Queen's Law Viewbook 2016 - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Faculty of Law

2016 viEwbook

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wElcomE to quEEn’s law Why do students choose Queen’s Law? There are as many answers as there are students – and you’ll get to meet some of them in this Viewbook and find out why they value the Queen’s experience in their own words.

Part of Queen’s appeal is our residential setting in Kingston. Most of our students live close to campus (usually no more than a 10-minute walk), ensuring that the law school hums with activity from morning to night. This strong sense of community is a signature feature of our Faculty, making Queen’s Law personal and collegial as well as challenging and stimulating.

We also provide students with a wide range of international and experiential opportunities, including our unique international law program offered each summer at the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in England. Our students go on exchanges with leading law schools in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Here in Kingston, the Queen’s Law Clinics located downtown offers five clinical programs, where students work under the supervision of experienced legal counsel.

Our moot program is one of the largest in the country, and we place students in internships with the federal government and community clinics, as well as various funded summer public interest internships.

Helping you plan for your future is also a major part of life at Queen’s Law. Highly praised by our students, the Faculty’s Career Development Office offers everything from student-alumni mentoring connections to one-onone career coaching, and with great results. We enjoy one of the best placement rates of any law school in the country. By the start of third year, over 80% of our students will have already secured an articling position, and virtually all of the remaining students are placed by the time of graduation.

Queen’s University is built on 175 years of tradition; we’re proud to be part of one of Canada’s most prestigious universities, and equally proud to help develop the next generation of Canada’s finest legal minds in our classrooms today.

Bill Flanagan Dean and Professor of Law

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Curriculum

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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

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Aimee Burtch, Recruitment and Admissions Manager a.burtch@queensu.ca 613-533-6000 ext. 79005

Global Law Programs Exchange Programs Internship Opportunities

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Jane E. Emrich, Assistant Dean of Students jane.emrich@queensu.ca 613-533-6000 ext. 74283

ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE

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Mailing Address

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Outstanding Teachers and Scholars

INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE

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Financial Planning and Success Determine Your Budget Research the Options – Financial Assistance Put it All Together – The Financial Plan

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SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESS

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Services and Resources Student Support Education and Equity Services Career Development

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SERVICE TO SOCIETY

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Life at Law School, at Queen’s, and in Kingston Law Students’ Society Student Clubs, Organizations and Activities Campus Life Athletics and Recreation Kingston: Part of Your Community

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JOIN THE QUEEN’S LAW COMMUNITY

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Admissions First-Year Admissions Upper-Year Admissions Combined Degree Admission

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Email questions to jd@queensu.ca Book a tour at lawschooltours@queensu.ca

Admissions Staff

Faculty of Law Macdonald Hall, Room 200 128 Union Street Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 Tel 613-533-2220 Fax 613-533-6611 Email jd@queensu.ca

Application for Admission Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS) Ontario Universities’ Application Centre 170 Research Lane Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 5E2 Tel 519-823-1063 Email olsas@ouac.on.ca ouac.on.ca/olsas

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Law School Admission Council Box 2000, 662 Penn Street Newtown, PA 18940-0998, USA Tel 215-968-1001 Email LSACinfo@LSAC.org LSAC.org

Credits Co-Editor Jane E. Emrich, BA(Hons), JD (Queen’s), Assistant Dean of Students Co-Editor/Coordinator Lisa Graham, BCom(Hons), BA, MPA (Queen’s), Manager, Records, Registration and Communications Design Queen’s University Marketing Photography Viki Andrevska, Greg Black, Aimee Burtch, Bernard Clark, Suzy Lamont Photography, Grace Latimer, Julia Lim, Azeem Manghat, Chris Ng

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

“Queen’s Law is a place where you will be both challenged and rewarded.

We have internationally renowned academics and an outstanding administration that will support and encourage your success. Coming to Queen’s Law has been one of the best career and life choices I have made.”

Sean Coughlin, Law’15 LSS President, 2014-15 Guelph, Ontario

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ACADEmiC ExCELLEnCE Curriculum the faculty of law at queen’s university will inspire your passion for learning and cultivate your critical thinking, problem solving and professional skills in preparation for a rewarding career in law and related fields. juriS DoCtor (jD) ProgrAm The Juris Doctor (JD) professional degree program provides the educational foundation to practise law in all common-law jurisdictions in Canada and around the world. Queen’s JD graduates are eligible to register for American bar examinations in the states of New York and Massachusetts.

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Introduction to legal skills

Our compulsory curriculum covers all the fundamental subjects, including instruction in legal research, legal writing and oral advocacy. Students complete courses in:

Our new ILS course covers the basic skills a student needs in law school and in legal practice:

• Public Law • Constitutional Law • Criminal Law • Contracts Law • Property Law • Torts • Introduction to Legal Skills

Small Sections Each first-year student is assigned to a small section led by a full-time professor. Students complete all first-year courses with their small section classmates: one course with just their small section, and the other courses usually with two small sections combined. This system creates a supportive, interactive and collegial learning environment.

• Researching and citing legal material

•Apply legal reasoning •Writing case briefs and factums •Drafting legal documents •Client relations and file management Students will also be introduced to topics including: •Legal ethics and professionalism •The court system •Oral advocacy •Alternative dispute resolution, negotiation •Law office management In addition to lectures, students engage in small group work and experience-based learning.

2015 medallists Queen’s Law awards medals to the three graduates with the highest cumulative averages each year at Convocation.

Dean Bill Flanagan (right) with Medal in Law recipients (l-r from third-highest to highest) Brandon Mattalo, Connor Kense, and Paul Warchuk.

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uPPEr-yEAr jD ProgrAm To enhance skills and perspectives developed in first-year, Queen’s Law students fulfill the following upper-year degree requirements: • Three compulsory courses: Civil Procedure,

Business Associations, and Legal Ethics and Professionalism • One course in Advocacy and one in Practice Skills • Substantial term paper

Each student’s individual program of study is rounded out with electives chosen from our rich curriculum. Full-time students normally take four or five courses in each of the four upper-year terms to satisfy the required upper-year credit requirement of 59 to 68 credits.

Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada has an informal chat with JD students during a visit to Queen’s Law.

curriculum The traditional areas of strength at Queen’s in public law, criminal law, family law, labour law, health law and legal theory are being expanded through growing strength in international law and business law. Challenging courses in legal theory and substantive law are balanced with valuable opportunities for experiential learning and skills development through our superb clinical programs, scholarly law journals, courses in advocacy and practice skills and a rich program in mooting. Our curriculum encourages innovative teaching techniques by offering seminars, lectures, interactive technology and supervised projects to encourage participation, self-directed learning and legal skills development.

Retired Supreme Court of Canada Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé, pictured with Professor Kathleen Lahey (co-director of Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s), speaks on “Conversations about Equality Law and the Future.”

Distinguished visitors Students also learn about a broad range of topical issues from national and international experts who visit Queen’s Law to participate in conferences, workshops and lectures organized by: • Centre

for Law in the Contemporary Workplace

• McCarthy

Tétrault LLP Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Program Aviv Faculty Exchange and Research Program

• Queen’s/Tel • Feminist Ovide Mercredi, President of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and a former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, speaks on aboriginal issues.

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upper-year courses

The breadth and depth of our curriculum is apparent from a listing of our upper-year courses by subject area: Corporate and Commercial Law Advanced Corporate Law Business Associations Business Finance Commercial Bankruptcy & Restructuring Commercial Law Competition Law Contested Transactions Corporate Governance Franchise Law Insurance International Economic Law Queen’s Business Law Clinic Securities Regulation Criminal Law Advanced Criminal Law Clinical Prison Law Criminal Procedure International Criminal Law Sentencing and Imprisonment Environmental Law Environmental Protection Law International Environmental and Resource Law* Mining Law and Policy Evidence, Procedure and Court Structure Civil Procedure Criminal Procedure Evidence family Law Children’s Law Family and Children’s Law Placements Family Law Family Law Clinic health Law Health Law Mental Health Law Public Health Law intellectual Property Law Advanced Intellectual Property Copyright Law Information Privacy Patent Law Technology, Engineering and Management (TEAM, APSC-400) Trademarks and Unfair Competition

international Legal Studies Comparative Constitutional Law Conflict of Laws Immigration and Refugee Law International Criminal Law International Economic Law International Environmental and Resource Law International Human Rights International Humanitarian Law International Labour Law* International Law International Refugee Law* International Taxation* International Trade Litigation International Trade Remedies* Labour Law Advanced Labour Law Collective Agreement and Arbitration Constitutional Labour Law in Canada Employment Law International Labour Law* Labour Law Occupational Safety, Health and Workers’ Compensation Law Pensions and the Law Legal theory and Critical Legal Perspectives Feminist Legal Studies Workshop Jurisprudence Law and Economics Law and Poverty Legal and Political Philosophy Legal Imagination Legality and the Rule of Law* Racism and Canadian Legal Culture Private Law Advanced Issues in Contract Law* Advanced Torts Animal, Politics and the Law Fiduciary Obligation Land Transactions Personal Injury Advocacy Private Law Theory* Remedies* Trusts Wills and Estates

Public Law Aboriginal Law Administrative Law Advanced Constitutional Law Comparative Constitutional Law Equality Rights and the Charter* Freedom of Expression* Human Rights Immigration and Refugee Law Legislatures and Statutory Interpretation Social and Economic Rights Skills training and Professional responsibility Advanced Legal Research Advocacy on Motions Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Advocacy Business Law Clinic Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal Clinical Prison Law Clinical Externships Clinical Litigation Practice Competitive Moot Court Elder Law Clinic Estate Litigation Family Law Clinic Federal Government Internship Legal Ethics and Professionalism Legal Writing and Written Advocacy Negotiation Personal Injury Advocacy Public Law Advocacy Queen’s Law Journal Queen’s Legal Aid Student Leadership Trial Advocacy taxation Corporate Taxation International Taxation* Tax Policy Taxation Supervised Study options Individual Supervised Project Supervised Group Study Program

*Course not offered in 2015–16

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experiential learning

“Working with one of the Queen’s Law Clinics has provided me with an unparalleled learning experience! I have strengthened my practical skills in my area of interest, business law, and helped enhance access to legal services within the local community.”

