavailable through government student assistance. Therefore,
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it is expected that students who have prior accumulated government student financial debt are demonstrating a higher level of financial need. Students who have either not received government student assistance or qualified foronly a small amount of government assistance likely haveother options available to them and may not be consideredfor bursary assistance.
General BursariesQueen’s Law students are eligible to apply for the Queen’s
General Bursary. Law students will be assessed for the Facultyof Law Student Bursaries by submitting a Queen’s GeneralBursary application. The application is available each year in early September through the SOLUS Student Center. The deadline to submit an application is October 31.See queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/generalbursary.html.
As part of the consideration for a General Bursary there is anemphasis on assisting those students who have and continueto demonstrate need over and above the maximum fundingavailable through government student assistance. Therefore, itis expected that students who have prior accumulated govern-ment student financial debt are demonstrating a higher level offinancial need. Students who have either not received govern-ment student assistance or qualified for only a small amount of government assistance likely have other options available to them and may not be considered for bursary assistance.
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Government Student Loans and GrantsThe federal and provincial/territorial government student financial assistance programs are needs-based programs (including loans, and non-repayable grants) available to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and protected per-sons. Once students have been out of high school for morethan four years, most federal and provincial/territorial studentfinancial assistance programs consider them to be independ-ent applicants.
For full information, see the Queen’s Student Awards website atqueensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/government.html
Earn While You Learn – Part-time Work Opportunities Working part-time is an excellent opportunity to contribute to afinancial plan, gain valuable work experience, learn to manageyour time, expand your social network, and get involved!
Queen’s Work Study Program
• Students with demonstrated financial need will receive priority for certain part-time jobs available on campus.
• Earn up to a maximum of $2,000 over the fall/winter term.
queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/workstudy.html#overview
Queen’s Law Employment Opportunities
The Faculty of Law provides opportunities for academicallystrong upper-year law students to work as research assistantsfor professors. Additionally, students may be selected to workas tutors in the Academic Assistance Program and others areselected to work in Queen’s Legal Aid or for the CorrectionalLaw Project during the summer months.
Student Lines of CreditIt is not uncommon for students to access resources through a Student Line of Credit in addition to the funds they receivethrough the government assistance program. Law studentsare encouraged to explore personal line of credit programs tailored to professional degree programs offered by some banks,such as the Royal Bank of Canada and Scotiabank.
queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/loc.html
These loans do not require a demonstration of financial needand provide special terms to assist the financing of studies in a professional degree program.
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Dean Flanagan addresses the crowd at a ceremony to celebratethe “Gowlings Atrium,” named in honour of the firm GowlingLafleur Henderson LLP to recognize its major gift to the Centrefor Law in the Contemporary Workplace.
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3 PUT IT ALL TOGETHER – THE FINANCIAL PLAN
Comparative ScenariosStudents use a variety of funding sources to pay for their educa-tion. To some extent the amount of resources required to fundyour education will depend on the choices you make.
We have illustrated two financial plans for two students whoare entering the JD program in fall 2013. Both have been out ofhigh school for four years, and are single with no dependants.
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Total Resources
$27,717
Government Loans
(repayable)*
Government Grants (non-repayable)*^
Queen’s Bursary
Assistance
Queen’s Work Study
Program
Summer resources
ProfessionalStudentLine of Credit
Total Resources
$27,717
Government Loans
(repayable)*
Government Grants (non-repayable)*^
Queen’s Work Study
Program
Summer Resources
Professional Student Line
of Credit
Scenario 1:
Student received maximum government student financial assistance throughout undergraduate studies.
Government Loans (repayable)* $7,300Government Grants (non-repayable)*^ $6,917Queen’s Bursary Assistance $6,500Queen’s Work Study Program $2,000Summer resources $2,500Professional Student Line of Credit $2,500
Scenario 2:
Student completed undergraduate degree without requiringgovernment assistance.
Government Loans (repayable)* $7,300Government Grants (non-repayable)*^ $6,917Queen’s Bursary Assistance $ 0Queen’s Work Study Program $2,000Summer resources $2,500Professional Student Line of Credit $9,000
* The amounts depicted in the above scenarios for Government Loans and Government Grants are based on financial assistance available to a single Ontario student qualifying for the maximum amount of funding under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The amount of financial assistance from other provinces and territories will vary.
^ OSAP grants may include both the Canada Student Grant program and the Ontario Student Opportunity Grant (which is available to reduce a student’s annual OSAP debt by limiting the repayable debt to $7,300 for a two-term academic year).
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Students meet employers from firms and government departments who travel to Kingston for the annual Careers Day.
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SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESSServices and Resources
Queen’s Law is located in Macdonald Hall, a first-rate learning environment featuring full accessibility by elevator, wireless Internet service throughout, video-conferencing technology and IT support. The administrative staff at Queen’s Law enjoy a well-deserved reputation for being helpful, considerate and responsive to student needs.
STUDENT SUPPORT We provide prompt, helpful support to meet the broad spec-trum of student needs, including academic advising to assistwith course selection and enrollment, academic assistance,help with exam arrangements and accommodations, advisingconcerning international exchanges and other study or workabroad opportunities, IT support, personal counselling and referral to relevant central university resources. The Faculty ofLaw Career Development Office provides comprehensive programs and advice to assist students searching for summerjobs, internships, clerkships and articling positions.
