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Students including Heather Bonnell, Kate Martini, Nigel Masenda, Lauren Winkler and Brianna Pioli checked in from coast to coast.

Virtual Queen’s Law awards a crowd-sourced success

Even a pandemic couldn't stop the LSS from maintaining a decades-long tradition... this year via video.

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Selected to clerk with justices of Canadian courts in 2021-22 are: (top row, l-r) Don Couturier, Law’20, Siobhan Morris, Law’19, Jocelyn Rempel, Law’20, Irene Cybulsky, Law’20, Michelle de Haas, Law’21; (middle row, l-r) Kathy Jiang, Law’21, Rachel Oster, Law’20, Rory Shaw, Law’20, Isabel Yoo, Law’21, and Kelly Zhang, Law’21; (bottom row) Felix Lavoie, Law'20, Aicha Raeburn-Cherradi, Law'21, and Dennis Do, Law'20.

Fifteen from Queen’s Law to clerk at top Canadian courts

Working with some of the greatest legal minds across the country is a crowning achievement for new grads. Fourteen of Queen's Law's finest will be doing just that in 2021-22: three have been selected to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada, four at federal and provincial courts of appeal, and seven at federal and provincial courts.

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Prisoners. Photo: The Converstaion / AP Photo - Rich Pedroncelli

Coronavirus in prisons: How and why to release inmates in a pandemic

Professor Lisa Kerr and Prison Law Clinic counsel Paul Quick outline the best actions a government can take for prisoners with Coronavirus during a pandemic, for The Conversation.

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Law’19 articling student Egi Troka has come up with an innovative way to bridge a knowledge gap between law and technology during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

Law’19 grad launches legal innovation platform amid COVID crisis

Egi Troka, Law’19, launched Innovate Law, a website that brings lawyers and innovators together to collaborate on creating legal tech solutions that will help lawyers and the legal system continue to provide access to justice during a crisis.

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Study international law this spring at Queen’s e-Castle

The International Law Programs, long held annually at Herstmonceux Castle, are being delivered online this spring amid the COVID-19 crisis. Among other timely topics, students will study the international legal response to the pandemic in real time.

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Women’s equality advocate and legal expert on domestic violence wins 2020 Corry Award

Pamela Cross, Law’93, has spent two decades working for systemic change to help survivors of gender-based violence, and is involved with a virtual legal clinic that has recently expanded amid the COVID-19 crisis to serve women fleeing abuse in all regions of Ontario.

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Betty DelBianco, Law’84, Asher Honickman, Law’10, Loretta Ross, Law’89, and Pamela Cross, Law’93, are this year’s recipients of four coveted Queen’s Law alumni awards.

Congratulations to four alumni trailblazers!

A nationally recognized executive, a young litigator with a strong public voice, an Indigenous treaty expert, and a warrior for victims of domestic violence are this year’s recipients of this year's Queen’s Law alumni awards.

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Third-year students dance up a storm at Cabaret for a Cure on the stage of downtown Kingston’s Grand Theatre on March 12. This year’s edition of the biggest student charity fundraiser saw $23,000 go to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Students kick up their heels to raise $23K for charity

Stepping into their dancing and modelling shoes, over 100 students put on Cabaret for a Cure, raising $23,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.

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At two virtual town halls via the Zoom meeting platform, Dean Mark Walters explains the school's pandemic planning decisions and addresses student concerns about class work, exams, grades and deadlines.

Open forum details Dean’s plans for Queen’s Law COVID response

At two virtual town halls via the Zoom meeting platform, Dean Mark Walters, Associate Dean Art Cockfield and Assistant Dean Phillip Drew explain the school's pandemic planning decisions and address student concerns about class work, exams, grades and deadlines.

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Professor Bev Baines invited four graduate alumni to speak to her Equality Rights class this term on their specialized research topics: James McCarthy, LLM’17, on LGBT+ rights; Stephanie Simpson, LLM’19, on race discrimination; Frank Catalano, LLM’18, on medical assistance in dying; and Kerri Froc, PhD’16, on sex discrimination.

Equality rights students get in-depth look at hot-button issues

Professor Bev Baines welcomed three LLM alumni and a PhD grad to her class this term to discuss their specialized research on LGBT+ rights, race and sex discrimination, and medical assistance in dying.

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The Queen's Law Journal, a leading refereed scholarly publication produced by a student editorial board under the direction of faculty advisor Professor Grégoire Webber, has published a more robust and reader-friendly edition of its style guide for law students, journal editors, academics and practitioners in Canada.

Canada’s only guide for legal writing now easier to use

The Queen's Law Journal, a leading refereed scholarly publication produced by a student editorial board, has published a more robust and reader-friendly edition of its style guide for law students, journal editors, academics and practitioners in Canada.

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Sharing how their firms are leveraging technology are Kirsten Thompson, Law’98, of Dentons, Hugh Christie, Law’81, of Ogletree Deakins, Stephen Shamie, Law’86, of Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, and Carman Overholt, Law’84, of Overholt Law.

Delivering legal services during COVID crisis

Across Canada and around the globe, alumni are leading the way in using the latest technology to deliver sage and timely advice to clients, many of whose needs for critical legal services are a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Two from Queen’s Law secure Supreme Court clerkships

Can AI cure the primary care crisis?

Queen’s wins 4 awards at national immigration law moot

Queen’s wins national tax moot

Queen’s wins Black Law Students’ Association of Canada Award!