Emma Cotman, Law’16

Student Caseworker, Queen's Business Law Clinic Kingston, Ontario

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ACADEmiC ExCELLEnCE Experiential Learning queen’s law is a leader in providing excellent clinical programs and training in oral advocacy through mooting and advocacy courses. aspiring academics will enjoy participating in one of two law journals to cultivate their skills in legal research, scholarly writing and editing. all students will have an opportunity to earn credit or volunteer in an experiential learning program or register in skills-based courses.

Queen’s Law Clinics Business Law Elder Law Family Law Prison Law Queen's Legal Aid

Located in downtown Kingston, Queen’s Law Clinics is a suite of professional, multifaceted law clinics offering local residents free legal services while providing students with a unique hands-on clinical experience in business law, family law, elder law, poverty law, and prison law.

Queen’s Law Clinics contains five individual pro bono clinics.

Each of these clinics provides students with experiential learning opportunities while instilling them with the values of community service and the pro bono tradition. Students work in the clinics for course credit, as paid summer workers, and as volunteers.

Queen’s Law Clinics empowers students to act with a high degree of autonomy, responsibility, and decision-making.

Their work is overseen by clinic directors and review counsel.

quEEn’S LEgAL AiD The oldest and largest of the Queen’s clinic programs, Queen’s Legal Aid (QLA) has been a vital part of the Faculty of Law’s service to the community for decades. Working closely with Legal Aid Ontario, QLA provides a wide range of legal services to low-income area residents and students of both Queen’s University and Saint Lawrence College.

For each client, students conduct thorough research and clearly explain their legal opinion and available options. Cases include criminal offences where jail is not likely upon conviction; disputes over working conditions; wages or employment insurance entitlement; disability appeals or Ontario Works problems; provincial offences of a relatively serious nature; Small Claims Court matters; or tenants’ rights issues.

As part of the QLA team, students develop a wealth of experience relating to advocacy, interviewing and counselling, file management, legal ethics, legal research and writing, negotiation and settlement, office procedures, professional responsibility and solicitor/client relationships. They also assist clients in court or at a tribunal hearing.

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A QFLC student caseworker discusses legal options with clients.

QLA student caseworkers discuss strategy for criminal adjournments.

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Unique to Queen’s, the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic (QPLC) allows students to assist prisoners in one of six institutions with a number of legal issues.

At the Queen’s Business Law Clinic (QBLC), students can explore the dynamic field of business law by providing legal assistance to start-ups, entrepreneurs, businesses and not-for-profit organizations in southeastern Ontario.

QPLC students provide legal advice, assistance and representation in matters relating to prison and parole in Kingston-area penitentiaries and Warkworth Institution.

They learn to manage the solicitor/client relationship, interview clients, conduct case-specific research, prepare examinations/ cross-examinations of witnesses, draft legal submissions and represent clients at hearings.

Student caseworkers draft grievances, provide legal opinions, represent clients at Disciplinary Court hearings or before the Parole Board of Canada, conduct meetings with inmate groups and conduct test case litigation.

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QBLC students draft and review legal documents such as leases and licenses, privacy policies and trademark registrations, and non-disclosure agreements and waivers.

They also gain presentation experience by speaking to local business groups on any number of business law issues.

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QBLC and QELC Director Christian Hurley advises a student.

QFLC Director Karla McGrath assists students on a case file.

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Students can explore a growing and socially relevant area of law at the Queen’s Elder Law Clinic (QELC) – the first clinic of its kind in Canada.

At the Queen’s Family Law Clinic (QFLC), students provide vital support to local residents as they navigate Ontario’s sometimes challenging family court system.

Clients are Kingston-area seniors who would otherwise have difficulty affording legal counsel.

Student caseworkers learn about Family Court matters by providing services to clientele with low incomes. These services include helping litigants represent themselves in Family Court by completing their documents, helping them negotiate the Family Court process, or referring them to other family justice resources.

QELC students work with these clients planning wills and powers of attorney, assisting them as they complete guardianship applications or certificates of appointment.

In addition to serving clients with issues such as elder discrimination, abuse and neglect, students may also have opportunities to present seminars to community and professional groups on issues related to aging.

Throughout the year, students attend Family Court to facilitate client access to QFLC services, assisting LAO-funded duty and advice counsel in their provision of enhanced duty counsel services.

Working on cases involving issues such as custody, access and child support, students help clients complete forms such as divorce applications, financial statements and affidavits.

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fAmiLy AnD ChiLDrEn’S LAw PLACEmEntS

Pro bono StuDEntS CAnADA (PbSC)

The Family and Children’s Law Placements course is offered each term, giving upper-year students invaluable insight and experience in the practice of family and children’s law, and the roles and responsibilities of lawyers and other professionals in the legal system. Professor Nicholas Bala coordinates placements and leads seminars for students enrolled in the course. Students have a choice of being placed with family law practitioners and judges, the Children’s Aid Society, and the Victim Witness Program. Students earn academic credit while they learn about the complex legal, ethical and moral decisions involved in the practice of family law.

The Queen’s Law chapter of PBSC attracts student volunteers seeking valuable practical experience in legal research and representation, while looking to gain exposure to unique areas of law. Students are supervised by practising lawyers and are asked to volunteer three hours per week during the academic year up to the end of March. Students can select from an impressive array of engaging community service projects, including:

CLiniCAL ExtErnShiPS

• The Equality Effect – ‘160 Girls’ Legal Protection Against

At least five upper-year students will earn academic credit each year while working for community legal aid clinics serving Kingston, Belleville, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties, Cobourg and Northumberland County.

fEDErAL govErnmEnt intErnShiPS Queen’s Law offers a series of internships in partnership with offices of the federal Department of Justice in Ottawa. Each term, usually eight upper-year students earn academic credit while gaining practical experience. After obtaining a security clearance and completion of the internship, students are eligible for preferential status in government hiring. Examples of legal services units which have repeatedly offered internships include the Treasury Board Secretariat, Department of Foreign Affairs – Trade and Development, Trade Law Bureau, Human Resources Skills Development Canada, Department of Finance, Canada Border Services Agency and the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section of the Department of Justice.

• OJEN (Ontario Justice Education Network) Mock Bail

Hearing. Students help educate local high school students on a specific area of law and prepare them for a mock hearing.

Defilement. Students assist with researching legal issues that will be incorporated into a litigation strategy with an aim to stop child defilement in Malawi.

• Napanee Chamber of Commerce – Seminar Series.

Students prepare and present information relating to legal issues small business owners encounter.

• Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, Parole Preparation Seminar Series.

Students research and present information regarding the parole process to a group of inmates at a local minimumsecurity prison.

Recorded and produced by Queen’s Law students, Pro Bono Radio is the only radio show and podcast of its kind in Canada.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Experiential Learning

LAW JOURNAL OPPORTUNITIES Queen’s Law students play a central part in bringing out two fully refereed scholarly law reviews.

• Queen’s Law Journal (QLJ) The QLJ is one of Canada’s leading general law reviews, and is produced by a student editorial board under the direction of two faculty advisors. In 2015, Carswell published the QLJ -produced Canadian Guide to Legal Style: Canada’s first and only definitive guide to grammar and style conventions in legal writing. queensu.ca/lawjournal

• Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal (CLELJ) The CLELJ is Canada’s only specialized labour and employment law journal. It is a collaborative publication of the Queen’s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace and Lancaster House, a Toronto labour law publisher. A team of student editors work on the CLELJ under the guidance of senior faculty editors.

The application, training and editing processes of the two journals are integrated to some extent. Students who work on both journals 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 a competitive application process.

ADVOCACY AND THE COMPETITIVE MOOT COURT PROGRAM At Queen’s Law, training in advocacy is an integral part of our students’ legal education. First-year students often complete an oral advocacy exercise in their small sections and may participate in the Hicks Morley Moot in labour law. All upperyear students complete a course that enables them to develop essential legal research and written and oral advocacy skills.

Upper-year students also have the opportunity to try out for positions on competitive moot teams and the chance to represent Queen’s in national and international competitions with other law schools. Queen’s mooters travel across the country and around the world, gaining valuable courtroom experience and meeting leading Canadian and international lawyers and judges.

Our Moot Court Program is one of the largest at any Canadian law school. Each year, teams from Queen’s Law compete in up to 20 mooting competitions in a wide range of legal areas, including constitutional law, Aboriginal law, criminal law, international law, tax law, securities law, environmental law, trade law, commercial arbitration, intellectual property, labour arbitration, trial advocacy and client counselling.

As the result of a $100,000 gift from Toronto litigation firm Lenczner Slaght LLP in 2014, Queen’s has been able to further expand and deepen its first-class range of mooting opportunities for students, giving them more chances to hone their courtroom skills in a real-life environment. At least one-third of all our graduates participate in a competitive moot during their time at Queen’s, with more than 75 students participating each year. This participation rate is among the highest of any law school in Canada. Our students’ record of success is remarkable, as evidenced by the number of trophies in our display cases.