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EDUCATION EQUITY AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSOur Education Equity Program is designed to help studentswith personal problems or medical conditions affecting theiracademic performance. The Faculty’s Equity Office is often the first point of contact for students seeking help for circum-stances such as illness, disability, family crisis or absences due to religious observance.
Our Equity Office assists students by
• arranging notetakers
• making assessment referrals for exam or classroom accommodations
• liaising with professors
• bringing requests to the Academic Standing and PoliciesCommittee for extensions or deferrals
• providing short-term supportive counselling, informationand referrals
• helping to expedite medical referrals, as appropriate
• administering computer laptop loans, emergency financialassistance (up to $100) and limited funding for special projects, seminars and workshops related to equity and diversity issues
Our Academic Assistance Program provides free and confi-dential tutoring/mentoring by upper-year law students. All ofour students can turn to this program if they have questionsor are confused about matters including
• course subject material
• adjusting to law school and/or its culture
• getting involved in the law school
• professors’ expectations
• best practices for studying, writing outlines and exams
• dealing with the process of finding a job
“Happyness Project” promotes mentalhealth supportIn 2013 Jaclyn Greenberg, Law'13, and NaheedYaqubian, Law'14, teamed up with the adminis-tration to launch the “Happyness Project,” an ini-tiative aimed at reducing the stigma about mentalhealth issues and improving the mental health oflaw students. Participants help themselves andsupport each other, one-on-one. They share expe-riences on carving out space for themselves andthe things that make them happy with a peerwho faces and manages the same challenges inthe context of a demanding degree and career.
Helen Connop, the Faculty’s Manager of Educa-tion and Equity Services, runs the project andmatches students according to their life experi-ences, such as living with anxiety, depression, a chronic health condition or mental health issue.
By swapping best practices and coping strategies,students receive two-way peer support and thegrassroots project progresses, helping one pair ofstudents at a time.
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT law.queensu.ca/students/careerDevelopment.html
Our Career Development Office (CDO) provides professional,relevant and timely services to help our students make in-formed career decisions. We notify students of the wide rangeof summer, articling and long-term employment opportuni-ties available and ensure they have the necessary support toreach their individual goals.
Our CDO helps students find employment in a competitivejob market by providing
• individual career counselling on self-assessment and legalcareer exploration, job search strategy development, resumeand cover letter development and legal interview prepara-tion
• seminars and workshops on a broad range of relevant topics
• comprehensive information resources, including the on-lineCareer Services Manager and PSLawNet, which enable stu-dents to access job postings, an events calendar and otherimportant information
• opportunities to meet with employers from Toronto, Ottawaand beyond, including Careers Day, Public Interest Day andother on-campus events
• facilitation of on-campus interviews by Toronto employersrecruiting second-year summer students, and interviews byVancouver and Calgary employers in Toronto
• opportunities to connect with alumni through our ShadowProgram and our online alumni mentoring program ProNet
• a network in which students develop strong, positive relationships with a variety of legal employers and alumni
Articling RecruitmentPlacement rates for our graduates continue to be among thevery best in Canada. In 2012-13, more than 80% of our stu-dents had secured an articling position before entering thirdyear and the vast majority of students secured a position before graduation.
Summer RecruitmentQueen’s Law students do very well in various summer recruitment processes. In the summer of 2013 more than halfof the class of 2014 secured a summer position with a legalemployer.
CAREER SUCCESSES
Four alumni named to Lexpert magazine’s 2012 list of “Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers Under 40”
Frédéric Cotnoir, Law ’99, a partner in theBusiness Law Group at McCarthy TétraultLLP in Montreal, specializes in corporateand securities law. He has been involvedwith notable business deals, including theBCE-proposed purchase of Astral Media, theDesjardins Group’s 2011 acquisition ofWestern Financial, and the divestiture ofHydro-Québec’s interest in Latin-America.
Leanne Krawchuk, Law ’97, a partner atDentons, leads the global firm’s mining andenergy practice groups in Edmonton. Shealso focuses on mergers and acquisitions, se-curities, and corporate/commercial law andconstruction, and has acted as counsel formany high profile clients in each of thesepractice areas.
Paul Guy, Law ’03, a partner at WeirFouldsLLP in Toronto, specializes in corporatecommercial, insolvency, and public law liti-gation. Among his high profile clients hasbeen former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.Paul appeared before the Supreme Court inthe AbitibiBowater appeal, now the leadingdecision in Canada on the intersection of in-solvency and environmental law.
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SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESSServices and Resources
Where Queen’s Law students will article in 2013-14
*Statistics for Law 2013 based on student responses as of June 2013
LocationToronto 66%Ottawa 11%British Columbia 5%Kingston 3%Alberta 6%Northern Ontario 1%Southwestern Ontario 3%Eastern Ontario 1%Newfoundland 1%Nova Scotia 1%Manitoba 1%International 1%
Type of EmployerLarge / National Firms 47%Smaller Firms 37% Government 9%Clerkships 3%In-house 3%Public Interest 1%
Most of our graduates choose to article even if they do notwish to practise law. However, some pursue graduate studiesor work in other areas such as policy, business, publishingand human resources. A legal education at Queen’s can leadto further professional career opportunities including acade-mia and the bench, mediation/arbitration, and work withregulatory agencies and unions.