Mooting at a Glance • Up to 20 moots per year • About 75 student mooters per year • $100,000 in funding from Lenczner Slaght

Students learn how to construct an argument as part of an intense two-day “moot camp” to prepare for a mooting season under the tutelage of faculty, judges and experienced professionals.

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interdisciplinary opportunities

“The Queen’s JD/MBA program is tremendously valuable for anyone wishing to integrate business knowledge in a legal setting, or legal skills to a career in business. Working and communicating with real clients within an educational environment is extremely beneficial to students wishing to pursue careers in corporate or business law.”

Sophie Moher, MBA’15/Law’16

Ottawa, Ontario

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ACADEmiC ExCELLEnCE Interdisciplinary Opportunities the complexity of legal practice has increased: many major transactions and legal processes require interdisciplinary teams to address all facets of the issues effectively. queen’s law has targeted interdisciplinary studies as a strategic priority. law students need to learn the law and acquire specialized knowledge to excel as legal professionals.

CombinED DEgrEE ProgrAmS

Graduate Diploma in Business (GDB)

Queen’s Law has joined with other leading schools and departments at Queen’s University and with Sherbrooke University in Quebec to offer students several combined degree programs.

Queen’s School of Business offers a four-month Graduate Diploma in Business (GDB) that may be combined with JD degree studies for recent university graduates with a degree in a non-business discipline. The GDB offers a comprehensive overview of business fundamentals through eight courses, which are the same as those in the full-time MBA program’s Fundamentals Module. JD students can complete the GDB from May to August after first-year JD studies at less than half the cost of the full-time MBA. Students who complete the GDB successfully with a B+ average may apply later to have the credits transferred toward completion of other Queen’s MBA degree programs.

JD/Master of Business administration This four-year combined program capitalizes on the strength of the internationally acclaimed, intensive 12-month Master of Business Administration degree offered by Queen’s School of Business and the rich business law program offered by Queen’s Law. Options for early completion of the program in three and a half years are available. Through the BISC option, students earn nine upper-year credits in the International Business Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England, and six credits earned in the MBA program may be transferred to the JD degree.

An on-campus early completion option in three and a half years, which permits students to apply 12 cross-credits from the MBA program toward completion of the JD degree at Queen’s, is available.

Students start the MBA portion of the program in the winter semester of their second year of law school.

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Bachelor of commerce/JD This six-year combined program capitalizes on the strength of the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree offered by Queen’s School of Business and the business law program offered by Queen’s Law. The BCom/JD degree reduces completion time and tuition by one year for undergraduate students admitted to the BCom degree program at Queen’s. Students entering the third year of the Queen’s BCom program are eligible to apply through an internal application process at Queen’s. business.queensu.ca/bcom

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Master of Public administration/JD

Master of Industrial Relations/JD

Queen’s Master of Public Administration/Juris Doctor (MPA/JD) is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program. An option to complete the combined degrees in three years is available to combined degree program students who are selected to complete a Global Law Program at the BISC in the spring term of the graduate registration year. The MPA/JD is an excellent choice if you seek to combine advanced skills in policy analysis and management with training in law for successful policy development and implementation. The School of Policy Studies has a strong reputation for advanced education in policy studies in the areas of health policy, global governance, social policy and public policy in the voluntary sector of not-for-profit, community-based, non-governmental organizations.

The Master of Industrial Relations/Juris Doctor (MIR/JD) is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program that merges graduate training in human resources management, employment and labour policy with a professional degree in law. An option to complete the combined degrees in three years is available for students who are selected to complete a Global Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in the spring term of the graduate registration year.

Most MIR/JD registrants choose to complete the combined program in three years on this basis.

Master of arts (economics)/JD Queen’s Law has joined with the Department of Economics to offer a combined program that allows students to obtain both an MA and JD degree in three years. The program provides highly focused interdisciplinary training for students interested 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, environmental and resource management, and tax law and policy. Combined MA (Econ)/JD students will receive excellent training and gain a strong comparative advantage to pursue careers in specialized legal work that requires knowledge of economic theory and social science methods, high-level policy work and academia.

the federation of law societies of canada is reviewing the extent to which enhanced or integrated credits from non-law courses may be used toward completion of JD degrees at all canadian law schools. a decision is expected in 2017.

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MPa/JD, Ma(econ)/JD and MIR/JD students register initially as graduate students with the queen’s school of Graduate studies, taking first-year JD courses that substitute for other graduate electives. In the remaining years, students are registered as JD students completing mandatory and elective JD courses. see page 50 for details.

civil law/common law Joint Degree Program Queen’s Law has partnered with the University of Sherbrooke to offer a combined common law and civil law degree in four years. In this program, Queen’s JD graduates who are fluent in French can study at Sherbrooke for one year to obtain a civil law degree. Similarly, graduates of the University of Sherbrooke are eligible to study at Queen’s for one year in order to receive a common law degree. Usually there is enough space for some graduates of other Quebec law schools to be accepted for admission to this combined program. Graduates of the Civil Law/Common Law Combined Degree Program are eligible to apply for the licensing process and articling positions to practice in any province or territory in Canada.

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ACADEmiC ExCELLEnCE Interdisciplinary Opportunities

JD students may seek permission from the Academic Standing and Policies Committee to take up to 12 upper-year JD credits during the fall or winter terms in courses at Queen’s outside the Faculty of Law provided that the course has a sufficient connection to law, is of sufficient academic rigour, does not overlap with work previously completed and does not conflict with law registrations.

CEntrE for LAw in thE ContEmPorAry workPLACE (CLCw) The first of its kind in Canada, the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace (CLCW) provides an intellectual nexus for the nation’s labour and employment law community.

The CLCW keeps pace with and anticipates rapid changes to laws affecting the workplace. The changes, which are a product of forces such as globalization, shifting workforce demographics and the human rights revolution, pose new challenges.

Key activities of the CLCW include conducting and publishing research, advising on curriculum enhancements and organizing conferences and workshops on the role of the law in the contemporary workplace.

Steve Shamie, Law’86, Managing Partner of Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, has a discussion with students about working in a management-side labour and employment law firm.

The CLCW’s role is to: • train the next generation of leading labour and employment

law practitioners, teachers and scholars; • lead research into emerging trends and problems in

workplace-related law; and • actively exchange knowledge with labour and employment

law stakeholders.

Professor Kevin Banks, CLCW Director, is guiding the Centre’s strategic direction and shaping its research agenda, in consultation with an advisory board and committee composed of leading practitioners, academics, policy-makers and adjudicators. queensu.ca/clcw

Roy Heenan, CLCW Special Fellow, speaks, while co-panellists Sonia Regenbogen of Mathews Dinsdale LLP and Professor Kevin Banks, CLCW Director, look on at a CLCW conference on a landmark Supreme Court of Canada labour law ruling.

fEminiSt LEgAL StuDiES quEEn’S Created to expand awareness and development of scholarship in feminist legal studies, FLSQ is a research group co-directed

by Professors Kathleen Lahey and Bita Amani. The group supports student involvement in this aspect of legal education and expands the scope of curricular offerings by fostering formal links with scholars, advocates, and policy analysts working in related areas within Queen’s, in other universities in Canada, internationally, and within the legal profession. FLSQ encourages participation by all members of the Queen’s community, and hosts a speakers’ series, two specialized law courses, and an annual symposium in celebration of International Women’s Day. femlaw.queensu.ca

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Attiya Waris, a law professor with the universities of Nairobi and Rwanda, presented the keynote address at FLSQ’s 2015 conference “Women and Tax Justice at Beijing+20: Taxing and Budgeting for Sex Equality.”

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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

“Learning international law in a historic English castle, being taught by leading professionals in the field, and visiting prominent organizations is truly a unique experience. I am very appreciative of the experience and knowledge I gained from the Global Law Program.”

Azeem Manghat, Law’17

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gLobAL PErSPECtivE International 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 participate in 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 the university’s Bader International Study Centre (BISC). Studying and living at the 15th-century Herstmonceux Castle estate in East Sussex, 100 km southeast of London, England, students are immersed in a unique cultural learning experience.

Students can earn upper-year degree credits in intensive and integrated academic programs in International Business Law and Public International Law. These educational experiences are enriched by visits to international institutions in the UK and Europe, where students are briefed by senior legal advisors and key officials.

financial accessibility Queen’s University has established a number of awards and bursaries to help students attend the BISC.

early JD completion Students who complete one of the Global Law Programs at the BISC earn nine upper-year course credits, which can allow them to complete the JD degree requirements in three upperyear terms instead of the usual four.

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International Business law Program required courses: • Public International law (law-540) • International economic law (law-456) • International commercial arbitration (law-613) typical field study destinations include: • organization for economic co-operation and Development (Paris) • white and case llP (Paris) • embassy of canada to france (Paris) • Dentons (Paris) • world trade organization and canadian delegation (Geneva) • sidley austin (Geneva) • world Intellectual Property organization (Geneva)

Public International law Program required 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) • special tribunal for lebanon (the Hague) • organization for the Prohibition of chemical weapons (the Hague) • International criminal court (the Hague) • canadian Mission to the united nations (Geneva) • office of the un High commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva) • office of the un High commissioner for Refugees (Geneva) • unaIDs (Geneva) • International committee of the Red cross (Geneva)

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ExChAngE ProgrAmS Queen’s Law continues to develop partnerships with leading law schools around the world, providing students with additional 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 schools for a term.

AuStrALiA AnD nEw ZEALAnD • University of Melbourne • University of New South Wales • University of Sydney • University of Western Australia • University of Victoria at Wellington, New Zealand

CAribbEAn

AfriCA • University of Cape Town, South Africa

• University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados

ASiA • Fudan University, Shanghai

• EBS Law School, Germany

• Jindal Global Law School, National Capital Region

of Delhi

EuroPE • ESADE Law School, Spain • University of Groningen, Netherlands

• National University of Singapore

• Université Jean Moulin III, France

• Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing

• Uppsala University, Sweden

• University of Hong Kong

miDDLE EASt • Tel Aviv University, Israel • Koç University, Turkey* *Option to complete LLM in International and European Business Law

intErnShiP oPPortunitiES Queen’s Law’s internship funding programs allow students to gain legal knowledge and skills by contributing to the public interest in Canada and abroad as summer interns. With financial support from the Torys Public Summer Internship Award Program and the Dean’s Excellence Fund, students can accept unpaid summer internships with not-for-profit and public-interest agencies. Recent internships include: CAnADA • Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, Toronto • Canadian Lawyers Abroad – Behdzi Ahda First Nation,

Colville Lake • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto • Lawyers Without Borders, Quebec City • Pivot Legal Society, Vancouver • Pro Bono Law Ontario’s Medical Legal Partnerships

for Children, Toronto • Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, Toronto

unitED StAtES • Canadian Embassy, Washington D.C.

AfriCA • South African Human Rights Commission, Cape Town • United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for

Rwanda, Arusha ASiA • Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia, Thailand • Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi • United Nations Environment Programme, Bangkok

EuroPE • Canadian Mission to the WTO, Geneva • International Criminal Court, The Hague • Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development, Paris • Special Tribunal for Lebanon, The Hague • UNAIDS, Geneva

miDDLE EASt • Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Tel Aviv • Israel Law Center, Ramat Gan • United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Jerusalem

• Creative Rights/PonyRide, Detroit • NY Legal Assistance Group, New York • UN Legal Affairs, New York • Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, Anchorage

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other International study options Law students also have opportunities to participate in exchanges with Queen’s University’s partner institutions or to study abroad as a visiting international student at a university that is not an exchange partner.

gLobAL PErSPECtivE International Opportunities

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, Anchorage

Lyon, France

Beijing, China

Canadian Lawyers Abroad – Behdzi Ahda First Nation, Colville Lake Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi

Cape Town, South Africa

Sydney, Australia

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ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE “Queen’s Law gives students an amazing level of access to some of Canada’s top legal thinkers, both in the classroom and outside it. I chose Queen’s Law because of the reputation of our faculty and the intelligence and energy of our students.”

Professor Grégoire Webber

Canada Research Chair in Public Law and Philosophy of Law

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ADvAnCing knowLEDgE Outstanding Teachers and Scholars outStAnDing tEAChErS AnD SChoLArS Queen’s Law boasts a full-time faculty whose members are renowned for their commitment to innovative teaching and advancement of scholarship. Their demonstrated combination of excellence in teaching, research and practice provides a stimulating environment in which to learn. Students also benefit from the knowledge and experience of practitioners teaching specialized upper-year subjects in their areas of expertise.

sHaRRyn J. aIKen

BIta aManI

MaRtHa BaIley

BA (York), MA (Toronto), LLB, LLM (Osgoode) Associate Professor teaching subjects: Immigration law, International Refugee law, administrative law, International Human Rights, Public International law, law and Poverty

BA (York), LLB (Osgoode), SJD (Toronto) Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s

LLB (Toronto), LLM, MSc (Queen’s), DPhil (Oxford) Professor teaching subjects: conflict of laws, contracts, family law

teaching subjects: trademarks and unfair competition, copyright law, advanced IP, Information Privacy, feminist legal studies workshop

BeVeRley BaInes

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KeVIn BanKs

BA (McGill), JD (Queen’s) Professor of Law; cross-appointed to Gender Studies Department and School of Policy Studies teaching subjects: constitutional law, equality Rights and the charter, law Gender and equality, Public law, law and Public Policy (school of Policy studies)

BA (Toronto), JD (Queen’s), LLM (Harvard) Professor teaching subjects: family law, children’s law, family and children’s law Placements, contracts

BA, LLB (Toronto), SJD (Harvard) Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace teaching subjects: labour law, Property law, International labour law, employment law

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BA (Hons), MA (Queen’s), PhD (Cornell) Professor of Policy Studies, cross-appointed to Law teaching subjects: labour Policy and law, labour Relations, labour economics

BA (Western), LLB (Queen’s), JSM, JSD (Stanford) Professor teaching subjects: contracts, taxation, International taxation, legal ethics

BA (McGill), JD (Toronto), LLM, JSD (Yale) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: Property, Jurisprudence, law and Poverty, Patent law

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DaVID fReeDMan

leslIe GReen

LLB (Osgoode), MA (Oxford), PhD (Cambridge) Associate Professor teaching subjects: trusts, wills and estates, civil Procedure, estate litigation

BA(Queen’s), MA, MPhil, DPhil (Oxford) Professor of Law and Distinguished University Fellow in the Philosophy of Law, Queen’s University; The Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Oxford; Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford teaching subject: legality and the Rule of law

BA (Carleton), JD (Toronto), DEA (Paris I), LLM (Columbia) Dean and Professor of Law teaching subjects: Business associations, International trade and Investment, Property law

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lynne Hanson

tsVI KaHana

JosHua D.H. KaRton

LLB (Osgoode), BA, MA, LLM (Queen’s) Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching subjects: torts, advanced torts, criminal law, Mental Health law, legal skills, Health law, contracts, law, Gender and equality

LLB, LLM (Tel Aviv), SJD (Toronto) Associate Professor teaching subjects: Public law, constitutional law, legislatures and legislation, social and economic Rights

BA (Yale), JD (Columbia),

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BA (Simon Fraser), JD (British

BA(Hons) (Lakehead), JD (Osgoode), LLM (Harvard) Associate Professor teaching subjects: Insurance, torts, civil Procedure, complex liability, law, Risk and Health care

BA (Queen’s), DPhil (Oxford) Professor of Philosophy, cross-appointed to Law teaching subject: animal, Politics and the law

Columbia), LLM, JSD (NYU) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: criminal law, sentencing, Prison law

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PhD (Cambridge) Associate Professor teaching subjects: contracts, commercial law, International commercial arbitration, conflict of laws

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DaVID lyon

BA (Illinois), JD (DePaul), LLM (York) Professor of Law and Co-Director of Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s teaching subjects: taxation, tax Policy, Property, law and sexuality, law, Gender and equality

BA (Dresden), MA (Jacobs), LLM, PhD (LSE) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: contracts, International economic law

BSc, PhD (Bradford) Professor of Sociology, cross-appointed to Law, and Director of Surveillance Studies Centre

allan Manson

MaRy Jo MauR

nancy MccoRMacK

BA (Toronto), LLB (Western), LLM (London) Professor teaching subjects: criminal law, sentencing, evidence

BA (Hons) (Toronto), LLB, LLM (Queen’s) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: family law, civil Procedure, alternative Dispute Resolution, torts, Introduction to lawyering skills

BA (Waterloo), MA (McMaster), MLIS (Western), JD (Toronto), LLM (Osgoode) Law Librarian and Associate Professor teaching subjects: advanced legal Research, legal Research and writing

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BA (Hons), LLB (Queen’s), MA, PhD (British Columbia), LLM (Yale) Associate Dean (Academic) and Associate Professor teaching subjects: Public law, constitutional law, law and economics

LLB (Nairobi), LLM (Hull), MA (Oxford), PhD (Cambridge) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: Business associations, Property, fundamental Issues in corporate Governance

LLB (Western), LLM (Dalhousie) Professor teaching subjects: environmental law, Property, torts

ADvAnCing knowLEDgE Outstanding Teachers and Scholars

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MIcHael G. PRatt

BA(Hons), MA, LLB (Queen’s) Professor of Law and Family Medicine teaching subjects: Health law, Public Health law, torts; Director of law Program in the school of Medicine

BSc (Toronto), LLB (Osgoode), LLM (Toronto), PhD (Sydney) Associate Dean (Graduate Studies and Research) and Associate Professor of Law; cross-appointed to Department of Philosophy teaching subjects: contracts, Remedies, advanced Issues in contract law, torts

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Jean tHoMas

MaRK walteRs

BA, LLB (Natal), Dipl. in Criminology (Cambridge), DPhil (Oxford) Professor teaching subjects: criminal law, criminal Procedure, evidence

BA(Hons), MA, JD (Toronto), LLM, PhD (NYU) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: torts, Discrimination

BA (Western), LLB (Queen’s), DPhil (Oxford) Professor teaching subjects: constitutional law, aboriginal law, Jurisprudence, administrative law

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LLB, BCL (McGill), DPhil (Oxford) Canada Research Chair in Public Law and Philosophy of Law teaching subjects: contracts, colloquium in legal and Political Philosophy

BA, MA, JD, PhD (Toronto) Assistant Professor teaching subjects: Jurisprudence, constitutional law, administrative law

DaRRyl RoBInson LLB (Western), LLM (New York) Associate Professor teaching subjects: International criminal law, International law, International Human Rights law, criminal law

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INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE

“Receiving an entrance scholarship at Queen’s gave me an immediate sense of community and inspired me to give back to the Queen’s Law community, through student government, clubs and the new student newspaper.

Scholarships and other funding opportunities really empower Queen’s Law students to succeed.”