Clerkship PlacementsNumber of Students receiving Clerkships 2005-15
9Supreme Court
of Canada
17Provincial Court
of Appeal
35Provincial /Territorial
Superior Courts
4Federal CourtTrial Division
2Tax Court of Canada
8Federal Court
of Appeal
Justin Mooney, Law ’00, a partner at DavisLLP in Toronto, practises corporate/commer-cial and real estate law and advises clientsacross the globe. He helps entrepreneurs bringtheir ideas to fruition and strategizes withthem on ways to grow their businesses, withone case involving an Italian immigrant whocame to Canada with nothing, started a busi-ness, and sold it 30 years later for $50 million.
Two alumnae named by Women’s Executive Network as 2012 recipients of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards”
Judy Goldring, Law ’91, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer forAGF Management in Toronto, promotesAGF’s growth, ensures the company oper-ates effectively and sits on its board of direc-tors. For the last 5 years, she has co-chairedthe Toronto Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation's Ride for Research, whichraises $3 million annually.
Leslie O’Donoghue, Law ’88, ExecutiveVice-President, Corporate Development andStrategy, and Chief Risk Officer for AgriumInc. of Calgary, is responsible for the com-pany’s strategic direction and for imple-menting its growth strategy. She establishedthe Agrium Women’s Leadership Group,which has developed an internal network tohelp women in the company succeed.
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INITIATIVE:MEET OUR ONLINE ENTREPRENEURSFrom ground-breaking websites to leading edge software, four grads in the last three yearshave launched online businesses that are revolutionizing the practice of law.
Transforming the tools of law practice When Brian Hunt, Law ’06, saw the length of time lawyers were spending drafting routine legal documents, one at a time, was often detrimental for the practice, he developednetpleadings.com to make the whole process simpler and faster.The website provides an online tool that automates and stream-lines documents (including those for incorporation and litigation),as well as reports and schedules. This not only allows lawyers todo more work more efficiently, but also to increase the quality oftheir work by focussing on content as opposed to formatting.
Connecting real-time with Queen’s Park After listening to an instructor talk about the difficulty of findingout about changes in legislation that affect legal practice, Addison Cameron-Huff, Law ’12, investigated and discoveredthere was no way of getting alerts when laws and regulationswere changed. So, in his third year, he started an online politicalportal, ontariomonitor.ca, that tracks political processes at theOntario legislature. Clients choose key words, and wheneverthose words are mentioned in Hansard, new bills, regulations,the environment registry or new proclamations, they get an emailalert within a few minutes of it going public, which enables themto stay on top of their practice.
Linking up lawyers and potential clients Two alumni both felt they could best help the legal professionand the public by developing websites that connected the two.
Jeffrey Fung, Law ’08, foundedmylawbid.com, a unique and affordable way for clients to findlawyers. He first stumbled uponthe idea when he and his wifewere planning to buy a condo-minium and had to resort to on-line searches and friends’ referrals.Now his site offers potentialclients not only a place to locate alawyer, but also a chance to havelawyers bid for their business.Connecting on this platform cansave both users time and money.
Shane Coblin, Law ’01, describeslegallinkup.com, the site he co-founded, as “a mix between the
‘E-Harmony’ dating site and‘Priceline’.” He realized its
necessity when he saw how theaverage person doesn’t know
where to go to find the lawyer heor she needs. In one-stop
shopping for lawyers, people canconfidentially and anonymously
fill out an online form andindicate what type of lawyer
they’re looking for. The matchedlawyer and client are put in
contact and then decide whetherthey want to work together.
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SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESSServices and Resources
LAW LIBRARYThe William R. Lederman Law Library provides a vast rangeof print and online resources – all that you are likely to require for any topic of study or research. The friendly andhighly knowledgeable staff of the Law Library can assist you with finding your way around the Library, with gettingstarted on research, and a variety of other matters.
library.queensu.ca/law
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYQueen’s Law students enjoy an impressive array of electronicresources including wireless internet access in all Law Libraryand teaching spaces. We also offer students an option to writemost law exams on computer using secure software providedby ExamSoft, which is now compatible for both PC and Macoperating systems. Visit Queen’s IT Services for full informationabout your computing needs at Queen’s University, atqueensu.ca/its. Browse the online campus computer storeat ccstore.queensu.ca and see information for new studentsat queensu.ca/its/start/student.html
STUDENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITYQueen’s University provides and connects students with the support, services and facilities they need to maximize opportunities for learning and living on campus and in the community, including:
• Athletics and Recreation Centre (integrated athletic,aquatic, recreational sport, gyms and community facilities)
• Ban Righ Centre (support centre for mature female students)
• Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre
• Health, Counselling and Disability Services
• Queen’s Day Care Centre
• Queen’s University International Centre
• University Chaplain’s Office
queensu.ca/studentaffairs/departments.html
Queen’s Learning Commons also provides an integrated set of academic support services and resources, including:
• Library services for students with disabilities
• Learning strategies development
• Writing Centre
queensu.ca/qlc/index.html
"Queen's Law has pushed me to work harder, thinkmore critically and juggle a greater number of ex-tracurricular activities. Within a few months, youwill be shocked at how much you are capable ofachieving. When the going gets tough, as indeed itwill, many resources are available, including peertutors, research support and career counselling.And somehow, despite having a million competingpriorities, you will find time to socialize and makeamazing new friends."Jami Makan, Law '14, Vancouver, BC
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Queen’s Law students outside Macdonald Hall cheering for the initiative “Cover the Crest,” raisingfunds for the Canadian Cancer Society.