Ian Moore, MPA’14/Law’16

Edmonton, Alberta

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invESting in your futurE Financial Planning and Success

queen’s university and the faculty of law are committed to the goal of ensuring a legal education remains financially affordable to qualified students. each year approximately $4.8 million in total financial assistance is granted to queen’s law students.

thrEE StEP finAnCiAL PLAnning 1 Determine your budget 2 Research the options – financial assistance 3 Put it all together – the financial plan 1 DEtErminE your buDgEt When selecting a school, we know that the cost of attendance is a crucial factor. Please note that to some extent, the amount it costs to attend Queen’s will depend on the choices you make. See the chart for guidelines for the living costs you might incur for the academic year from September through April. The ranges provided under living expenses reflect personal lifestyle decisions. Complete details on tuition and ancillary fees for the 2015–16 academic year are available at queensu.ca/registrar/financials/tuition-fees

financial assistance for queen’s JD students at a Glance • Each year Queen’s JD students receive $4.8 million

in total financial assistance across all years of study.

• More than 40% of Queen’s entering class receive

Queen’s merit- and need-based awards • 54% of all Queen’s JD students receive Queen’s

financial assistance • 60% of Queen’s JD students access government

student assistance • Queen’s bursaries range in value up to $7,500 with

the average bursary being $4,300

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estimated total cost of attending queen’s law for the 2015–16 academic year TUITION FEE (for domestic students) $17,524 ANCILLARY FEES $ 1,170 Student Activity Fee, Student Assistance Levy BOOKS AND SUPPLIES $ 1,830 (if acquiring a computer from Queen’s, you should budget an additional $500 per year) Subtotal Tuition and Books $20,524 LIVING EXPENSES Rent/Utilities $ 4,400 – $ 7,000 Food $ 1,600 – $ 2,000 Other Personal Expenses $ 1,550 – $ 2,400 Local Transportation Full access to Kingston Public Transit Systemiv Subtotal Living Expenses $ 7,550 – $11,400 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE $28,075 – $31,925 i

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to make changes in the scale of fees if, in its opinion, circumstances so warrant.

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Tuition fee is for all new full-time domestic students (i.e. Canadian citizens, permanent/landed residents, native persons and exempt international students).

iii Total Fees include the Tuition Fee and Ancillary Fees (Student Activity Fee and Student Assistance Levy). Tuition Fee and Ancillary Fees are based on 2015–16 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/financials/tuition-fees See also the fees required for the University Health Insurance Plan at quic.queensu.ca/incoming/costofliving.asp

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2 rESEArCh thE oPtionS – finAnCiAL ASSiStAnCE Financial assistance programs and services available to Queen’s students are administered by the Queen’s Student Awards Office. These programs and services include merit-based scholarships and awards and need-based financial assistance.

Merit-Based assistance Scholarships, Awards and Prizes Queen’s University attracts the best law students through a multitude of merit-based prizes, awards and scholarships established through the generosity of our alumni and donors. A list of all admissions and general scholarships, awards and prizes for which law students are eligible is at queensu.ca/studentawards/financial-assistance/ faculty-law-students Admission Scholarships – no Application required During each admission cycle, Queen’s Law awards the following admission scholarships on the basis of academic merit to students entering first year of the JD program.

All eligible applicants are considered automatically for seven awards: • Alberta Scholar at Queen’s Law Scholarship • Beresford-Knox Scholarship in Law • Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP Entrance Scholarship • William M. Bone Scholarship • Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Scholarship • David Mullan Entrance Scholarship • University Entrance Scholarships in Law

See also queensu.ca/studentawards/awards-list/needbased-bursaries-and-awards/named-law-admission-bursaries

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Additional Admission Scholarships – Application required After registering in the JD degree program in September, students may submit applications for four awards: • Faculty of Law Dean’s Council Diversity Awards • Agnes Lefas Memorial Scholarship • Newton Rowell Entrance Scholarships in Law • David and Pearl Tobias Entrance Scholarship

queensu.ca/studentawards/financial-assistance/ faculty-law-students Entrance scholarships funded by organizations external to Queen’s University include Aird Scholarships, Department of Justice Canada Entrance Scholarships for Aboriginal Students, Law Foundation of Newfoundland Scholarships, and The Law Society of Prince Edward Island Scholarship. queensu.ca/studentawards/financial-assistance/ external-awards

invESting in your futurE Financial Planning and Success need-Based assistance Admission bursary Bursaries are non-repayable grants. Unlike scholarships, which are based solely on academic excellence, financial need is the primary consideration in the selection of bursary recipients.

Assessment of eligibility for Faculty of Law Admission Bursaries is independent of your assessment for admission to the Faculty of 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 accumulated government student financial debt

from prior post-secondary studies.

Demonstrated financial need is based on, but not restricted to, the following factors: • student and family income (if applicable), • number of dependants in the family (if applicable), • applicant’s assets including savings, • the full cost of the program of study, • books and supplies, and • basic living expenses.

general bursaries Queen’s General Bursaries are available for eligible students throughout their degree program. Queen’s Law students are eligible to apply for the Queen’s General Bursary. Law students will be assessed for the Faculty of Law Student Bursaries and for named awards based on financial need by submitting a Queen’s General Bursary application. The application is available each year in early September through the SOLUS Student Centre. The deadline to submit an application is October 31. queensu.ca/studentawards/financial-assistance/ general-bursary.

Emphasis is placed on assisting students who have and continue to demonstrate need over and above the maximum funding available through government student assistance. Therefore, it is expected that students who have accumulated government student financial debt from their prior post-secondary studies may have fewer options available to them. Students who have either not received government 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 in the first year of their JD program.

Government student loans and Grants The 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 persons. Once students have been out of high school for more than four years, most federal and provincial/territorial student financial assistance programs consider them to be independent applicants. queensu.ca/studentawards/financial-assistance/ government-student-assistance

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earn while you learn – Part-time work opportunities Working part-time is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a financial plan, gain valuable work experience, learn to manage your 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.

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queen’s Law Employment opportunities The Faculty of Law provides opportunities for academically strong upper-year law students to work as research assistants for professors. Additionally, students may be selected to work as tutors in the Academic Assistance Program and others are selected to work at the Queen’s Law Clinics during the summer.

student lines of credit It is not uncommon for students to access resources through a Student Line of Credit in addition to the funds they receive through the government assistance program. Law students are 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/financial-assistance/ student-line-credit These loans do not require a demonstration of financial need and provide special terms to assist the financing of studies in a professional degree program. law.queensu.ca/jd-admissions/costs-financial-assistance

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Dean Flanagan addresses the crowd at a ceremony to celebrate the “Gowlings Atrium,” named in honour of the firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP to recognize its major gift to the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace.

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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.

613-533-2216 awards@queensu.ca queensu.ca/studentawards

invESting in your futurE Financial Planning and Success 3 Put it ALL togEthEr – thE finAnCiAL PLAn Students use a variety of funding sources to pay for their education. To some extent the amount of resources required to fund your education will depend on the choices you make.

We have illustrated two financial plans for two students who are entering the Queen’s JD program in fall 2015. Both have been out of high school for four years, and are single with no dependants.

Cost of attendance is a critical factor in the assessment of financial need. It is important to note that bursary amounts may vary depending on each law school’s cost of attendance, and the respective university financial aid policies. At many schools in Canada, this cost may range from approximately $25,000 to more than $40,000. At Queen’s, some students may be eligible to receive Queen’s need-based assistance of up to one-third of the Queen’s cost of attendance.

Scenario 1:

Scenario 2:

Student received maximum government student financial assistance throughout undergraduate studies.

Student completed undergraduate degree without requiring government assistance.

Government Loans (repayable)* Government Grants (non-repayable)*^ Queen’s Bursary Assistance Queen’s Work Study Program Summer resources Professional Student Line of Credit

Professional Student Line of Credit Summer resources Queen’s Work Study Program

$7,400 $6,987 $7,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,600

Government Loans (repayable)*

Total Resources $29,987

Queen’s Bursary Assistance

Government Loans (repayable)* Government Grants (non-repayable)*^ Queen’s Bursary Assistance** Queen’s Work Study Program Summer resources Professional Student Line of Credit

Government Grants (non-repayable)*^

$ 7,400 $ 6,987 $ 0 $ 2,000 $ 2,500 $11,115

Government Loans (repayable)* Professional Student Line of Credit

Total Resources $29,987 Government Grants

(non-repayable)*^ Summer Resources Queen’s Work Study Program

* 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 $7,400 for a two-term academic year). **Based on the level of government assistance and Student Line of Credit accessed in year 1, it is expected that students in Scenario 2 (should their financial circumstances remain unchanged) may qualify for some Queen’s financial assistance in their upper years. law.queensu.ca

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SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESS

“The support staff at Queen’s Law are helpful with their advice, quick to respond to queries and always keep us up-to-date with job opportunities, information sessions and more. They have helped ease the transition into law school and made it easier for me to find a career path that I am interested in.”

Jason Liang, MPA’15/Law’17 Scarborough, Ontario

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SuPPorting your SuCCESS Services and Resources queen’s law is located in Macdonald Hall, a first-rate learning environment featuring full accessibility by elevator, wireless Internet service, 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

EDuCAtion AnD Equity SErviCES

We provide prompt, helpful support to meet the broad spectrum of student needs, including

Personal Support and Academic Assistance Programs

• IT support.

Our Education and Equity Services Office is often the first point of contact for students seeking help for illness, disability, language barriers, family or personal crisis or absences due to religious observance. Helen Connop, Manager of Education and Equity Services, liaises with the Queen’s Health Counselling and Disability Services Office and the Exams Office to ensure that disability-based and language-based accommodations are provided for eligible students. Through the Happiness Project, Ms. Connop facilitates confidential peer matching of law students for mutual personal support and help with coping strategies.