SERVICE TO SOCIETY
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SERVICE TO SOCIETYLife at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston
Queen’s Law enjoys an outstanding reputation as a vibrant, collegial community. Our students contribute enthusiastically to community service and charitable fundraising. Some serve in Faculty governance or organize Faculty events as members of the Law Students’ Society. All students participate in a rich variety of clubs, organizations, sports and cultural activities that support their broader development. law.queensu.ca/students/lss.html and law.queensu.ca/students/communityLife.html.
WELCOME FROM THE LAW STUDENTS’ SOCIETY PRESIDENT“Queen's Law has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life. The small and close-knitstudent body allows you to get to know your classmates and future co-workers extremely well. Besides our incredibly resourceful administration and our renowned world-class faculty, we boasta student community that is extremely close and supportive. The Queen's Law Students’ Societyhas more than 45 academic and social clubs and sports teams, large in comparison to our 500-per-son student body. We strive to be as inclusive and welcoming as possible, and we're proud of thewide range of experiences and diversity of our students. Everyone comes to law school for a reason.Whatever it is that you're trying to achieve, there are people at Queen's who sincerely want tosupport you and help you succeed. To me, that makes all the difference in the world.”
Naheed Yaqubian, Law ‘14 LSS President, 2013-14
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LAW STUDENTS’ SOCIETYlaw.queensu.ca/students/lss.html
All law students are members of the Law Students’ Society(LSS). The LSS serves as a vital forum for representation of law students. Student leaders have an important role in facultygovernance. LSS representatives also serve on university-widecommittees of Senate and on the executive of the Society ofGraduate and Professional Students. The LSS funds studentclubs and its class representatives and elected members arecentral to the vibrant and diverse range of student clubs, organizations and activities. LSS student athletic representa-tives organize a busy schedule of intramural sports includingrugby, hockey, soccer, squash, ultimate frisbee and many others.
Society of Graduate and Professional Studentssgps.ca
The SGPS is the central student government body for law,graduate, education and theology students. The Society admin-isters health and dental plans for professional program stu-dents. Law students can be elected to the SGPS Council andCommittees to play a role in governance at the university level.
GET INVOLVED:
Student Clubs, Organizations and ActivitiesQueen’s offers a myriad of diverse clubs, organizations and activities. Embrace the Queen’s community spirit!
law.queensu.ca/students/lss/Clubs.html andqueensu.ca/learn/getinvolved.
“At Queen's, law school isn't just a school, it's a community.The student body is very close knit and students are
supportive of one another every step of the way, whichcan come in handy when tackling the academic
challenges. It also means everyone is very involved withQueen's Law outside the classroom. There are many
opportunities for students to get involved with mooting,specialty clubs, fundraising events and volunteering. All ofthis helps to create a welcoming atmosphere and ensures
everyone gets the most out of their law school experience.”
Douglass Dawson, Law ’14, Aurora, Ontario
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SERVICE TO SOCIETYLife at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston
GOVERNOR GENERAL 'COMES HOME' TO MACDONALD HALLFOR INFORMAL DISCUSSION Governor General David Johnston, Law '66, LLD '91, engaged in a discussion withQueen’s Law community members in Macdonald Hall on October 13, 2012. After being introduced by then-LSS President Rob
Thomson, Law '13, His Excellency enters the LawFaculty’s largest lecture theatre to address the crowd.
ALBERTA PREMIER VISITS QUEEN'S LAW FOR 'MEET AND GREET'WITH STUDENTS Premier Alison Redford and Dean Bill Flanagan (seventh and sixth from left) pose with Queen’sLaw students from Alberta in the Macdonald Hall student lounge on November 26, 2012.
Premier Redford takes questions from the law student audience during her visit to Queen’s, whichwas organized by her Chief of Staff, Farouk Adatia,Law ’96.
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ATHLETICS AND RECREATION AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITYThe new Queen’s Centre offers upgraded and integrated athletic, aquatic, recreational and community facilities. At thelaw school, student athletic representatives organize a busyschedule of intramural sports including rugby, hockey, soccer,squash, ultimate frisbee and many others.
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SERVICE TO SOCIETYLife at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston
RESIDENCE AND COMMUNITY HOUSINGQueen’s
students come from out of town and live on campus or withinwalking distance. There are residences dedicated to graduateand professional degree students, but most law students livein community-based housing.
residences.housing.queensu.ca and community.housing.queensu.ca
is a residential university where the vast majority of
INTERNATIONAL HOUSING OFFICEThis office assists incoming international students in seekingtemporary accommodations and short-term housing options.The office also provides sublet/housing exchange options toout-going exchange and study abroad students.
quic.queensu.ca/resource/housing.asp
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KINGSTON: PART OF YOUR COMMUNITYtourism.kingstoncanada.com
Historic downtown Kingston is bordered by waterfront parksalong the shores of Lake Ontario and the Cataraqui River.The Queen’s campus is just a 10-minute walk to the vibrantdowntown.
Kingston offers the perfect blend of quaint small-town feelwith big city amenities. A college town, and enclave for writers,artists and musicians, Kingston provides an ideal lifestyle forstudents of Queen’s University, the Royal Military College ofCanada and St. Lawrence College.
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Queen’s UniversityEstablished in 1841 by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria, Queen’s is firmly entrenched as one of Canada’s leading universities. Queen’s is internationally renowned for scholarship, research, social purpose, spirit and diversity. More than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every Canadian province and territory and from 98countries around the world are enrolled at this foremost institution of higher learning. See queensu.ca/discover
For information about Queen’s University, a campus map and a virtual campus tour, visit queensu.ca/discover/visit
SERVICE TO SOCIETYLife at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston
law.queensu.ca
KingstonCentrally located along the shore of Lake Ontario, Kingston is within a three-hour drive of major metropolitan centres: Toronto, 262 km Ottawa, 177 kmMontreal, 296 kmSyracuse, New York, 175 km
To see maps of Kingston, visitwww.cityofkingston.ca/maps.asp
Queen’s University
*Macdonald Hall The home of Queen’s Faculty of Law is lo-
cated on Main Campus (Union Street at Al-fred Street). Kingston is highly accessible by
Highway 401, by VIA Rail and motorcoach,and by air into Norman Rogers Airport.
united states
New York / 1.5 hrs
Halifax / 2 hrs
Atlanta / 2 hrs Bermuda / 2 hrs
Toronto
Vancouver / 5 hrs
San Francisco / 5.5 hrs
Dallas / 3.5 hrs
Calgary / 4 hrs
Denver / 3 hrs
London / 7 hrs
Dubai / 14 hrs
Hong Kong / 18 hrs
• Kingston
canada
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The Lawdgeball team wins the 2013 Law Students’ Society Camaraderie Award
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JOIN THE QUEEN’S LAW COMMUNITYAdmissions
Our admissions philosophy requires that applicants granted admission have strong aptitude for legal rea-soning, demonstrated academic ability, and good potential for success in studies at the postgraduate level.Our Admissions Committee also considers other attributes such as intellectual curiosity, avid interest in law,social commitment, reasonable judgment and insight, leadership potential, teamwork skills, creative abilityand innovative endeavours, self-discipline, time management skills and maturity. Our Faculty is enriched bythe skills, knowledge and experience of students who have been community leaders, excelled in extracurricularactivities, and enjoyed success in careers prior to pursuit of legal education. We also benefit from the admissionof students with enquiring minds who have excelled consistently in a broad range of academic disciplines.
FIRST-YEAR JURIS DOCTOR (JD) ADMISSIONSlaw.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents.html
The Application
Application Deadline
Applications are processed by an online application processthrough the Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS).The deadline is at the beginning of November for admissionin the following academic year.
ouac.on.ca/olsas
Application Components
All applicants must
• have completed at least three years of university undergrad-uate degree work, preferably at full course load; completion of a four-year honours undergraduate degree is preferred
• write the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• provide a personal statement
• provide a summary of extracurricular activities and employment, with verifiers
• provide at least one academic letter of reference in support of the application.
Language Fluency
Applicants who are not fluent in English will be required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Test results from the TOEFL iBT are preferred. Under the old TOEFL scoring, no applicant with a TOEFL score of lessthan 600/250 and a TWE of less than 5.0 was considered.Standards for the TOEFL iBT are a minimum total score of noless than 100, with a minimum of 24 on the Writing section,no less than 22 on the Speaking section, no less than 24 on theReading section and no less than 20 on the Listening section.
Application Review
Applications are ranked initially on cumulative undergraduateaverage and average LSAT score for processing to the Admis-sions Committee. At the time of review and decision, applicantsare given the benefit of the highest LSAT score and last twoyears’ average. Applicants will be considered for admissionsscholarships during the admissions cycle on the basis of theapplication materials filed through OLSAS, LSAT scores, transcripts, and letters of reference. More information aboutthe application process, admission categories and minimumrequirements can be seen at law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/admissionInformation.html
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Categories and Requirements
Minimum Basis of Admission: Previous Undergraduate Degree Studies
All applicants must have completed successfully a minimumof three full years of coursework in a degree program at apost-secondary institution providing an academic environmentand education that prepares students for potential success inadvanced study at Queen’s. An exception to this requirementmay be made in unusual circumstances if the application con-tains other evidence of distinguished academic performance,exceptional aptitude for legal studies and outstanding practicalexperience relevant to studies in law. See the Senate Policy onthe Basis of Admission for Advanced Study and the interpre-tation guidelines at queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senateandtrustees/admission.html
The Admissions Committee reviews the nature and content ofthe undergraduate and graduate degree programs undertaken.Enrolment at full course-load, scholarships, awards and prizesreceived, the level of degree obtained (i.e. honours vs. general),consistency and improvement in academic performance, andsuccessful completion of graduate work are weighed positively.For more information about the profile of the first-year class,see law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/admissionInformation/firstYearClassProfile.html
Applicants with less than the Minimum Basis of Admission: Mature Applicants and Aboriginal Category Applicants
Applicants who have not completed three full years of course-work in a degree program at a recognized institution as ofJune 1st in the year of admission AND are at least 26 years ofage AND have a minimum of five years of non-academic ex-perience, are eligible to apply for admission under the Access
Category as a mature student. A similar exception may be made in the Aboriginal Category. The minimum age and minimum non-academic experience requirements must be met by September 1st in the year of admission.law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/admissionInformation/firstYearAdmissionCategories.html
General Category
Competitive applicants have
• a minimum overall high B+ average (78-79%) (3.4 CGPA)with at least an A- average (80-84%) (3.7 GPA) in the lasttwo years of an undergraduate degree program, combinedwith
• an LSAT score ≥ 160 (80th percentile).