She also coordinates the Academic Assistance Program.

• Personal counselling and referral to relevant central

Our Equity Office assists students by:

• Academic advising and planning to assist with course

selection, enrolment and early options for completion.

• Academic relief on documented medical or compassionate

grounds through the Academic Standing and Policies Committee.

• Help with exam arrangements and accommodations.

• Advising on international exchanges and other study

or work abroad opportunities.

university resources.

• Career information, individualized planning and skills

development to assist students applying for summer jobs, internships, clerkships and articling positions.

• Arranging notetakers • Making referrals for exam or classroom accommodations • Liaising with professors • Bringing requests to the Academic Standing and Policies

queen’s university student services and Resources Beyond the support provided at Macdonald Hall, Queen’s Student Affairs coordinates support, services and facilities for students living on campus and in the broader community: • Athletics and Recreation Centre • Ban Righ Centre (support for mature female students) • Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre • Health, Counselling and Disability Services • Accessibility Hub: Campus and Community Services • Campus Security and Emergency Services • Student Community Relations

(support for off-campus housing) • University Chaplain’s Office

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Committee for extensions or deferrals • Providing short-term supportive counselling, information

and referrals • Helping to expedite medical referrals, as appropriate • Administering laptop loans, emergency financial assistance

(up to $100) and limited funding for special projects, seminars and workshops related to equity and diversity issues • Coordinating with the Law Students’ Society Equity

Committee on diversity and equity outreach projects Our Academic Assistance Program provides free and confidential tutoring/mentoring by trained, academically strong upper-year law students. All of our students can turn to this program if they have questions or are confused about matters including: • Course subject material and professors’ expectations • Adjusting to law school and/or its culture, and

getting involved • Best practices for studying, writing outlines and exams

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CArEEr DEvELoPmEnt Our Career Development Office provides professional, relevant and timely services to help our students make informed career decisions. We advise students of the wide range of summer, articling and long-term employment opportunities available and ensure they have the necessary skills and support to reach their individual goals.

Personalized career Planning • A comprehensive Career Management plan which explains

the steps Queen’s Law students can take throughout law school to learn about legal careers, assess their own interests and strengths, develop career planning strategies and skills, and find the summer, articling and long-term positions appropriate for them.

career facts and figures Articling recruitment Placement rates for our graduates continue to be among the best in Canada. In 2014–15, almost 80 per cent of our students had secured an articling position before entering third year, and most of the remaining students had found a position by graduation.

Summer recruitment Queen’s Law students do very well in a variety of summer recruitment processes. In the summer of 2015, 84 per cent of the class of 2016 had a law-related summer position, many of which will lead to articles with the same employer. where queen’s Law students will article in 2015–16

• Unlimited individual counselling sessions to assist students

with self-assessment, career exploration and job search strategies, resumé and cover letter development, and interview preparation. We pride ourselves on having the resources and the commitment to work closely with each student to develop an individualized career plan.

opportunities to explore and network • Seminars and workshops on a range of topics to help students

explore options and develop the job search and professional skills required for success in the legal market.

• A broad network through which students can develop

relationships with legal employers and alumni. Connect with alumni through our Shadow Program and our online alumni mentoring program ProNet. • A tradition of peer support through our student career

mentors list, the students on the Career Development Committee, events co-sponsored by the CDO and LSS clubs, and mock interviews by students.

• Opportunities to meet with private and public-sector

employers from Toronto, Ottawa and other cities, including the annual Careers Day and many other on-campus events.

comprehensive Resources • Online access to job postings, an events calendar, and

extensive career and job-search guides through our Career Services Manager.

• Coordination of on-campus interviews by Toronto and

Location toronto ottawa British columbia Kingston alberta Greater toronto area northern ontario southwestern ontario eastern ontario nova scotia Manitoba

66% 13% 1% 3% 2% 6% 1% 5% 2% 1% 1%

type of Employer large/national firms smaller firms Government clerkships In-house Public Interest

39% 40% 11% 5% 3% 2%

Most of our graduates choose to article, even if they do not plan to practise law. However, some pursue graduate studies or work in other areas such as policy, business, publishing and human resources. A legal education at Queen’s can lead to a broad range of professional career opportunities including academia and the judiciary, mediation/arbitration, and work with regulatory agencies and unions.

Clerkship Placements number of students receiving clerkships 2007–17

Ottawa employers (and interviews by Vancouver and Calgary employers in Toronto) recruiting second-year summer students.

• Opportunities to apply for funding from the law school

to support international and domestic public-interest summer internships.

11 supreme court of canada 17 Provincial court of appeal 34 Provincial /territorial superior courts

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* statistics for law 2015 based on student responses as of June 2015

10 federal court of appeal

4 federal court trial Division

2 tax court of canada

SuPPorting your SuCCESS Services and Resources

At a CDO-hosted event, students engage in one-on-one chats with practising lawyers about career options.

In one of many panels organized and/ or sponsored by the CDO, criminal defence lawyers and assistant crown attorneys participate in the Queen’s Criminal Law Career Panel.

Students meet employers from firms and government departments to talk about career opportunities at different organizations.

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hELPing StuDEntS DEvELoP CArEEr PAthS Our Career Development Office provides support to law students as they plan careers that meet their individual goals.

John McIntyre, Law’14

Jennifer Dumoulin, Law’15

Articling Student, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, 2014-2015 (to return as Associate in Sept. 2016)

Articling Student, Department of Justice (Legal Excellence Program), National Capital Region 2015-2016

Judicial Law Clerk, Court of Appeal for Ontario, 2015-2016

As a student, what were your career goals and what did you want to know about careers?

“I had a specific interest in the health sector when I entered law school, so my goal was to gain experience in health law as early as possible to confirm whether I wanted to practice in that area. As a result, I was particularly interested in being provided career information regarding health law. In first year, I was most focused on legal internships, and in second year it was on figuring out which On-Campus Interviewing firms/non-OCI firms actually practice in that field.” how did queen’s Law’s CDo help you meet your goals?

“The Queen’s Law CDO provides invaluable services to Queen’s students both through its staff, who provide relevant and practical sessions and one-on-one skill development, but also by acting as a conduit to connect Queen’s students with upper-year students and alumni who can offer advice specific to their interests. In my case, the CDO partnered with health-related clubs to offer health-specific career sessions.

“Because of the tremendous support I received as a student, I show my appreciation by paying it forward and acting as an alumni resource to current students through ProNet, the CDO’s online mentoring program.”

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As a student, what were your career goals and what did you want to know about careers?

“When I started at Queen’s Law, my dream job was to work in legislative affairs, writing private members’ bills. To get there, what I needed to know about careers changed each year. In first year, it was all about the recruiting process and how to do interviews. In second year, it was about finding more than a job – I wanted to find my career. In third year, it was about succeeding in articling and laying the groundwork for my future in the legal profession.” how did queen’s Law’s CDo help you meet your goals?

“Queen’s Law’s CDO was there for me every step of the way! I can’t even begin to say thank you for all of the help and guidance I received! CDO staff offer more than just employment guides and databases, and sample cover letters and resumés (although they do help with that too!). They make sure that every student has the tools they need to succeed in the recruiting process and the workplace.

“Without the CDO, I wouldn’t have been successful in the recruiting process and I wouldn’t have found a job that I’m excited about. Among other things, they helped me to find out what was really important for me in an employer and how to do Skype interviews – and do them well.

Thank you CDO!”

SuPPorting your SuCCESS Services and Resources LAw LibrAry

LEArning CommonS

The William R. Lederman Law Library provides a vast range of print and online resources – all that you are likely to require for any topic of study or research. The friendly and highly knowledgeable staff of the Law Library can assist you with finding your way around the Library, with getting started on research, and a variety of other matters.

In the fall of 2015, the ribbon will be cut on the new Learning Commons in a completely renovated area connected to the Lederman Law Library. This new space reflects the needs of contemporary law students, providing greater opportunities to study, meet, and exchange ideas. Reflecting the changing nature of the legal profession, it will bring students together in a shared space that encourages collaboration, innovation and leadership – skills that are increasingly essential in the modern practice of law.

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Our Learning Commons will feature open-concept meeting areas, “breakout” rooms for mooting and teamwork, and laptop-friendly study spaces. It is a thoroughly modern environment featuring wireless Internet, ecologically sensitive lighting, and modular designs that accommodate a broad range of activities.

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SERVICE TO SOCIETY “Thanks to the depth of talent and wide-ranging interests of our students, Queen’s Law has remarkable opportunities to get involved with the community. The Law Students’ Society provides a vast collection of ways to pursue your interests and enjoy different pockets of an ever-welcoming community – from clubs and sports teams to collaborative initiatives and social events.”

Meagan Berlin, Law’16

LSS President, 2015-16 Lloydminster, Alberta

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SErviCE to SoCiEty Life 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 StuDEntS’ SoCiEty

society of Graduate and Professional students

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 faculty governance. LSS representatives also serve on university-wide committees of Senate and on the executive of the Society of Graduate and Professional Students. The LSS funds student clubs and its class representatives and elected members are central to the vibrant and diverse range of student clubs, organizations and activities. LSS student athletic representatives organize a busy schedule of intramural sports including rugby, hockey, soccer, squash, ultimate frisbee and many others.

The SGPS is the central student government body for law, graduate, education and theology students. The Society administers health and dental plans for professional program students. Law students can be elected to the SGPS Council and Committees to play a role in governance at the university level.

Members of the Law Students’ Society executive in discussion at a meeting.