Aboriginal Category
• Applicants should have completed at least three years of post-secondary education at an institution that would provide a good academic preparation for undertaking a professional degree in law.
•Demonstrated interest in and identification with an aboriginalcommunity; documentation is required to corroborate thebasis of claim.
•Admission may be conditional upon successful completionof the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan in the summer. usask.ca/plsnp/
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Access Category
Queen’s Law is committed to enhancing diversity in legal education and in the legal profession. To this end, the Facultyencourages applications from candidates whose applicationsmay not be competitive in the General Category due to barriers(see below), but whose backgrounds, qualities or experienceswould allow them to make unique contributions to the lawschool community, the legal profession and society in general.
The Admissions Committee will consider an applicant’s dis-ability, educational and financial disadvantage, membership in a historically disadvantaged group, age, life experience, orany other factor relating either to educational barriers faced by the applicant, or to the ability of the applicant to enrichthe diversity of the law school community or the legal profes-sion. Applicants must supply documentation supporting theirclaims in this regard.
Applicants in the Access Category must demonstrate that theyhave strong potential to complete the JD program. Traditionalmeasures of academic performance and LSAT scores may begiven comparatively less weight in this category, while non-academic experience and personal factors confirming the applicant’s special circumstances or unique qualities may begiven comparatively more weight. Applicants must demonstratethat they have the ability to reason and analyze, to expressthemselves effectively orally and in writing, and that theypossess the skills and attributes necessary to cope with thedemands of law school. For some applicants, the extent andquality of their work or life experience may be a better indica-tor of their suitability and capacity for success in law schoolthan their academic achievement.
Applications in the Access Category are encouraged, but applicants are cautioned that a cumulative undergraduate average of less than a B (70 to 74 percent) and an LSAT score of less than 151 (50th percentile) are not competitivefor admission. See the profile of applicants admitted to the first-year class in the Access Category atlaw.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/admissionInformation/firstYearClassProfile.html
PART-TIME JD PROGRAM• It is possible to apply as a part-time student through
the General, Aboriginal or Access Category.
• Applications are evaluated on a competitive basis according to the category of admission claimed.
• Only five students may be admitted to the first-year part-time program in each admissions cycle.
• The timetable for first-year courses makes it difficult to schedule a number of days per week without classes in either the fall or winter schedule. The class schedulechanges from the fall to the winter term.
• Part-time study is not recommended for a student commut-ing to Kingston from a distance over an hour’s drive away.
• The JD degree program is not offered by distance education.
JOIN THE QUEEN’S LAW COMMUNITYAdmissions
At Welcome Day 2013, a panel composed of Professors Nick Bala, Michael Pratt (not shown) and Lisa Dufraimont,Assistant Dean of Students Jane Emrich and current students, answer questions from first-round admittees aboutacademic and student life at Queen’s Law.
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UPPER-YEAR JURIS DOCTOR (JD) ADMISSIONS
Application DeadlineApplications to transfer, to study as a visiting student on a letterof permission and applications in the National Committee onAccreditation category are processed by an online applicationprocess through the Ontario Law School Admission Service(OLSAS). The deadline is at the beginning of May for the aca-demic year commencing the following September.ouac.on.ca/olsas
Admission RequirementsAll upper-year applicants are required to have both a soundacademic record and good personal or academic reasons tosupport the application. Only applicants who have attained at least a B average or upper second-class standing in theirprevious years of study in law will be considered for admis-sion in all upper-year categories of admission. An applicantwho has failed one or more courses in law school would notbe considered for admission.
If the application is competitive on academic factors, prioritywill be given to the admission of transfer or letter of permissionapplicants who are seeking to return to their home provincefrom another Canadian law school. Curriculum-related grounds,career path reasons, compelling compassionate or personalgrounds supporting the application to transfer or study on letterof permission will be considered. Decisions on upper-year admissions are made usually in June and July.
Transfer and Letter of Permission applicants are required toprovide a letter from the Dean or Associate Dean Academic of their home law school attesting that the applicant is in good standing and has not been the subject of any disciplinarymeasure on academic or non-academic grounds.
Admission Categories
1 Transfer:
a) Regular Transfer from a common law LLB or JD degree program at a Canadian law school:
A transfer applicant would be admitted as a Queen’s JD degree student with transfer credit for first-year courses that are substantially similar to the first-year curriculum at Queen’s Faculty of Law and would be expected to complete the degree with at least two years’ coursework at full-time load.
b) Advanced Standing Transfer from a common law LLB or JD degree program at a law school outside Canada:
Applicants are required to outline in the personal statementthe courses for which they are seeking recognition oftransfer credit and the reasons for that claim. Applicantsare not accorded more than one year’s advanced standingand will be required to take any mandatory courses from
the first-year curriculum not taken in the first year of theLLB or JD degree program at the original law school. Onceadmitted, advanced standing transfer students are expectedto complete the degree requirements within two years atfull-time course load. Accreditation requirements imposedby the FLSC/LSUC mean that students must take Cana-dian Public Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law toearn an accredited common law degree from a Canadianlaw school. See flsc.ca/_documents/Common-Law-Degree-Report-C.pdf
2 Letter of Permission Admission is sought based on a letter of permission
granted by the home law school to study as a visiting student for a single term or academic year at Queen’s
Faculty of Law. An applicant admitted would receive the JD or LLB degree from his or her home law school.