Kevin Wiener, Law’15, SGPS President 2014-15 accepts the Tricolour Award for significant contributions to Queen’s and to student life from Principal Woolf and Chancellor Leech at Convocation. “It’s only by giving back,” he says, “that we are able to maintain and improve that student experience for the next generation.”

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student clubs, organizations and activities Queen’s offers a myriad of diverse clubs, organizations and activities. Embrace the Queen’s community spirit!

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Students dance up a storm to support cancer research at Cabaret for a Cure, the school’s annual charity fundraiser.

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ExPEriEnCE StuDEnt LifE At quEEn’S LAw

SErviCE to SoCiEty Life at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada chats with students in Macdonald Hall during a two-day visit.

Students show their musical chops at the annual Lawlapalooza music show, raising money for two local organizations.

The Queen’s Law “Bras and Bros” raise money for cancer research each year in the CIBC Run for the Cure.

Donning colourful hair pieces, students and faculty show their support for “Flip Your Wig for Justice,” a province-wide campaign responding to the access to justice crisis in Canada. law.queensu.ca

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CAmPuS LifE Queen’s is a residential university with vast majority of students coming from out of town.

Most law students live within walking distance to the beautiful Queen’s campus.

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AthLEtiCS AnD rECrEAtion At quEEn’S univErSity

SErviCE to SoCiEty Life at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston

At Queen’s Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC), students can meet all their fitness needs with the latest equipment in a spacious modern facility: • 4,500 square foot cardio & strength zones with more

than 10 tons of free weights.

• Kingston’s largest pool (38m x 25m).

• 2 gyms that can accommodate 4 basketball courts,

4 volleyball courts and 12 badminton courts.

• 8 international squash courts plus 2 racquetball courts.

• 2 combative rooms for martial arts, wrestling and more.

• A food court, coffee shop, club rooms, retailers and

community facilities.

At the law school, student athletic representatives organize a busy schedule of intramural sports.

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kingSton: PArt of your Community Historic downtown Kingston is bordered by waterfront parks along the shores of Lake Ontario and the Cataraqui River.

The Queen’s campus is just a 10-minute walk from the vibrant downtown.

Kingston offers the perfect blend of quaint small-town feel with big-city amenities. A college town and an enclave for writers, artists and musicians, Kingston provides an ideal lifestyle for students of Queen’s University, the Royal Military College of Canada and St. Lawrence College. tourism.kingstoncanada.com

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Queen’s University

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SErviCE to SoCiEty Life at Law School, on Queen’s Campus, and in Kingston queen’s university Established 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 120 countries around the world are enrolled at this foremost institution of higher learning.

For information about Queen’s University, a campus map and a virtual campus tour, see queensu.ca/discover/visit

Hong Kong / 18 hrs

Kingston centrally located along the shore of lake ontario, Kingston is within a three-hour drive of major metropolitan centres: toronto, 262 km ottawa, 177 km Montreal, 296 km syracuse, new york, 175 km

Vancouver / 5 hrs

London / 7 hrs

canada Calgary / 4 hrs

Dubai / 14 hrs San Francisco / 5.5 hrs

Toronto Denver / 3 hrs

united states

• kingston

Halifax / 2 hrs

New York / 1.5 hrs

Dallas / 3.5 hrs Atlanta / 2 hrs

Bermuda / 2 hrs

To see maps of Kingston, visit www.cityofkingston.ca/maps.asp

B queen’s university macdonald hall *the home of queen’s faculty of law is located on Main campus (128 union street at alfred street).

Kingston is highly accessible by Highway 401, by train, bus and by plane, at norman Rogers airport.

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JOIN THE QUEEN’S LAW COMMUNITY “I love that Queen’s Law has an extremely close community feel. Everyone is willing to help each other – all the students, faculty and staff are incredibly approachable, and getting involved in the school is incredibly easy to do!”

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join thE quEEn’S LAw Community Admissions our admissions philosophy requires that applicants granted admission have strong aptitude for legal reasoning, 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 ability and innovative endeavours, self-discipline, time management skills and maturity. our faculty is enriched by the skills, knowledge and experience of students who have been community leaders, excelled in extracurricular activities, and enjoyed success in careers prior to pursuit of legal education. we also benefit from the admission of students with enquiring minds who have excelled consistently in a broad range of academic disciplines. firSt-yEAr juriS DoCtor (jD) ADmiSSionS application Process

Application Deadline and Submission

Applications are processed online through the Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS).

The deadline is at the beginning of November for admission in the following academic year.

Complete and submit the application to OLSAS at ouac.on.ca/olsas

All applicants must submit the following materials directly to OLSAS:

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• Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores

Application review

• Official post-secondary transcripts

Applications are ranked initially on cumulative undergraduate average and average LSAT score for processing to the Admissions Committee. At the time of review and decision, applicants are given the benefit of the highest LSAT score and last two years’ average. All applicant materials are reviewed holistically in accordance with the admissions philosophy. Applicants will be considered for admissions scholarships during the admissions cycle on the basis of the application materials filed through OLSAS, LSAT scores, transcripts, and letters of reference.

• Personal statement • At least one academic letter of reference

English Language Proficiency test scores must also be submitted by applicants who have not completed three years of full-time post-secondary education in English prior to submission of the JD application. The minimum total score for TOEFL iBT is 100 (Writing 24, Speaking 22, Reading 24, Listening 20), and for IELTS it is 7.5.

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categories and Requirements minimum basis of Admission: Previous undergraduate Degree Studies

general Category

All applicants must have completed successfully a minimum of three years of full-time undergraduate studies in a degree program at a recognized post-secondary institution that provides an academic environment and education that prepares students for potential success in advanced study at Queen’s.

Completion of a four-year honours degree is preferred. queensu.ca/secretariat/policies/senateandtrustees/ admission.html

• a minimum overall high B+ average (78-79%) (3.4 CGPA)

The Admissions Committee reviews the nature and content of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs undertaken.

Enrolment at full course load, scholarships, awards and prizes received, the level of degree obtained (i.e. honours vs. general), consistency and improvement in academic performance, and successful completion of graduate work are weighed positively. mature Applicants Applicants who have completed three full years of coursework in a degree program at a recognized institution as of June 1 in the year of admission AND are at least 26 years of age AND have a minimum of five years of non-academic experience, are eligible to apply for admission under the Access Category as a mature student. The minimum age and minimum non-academic experience requirements must be met

by September 1 in the year of admission.

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Competitive applicants have with at least an A- average (80-84%) (3.7 GPA) in the last two years of an undergraduate degree program, combined with • 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 good academic preparation for undertaking a professional degree in law.

• Demonstrated interest in and identification with an

indigenous community; documentation is required to corroborate the basis of claim.

• Admission may be conditional upon successful completion

of the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan in the summer. usask.ca/plsnp

join thE quEEn’S LAw Community Admissions Access Category Applicants who are mature, disadvantaged, or have a disability or chronic medical condition Queen’s Law is committed to enhancing diversity in legal education and in the legal profession. To this end, the Faculty encourages applications from candidates whose backgrounds, qualities or experiences would allow them to make unique contributions to the law school community, the legal profession and society in general.

The Admissions Committee will consider an applicant’s disability, educational and financial disadvantage, membership in a historically disadvantaged group, age, life experience, or any other factor relating either to educational barriers faced by the applicant, or to the ability of the applicant to enrich the diversity of the law school community or the legal profession.

Applicants must supply documentation supporting their claims in this regard.

Applicants in the Access Category must demonstrate that they have strong potential to complete the JD program. Traditional measures of academic performance and LSAT scores may be given comparatively less weight in this category, while nonacademic experience and personal factors confirming the applicant’s special circumstances or unique qualities may be given comparatively more weight. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the ability to reason and analyze, to express themselves effectively orally and in writing, and that they

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possess the skills and attributes necessary to cope with the demands of law school. For some applicants, the extent and quality of their work or life experience may be a better indicator of their suitability and capacity for success in law school than 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 competitive for admission.

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 schedule changes from the fall to the winter term.

• Part-time study is not recommended for a student commuting

to Kingston from a distance over an hour’s drive away.

• The JD degree program is not offered by distance education.

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Application Deadline Applications to transfer, to study as a visiting student on a letter of permission, and applications in the National Committee on Accreditation category are processed by an online application process through the Ontario Law School Admission Service (OLSAS). The deadline is the beginning of May for the academic year commencing the following September. ouac.on.ca/olsas

admission Requirements All upper-year applicants are required to have both a sound academic record and good personal or academic reasons to support the application. Only applicants who have attained at least a B average or upper second-class standing in their previous years of study in law will be considered for admission in all upper-year categories of admission. An applicant who has failed one or more courses in law school would not be considered for admission.

If the application is competitive on academic factors, priority will be given to the admission of transfer or letter of permission applicants who are seeking to return to their home province from another Canadian law school. Curriculum-related grounds, career path reasons, compelling compassionate or personal grounds supporting the application to transfer or study on letter of permission will be considered. Decisions on upper-year admissions are made usually in June and July.

Transfer and Letter of Permission applicants are required to provide 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 disciplinary measure 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 not accorded more than one year’s advanced standing and will be required to take any mandatory courses from the first-year curriculum not taken in the first year of

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the LLB or JD degree program at the original law school.