3 National Committee on Accreditation (N.C.A.) Persons with a completed law degree from a foreign juris-
diction may apply with a letter of recommendation fromthe National Committee on Accreditation. The N.C.A.evaluates the equivalency of legal credentials and experi-ence, then issues a letter of recommendation concerningfurther legal education required to become qualified andeligible for registration in a provincial lawyer licensingprocess. The N.C.A. letter of recommendation must be received before the end of June for admission in the academic year commencing the following September. A Queen’s JD degree is not conferred upon a student ad-mitted in the N.C.A. category. Upon successful completionof the courses recommended, the N.C.A. issues a Certifi-cate of Qualification. This certificate is required to registerin the licensing process offered by a provincial law society.See the N.C.A. website at flsc.ca/en/nca/ andontarioimmigration.ca/en/working/OI_HOW_WORK_LAWYER_CM.html
For eligibility to register in the licensing process in Ontarioand completion of the articling requirement, see the LawSociety of Upper Canada website atlsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=2147486495
There are relatively few openings in the upper-year admis-sion categories. In recent years, there have been very fewopenings in the N.C.A. category. Preference is given toN.C.A. applicants who are eligible to receive the certificateof qualification within a single academic year and need tocomplete fewer than five courses.
A bridging program is being offered by the University ofToronto to internationally trained lawyers (ITL) seeking accreditation to practise law in Ontario. For details, seeitlp.utoronto.ca
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ADMISSION TO COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMSFor program information about combined degree programs, seethe Interdisciplinary Opportunities section on pages 11 to 15.These programs are limited entry elite programs. Very competitivestandards for admission must be met to each program separately,to be considered for admission to the combined program.
With the exception of the Civil Law/Common Law program, applicants to all combined degree programs must apply for admission to the JD degree program through OLSAS and complete the application process for admission to the graduatedegree program through either the School of Graduate Studiesand Research or the School of Business as indicated.
Combined JD/Master of Business Administration law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/combined/MBA.html
A maximum of eight candidates will be admitted each year to the four-year combined JD/MBA Program, which we offer withthe Queen’s School of Business.
For full information about the MBA program, see business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/mba/about_the_program/jd_mba.php
Early Completion OptionsA student may complete the program in three-and-a-half years,rather than the usual four years. While fulfilling the first-year JDcourse requirements, students may apply for admission to theInternational Business Law Program at the Bader Inter nationalStudy Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England to earnnine upper-year JD credits. Transfer credit equivalent to sixupper-year JD credits from cross-crediting courses in the MBAprogram may be used, for a total of 15 upper-year credits (equiv-alent to one term at full-courseload) to complete the JD degreerequirements early. An on-campus option for early completionin three-and-a-half years is also available with cross-credits fromthe MBA portion of the combined degree pursuant to the Facultyof Law policy on course registrations at Queen’s outside the Faculty of Law. The on-campus early completion option is underreview pending approval in the FLSC/LSUC accreditation review.
Admission RequirementsApplicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the JD program and to the MBA program:
1 Successful completion of a four-year undergraduate degreefrom a recognized university. Successful candidates will havea minimum cumulative undergraduate average of at least B+(76% – 79%), with an average of A- (80% – 84%) in yearsthree and four of the undergraduate degree program.
2 A score ≥ 600 on the Graduate Management Admission Test(GMAT); LSAT average score ≥160 (80th percentile).
3 While most applicants have a minimum of two years’ work experience, this requirement may be waived for exceptionalapplicants to the program. Co-op placements and post-doctoralfellowships are also given consideration.
4 If applicable, an acceptable score on one of the approvedEnglish facility tests (TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB).
Deadlines for Applications
•November 1, 2013 for admission to the JD program throughOLSAS. ouac.on.ca/olsas
•Applications are considered on a rolling basis by the Schoolof Business for admission to the MBA program. business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/mba/admission_fees/index.php
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JD/MBANov. 1, 2013 deadline for
JD application through OLSAS.MBA Program applications areconsidered on a rolling basis.
Coordinate it with yourOLSAS application.
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Master of Public Administration/JD and Master of Industrial Relations/JD
law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/combined/MIRandMPA.html
A maximum of five students may be admitted to each of thesecombined programs which we offer with the Queen’s Schoolof Policy Studies. (See page 14 for combined program infor-mation.) Applications must be made for JD admission throughOLSAS and for admission to the graduate degree through theSchool of Graduate Studies and Research. Each program isthree-and-a-half years in duration. An option to complete thecombined degree programs in three years is available to studentswho are selected for and complete successfully a Global LawProgram at the Bader International Study Centre in the springterm of the first year of the combined program. Students willbe assisted by the Career Development Office to seek summering positions and students will pursue the licensingprocess and articling after graduation.
For information about admission to the MPA program, see queensu.ca/sps/publicadmin/mpajd.html
For information about admission to the MIR program, seequeensu.ca/sps/industrialrelations/mirjd.html
Admission Requirements
1 Competitive MPA/JD and MIR/JD applicants must havecompleted a four-year honours undergraduate degree andachieved an A- average or 3.7 GPA in the last two years.
2 LSAT score ≥ 160 (80th percentile).
Application Deadlines
November 1, 2013 through OLSAS for admission to the JDprogram ouac.on.ca/olsas
January 15, 2014 for admission to the MPA or MIR degreeprograms through the School of Policy Studies.
Combined Master of Arts (Economics)/JD
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A maximum of five students will be admitted each year to thiscombined program, offered in partnership with the Queen’s
Department of Economics. An application must be madethrough OLSAS for admission to the JD degree program andthrough the School of Graduate Studies and Research for admission to the MA(Economics) degree program. (See page12 for combined program information.)
Admission RequirementsApplicants must meet the admission requirements of boththe JD degree and the MA (Economics) programs.
Applicants should indicate that they wish to be considered forthe combined program MA(Econ) in their MA application.Late applications may still be considered, but early applicationsare encouraged.
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1Completion of an Honours BA in Economics or a relatedfield (e.g. Math, Physics, Finance). Most students admittedto the MA will have a B+ average as a minimum. Most suc-cessful JD applicants will generally have at least a B+ averagecumulatively and A- average in the final two years of theirundergraduate program.
2 LSAT score ≥160 (80th percentile).
3 Applicants whose previous degree is not from a Canadian or U.S. university are required to submit the results from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
4 If applicable, an acceptable score on an approved English facility test is also required (TOEFL).
5 Two academic references are required to support the application for the graduate degree.
Application DeadlinesApplications must be made to both the JD program throughOLSAS by November 1, 2013 and to the Queen’s School ofGraduate Studies and Research by January 15, 2014.Dual Applications
Required!For MPA/JD, MIR/JD and
MA(Econ)/JD, apply to theQueen’s School of Graduate
Studies & Research ANDthrough OLSAS for JD
admission.
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Civil Law Graduates from Quebec applying to Queen’s LawQueen’s Law admits civil law graduates from the University ofSherbrooke pursuant to an agreement that enables completionof a common law degree in one academic year. Applicationsfrom University of Sherbrooke applicants are due on March 1,2014 for admission the following September. If there is suffi-cient space, civil law graduates from other Quebec law schoolsmay apply for admission by May 1, 2014. Applications mustbe supported by a personal statement, at least one academicletter of reference and some documentation establishing flu-ency in written and spoken English. The application fee is $75.Students domiciled in Quebec who study at Queen’s are eligi-ble for the Senator Frank Carrel Scholarship, the Agnes LefasMemorial Scholarship and needs-based assistance throughGeneral Bursaries. See queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/law.htmlFor further information and the application form, seelaw.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/combined/civilLaw.html
Queen’s Faculty of Law Graduating Students applying to University of SherbrookeQueen’s Law students expecting to graduate with their commonlaw JD degree may apply by March 1, 2014 to the University ofSherbrooke for admission into the combined degree programwhich leads to the conferral of a civil law degree after just oneacademic year of study. Applicants must be in good academicstanding and be fluent in French. The intensive program offeredto Queen’s University graduates consists of 31 credits. A totalof 22 credits are earned in courses aimed at the fundamentaland professional aspects of civil law and a total of nine creditsare earned in core civil law courses and courses oriented to thetheoretical, comparative or social aspects of the law. usherbrooke.ca/droit/international/etudiants/etudiants-internationaux/droit-civil-queen-s
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Canada4%
WesternCanada
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General BA/BSc31%
Graduate Work 6%
Social Sciences 48%
Business 14%
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Humanities28%
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2013-14 FIRST-YEAR ADMISSIONS – CLASS PROFILE AND STATISTICS
Level and Type of Pre-Law StudiesMost of our students have completed a general or honours undergraduate degree; many have completed graduate degreesand some have returned to university after establishing successfulcareers in the workforce.* *2013-14 General Category Interim Statistics
Average LSAT Score 162 Average LSAT Highest Score 163 Average Cumulative Undergraduate Average 82% Average Highest 2 Years’ Average 84% First-Year Class Size 173 % of class admitted in this category 87%
* Interim statistics as of July 2013
*2013-14 Access and Aboriginal Category Interim Statistics
Average LSAT Score 159 Average LSAT Highest Score 160 Average Cumulative Undergraduate Average 80% Average Highest 2 Years’ Average 82% First-Year Class Size 173 % of class admitted in this category 13%
* Interim statistics as of July 2013
The University shall not be liable if circumstances beyond its control result in restrictions in the number and range of course or program choices availableto students, or the cancellation of classes during the academic year. Circum-stances beyond the University’s control include, without limitation, budgetshortfalls, fire, explosion, natural disaster, power failure, rules or requirementsof any government or legal body having jurisdiction, and labour unrest (suchas strikes, slow downs, picketing, or boycott). The University reserves the rightto limit access to courses or programs, and at its discretion, to withdraw partic-ular programs, options, or courses altogether. In such circumstances, the University undertakes to the best of its ability to enable students registered in affected programs to complete their degree requirements.
The Senate and the Board of Trustees of Queen’s University reserve the right tomake changes in courses, programs and regulations described in the Viewbook,in either its printed or electronic form, at any time without prior notice.
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