Once admitted, advanced standing transfer students are expected to complete the degree requirements within two years at full-time course load. Accreditation requirements imposed by the FLSC/LSUC mean that students must take Canadian Public Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law to earn an accredited common law degree from a Canadian law school. docs.flsc.ca/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 (nCA) Persons with a completed law degree from a foreign jurisdiction may apply with a letter of recommendation from the National Committee on Accreditation. The NCA evaluates the equivalency of legal credentials and experience, then issues a letter of recommendation concerning further legal education required to become qualified and eligible for registration in a provincial lawyer licensing process. The NCA 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 admitted in the NCA category.

Upon successful completion of the courses recommended, the NCA issues a Certificate of Qualification. This certificate is required to register in the licensing process offered by a provincial law society. See the NCA website at http://flsc.ca/national-committee-on-accreditation-nca and ontarioimmigration.ca/en/working/oi_how_work_LAwyEr _Cm.html For eligibility to register in the licensing process in Ontario and completion of the articling requirement, see the Law Society of Upper Canada website at lsuc.on.ca/licensingprocesslawyer There are relatively few openings in the upper-year admission categories. In recent years, there have been very few openings in the NCA category. Preference is given to NCA applicants who are eligible to receive the certificate of qualification within a single academic year and need to complete fewer than five courses.

A bridging program is being offered by the University of Toronto to internationally trained lawyers (ITL) seeking accreditation to practise law in Ontario. For details, see itlp.utoronto.ca

ADmiSSion to CombinED DEgrEE ProgrAmS For program information about limited-entry, elite combined degree programs, see the Interdisciplinary Opportunities section on pages 12–14. Very competitive standards for admission must be met for each program to be considered for admission to the combined program.

With the exception of the Civil Law/Common Law program and the BCom/JD 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 graduate degree program through either the School of Graduate Studies or the School of Business as indicated.

join thE quEEn’S LAw Community Admissions Admission requirements Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the JD program and to the MBA program: 1 Successful completion of a four-year undergraduate degree

from a recognized university. Successful candidates will have a minimum cumulative undergraduate average of at least B+ (76%–79%), with an average of A- (80%–84%) in years three and four of the undergraduate degree program.

2 A score ≥ 600 on the Graduate Management Admission

Test (GMAT); LSAT average score ≥158 (75th percentile).

3 While most applicants have a minimum of two years’

Combined jD/master of business Administration A maximum of eight candidates will be admitted each year to the four-year combined JD/MBA Program, which we offer with the 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

work experience, this requirement may be waived for exceptional applicants to the program. Co-op placements and post-doctoral fellowships are also given consideration.

4 If applicable, an acceptable score on one of the approved

English facility tests (TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB).

Deadlines for Applications • November 1, 2015 for admission to the JD program through

Early Completion options A student may complete the program in three and a half years, rather than the usual four years. While fulfilling the first-year JD course requirements, students may apply for admission to the International Business Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England to earn nine upper-year JD credits. Transfer credit equivalent to six upper-year JD credits from cross-crediting courses in the MBA program may be used, for a total of 15 upper-year credits (equivalent to one term at full course load) to complete the JD degree requirements early. An on-campus option for early completion in three and a half years is also available with cross-credits from the MBA portion of the combined degree pursuant to the Faculty of Law policy on course registrations at Queen’s outside the Faculty of Law. The on-campus early completion option is under review pending approval in the FLSC/LSUC accreditation review.

jD/mbA nov. 1, 2015 deadline for JD application through olsas.

MBa Program applications are considered on a rolling basis. coordinate it with your olsas application.

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OLSAS. ouac.on.ca/olsas • Applications are considered on a rolling basis by the

School of Business for admission to the MBA program. business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/mba/admission_ fees/index.php • Students are also eligible to apply to the MBA portion of

the program while they are in their first year at Queen’s Law. graduate Diploma in business (gDb) with jD business.queensu.ca/grad_studies/diploma_in_business/ admission_requirements.php As an alternative to the JD/MBA, students with undergraduate degrees in a non-business discipline may combine their JD studies with the Graduate Diploma in Business (GDB) program offered by Queen’s School of Business (QSB). See page 13.

Applications to the spring/summer GDB program are submitted online directly to QSB. There is no application fee. The application must be supported by three letters of reference and includes a video essay component. The GMAT is not required for admission to the GDB. Candidates are assessed on their overall academic capability, work/educational experience, ability to contribute to the team-based learning experience and leadership potential. For further GDB admission information, contact QSB by telephone at 1-888-621-0060 or by email at GDB@business.queensu.ca.

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master of Public Administration/jD and master of industrial relations/jD A maximum of five students may be admitted to each of these combined programs. (See page 14 for combined program information.) Applications must be made for JD admission through OLSAS and for admission to the graduate degree through the School of Graduate Studies. Each program is three and a half years long. An option to complete the combined degree programs in three years is available to students who are selected for and complete successfully a Global Law Program at the Bader International Study Centre in the spring term of the first year of the combined program. Students will be assisted by the Career Development Office to seek summering positions and students will pursue the licensing process and articling after graduation.

For information about admission to the MPA program, see queensu.ca/sps/degrees/pa/mpa.html For information about admission to the MIR program, see queensu.ca/sgs/industrial-relations Admission requirements 1 Competitive MPA/JD and MIR/JD applicants must have

completed a four-year honours undergraduate degree and achieved an A- average or 3.7 GPA in the last two years.

2 LSAT score ≥ 160 (80th percentile).

Application Deadlines

Combined master of Arts (Economics)/jD A maximum of five students will be admitted each year to this combined program, offered in partnership with the Queen’s Department of Economics. An application must be made through OLSAS for admission to the JD degree program and through the School of Graduate Studies for admission to the MA(Economics) degree program. (See page 14 for combined program information.)

Admission requirements Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both the JD and MA (Economics) programs.

Applicants should indicate that they wish to be considered for the combined program MA(Econ) in their MA application.

Late applications may still be considered, but early applications are encouraged. econ.queensu.ca/academics/graduate 1 Completion of an Honours BA in Economics or a

related field (e.g. Math, Physics, Finance). Most students admitted to the MA will have a B+ average as a minimum.

Competitive JD applicants will have at least a B+ average cumulatively and A- average in the final two years of their undergraduate 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).

November 1, 2015, through OLSAS for admission to the JD program ouac.on.ca/olsas

4 If applicable, an acceptable score on an approved English

January 15, 2016, for admission to the MPA or MIR degree programs through the School of Graduate Studies.

5 Two academic references are required to support the

DuAL APPLiCAtionS rEquirED! for MPa/JD, MIR/JD and Ma(econ)/JD, apply to the queen’s school of Graduate studies & Research for the Master’s programs anD through olsas for JD admission.

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facility test is also required (TOEFL). application for the graduate degree.

Application Deadlines Applications must be made to both the JD program through OLSAS by November 1, 2015, and to the Queen’s School of Graduate Studies by January 15, 2016.

join thE quEEn’S LAw Community Admissions civil law/common law combined Degree Program Civil Law graduates from quebec applying to queen’s Law Queen’s Law admits civil law graduates from the University of Sherbrooke pursuant to an agreement that enables completion of a common law degree in one academic year. Applications from University of Sherbrooke applicants are due on March 1, 2016, for admission the following September. If there is sufficient space, civil law graduates from other Quebec law schools may apply for admission by May 1, 2016. Applications must be supported by a personal statement, at least one academic letter of reference and some documentation establishing fluency in written and spoken English. The application fee is under review, but has been $75. Students domiciled in Quebec who study at Queen’s are eligible for the Senator Frank Carrel Scholarship, the Agnes Lefas Memorial Scholarship and needs-based assistance through General Bursaries. See queensu.ca/ studentawards/financial-assistance/faculty-law-students

queen’s faculty of Law graduating Students applying to university of Sherbrooke Queen’s Law students expecting to graduate with their common law JD degree may apply by March 1, 2016, to the University of Sherbrooke for admission into the combined degree program which leads to the conferral of a civil law degree after just one academic year of study. Applicants must be in good academic standing and be fluent in French. The intensive program offered to Queen’s University graduates consists of 31 credits. A total of 22 credits are earned in courses aimed at the fundamental and professional aspects of civil law and a total of nine credits are earned in core civil law courses and courses oriented to the theoretical, comparative or social aspects of the law. usherbrooke.ca/droit/international/etudiants/etudiantsinternationaux/droit-civil-queen-s

For further information and the application form, see law.queensu.ca/jd-studies/academic-programs/combined-jd

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2015-16 firSt-yEAr ADmiSSionS – CLASS ProfiLE AnD StAtiStiCS Level and type of Pre-Law Studies Most of our students have completed a general or honours undergraduate degree; many have completed graduate degrees and some have returned to university after establishing successful careers in the workforce.

2015–16 General category Interim statistics Graduate work 14%

General Ba/Bsc 18% Honours 68%

Average LSAT Score Average LSAT Highest Score Average Cumulative Undergraduate Average Average Highest Two-Year Average First-Year Class Size % of class admitted in this category

161 162 82% 84% 200 88%

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2015–16 access and aboriginal category Interim statistics Average LSAT Score Average LSAT Highest Score Average Cumulative Undergraduate Average Average Highest Two-Year Average First-Year Class Size % of class admitted in this category

Business 16% science and engineering 11%

Humanities 19%

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Interim statistics as of July 2015

social sciences 54%

The University shall not be liable if circumstances beyond its control result in restrictions in the number and range of course or program choices available to students, or the cancellation of classes during the academic year. Circumstances beyond the University’s control include, without limitation, budget shortfalls, fire, explosion, natural disaster, power failure, rules or requirements of any government or legal body having jurisdiction, and labour unrest (such as strikes, slow downs, picketing, or boycott). The University reserves the right to limit access to courses or programs, and at its discretion, to withdraw particular 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 to make 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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