Resources for Students

Queen's Law students pursue academic excellence with support from our superb, comprehensive network of special resources and services. We are proud of our reputation for being friendly, helpful and responsive to our students both inside and outside of the classroom. We meet your learning needs with a bright, modernized physical facility and the latest learning technology with IT support.

Student Support

Education Equity Program

Student Services and Resources at Queen's University

Career Services

Law Library

Information Technology

Student Support

Our administrative staff takes pride in providing services and guiding you to the resources that will take you from the admissions process through registration to graduation. We provide academic counseling, academic assistance, exam arrangements, help with course selection and registration issues, IT support, liaison with central university resources, and career counseling and programs.

Education Equity Program

We are committed to the principle that legal education should be equally accessible to all of our students. The Faculty's admissions policies have been crafted so that people with varied personal circumstances and life experiences may be admitted. The Education Equity Program is designed to meet the needs of individuals entering through the equity mandate, but also provides support to all students who require individual guidance and support. This program includes academic assistance. personal support services, guidance and information, personal counselling, special needs access and general assistance. The Education Equity Director is Professor Rosemary King, and the Manager of Education and Equity Services is Ms. Helen Connop. For more information, see Education Equity Program.

This program is supported by a grant from the Law Foundation of Ontario.

Student Services and Resources at Queen's University

For information on the following student services and resources available at Queen's, please consult

http://www.queensu.ca/studentaffairs/

• Academic Resources (e.g. Writing Centre, Library System including the Special Readers' Services Unit and the Adaptive Technology Lab)
• Accommodation and Community Relations
• Health, Counselling and Disability Services
• Resource Centres (e.g. Dean of Student Affairs Office, International Centre, Human Rights Office)
• Personal Safety Services
• OnLine Resources for Students

Aboriginal Students Centre

Four Directions Aboriginal Students Centre supports individual aboriginal students in balancing their academic, spiritual, physical and emotional needs.

Tel. 613.533.6970

www.queensu.ca/dsao/4dasc/4D-1.htm

Disability Services Office

Queen's University is committed to facilitating the integration of students with disabilities into the University community. Students must register with the Disability Services Office and provide documentation of the disability. The Disability Services Advisor will make recommendations when appropriate about reasonable accommodations.

Tel. 613.533.6467

http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/

Health and Dental Plan Coverage

Health and dental plan coverage is provided for law students by the Society of Graduate and Professional Students. Full details are available at www.sgps.ca.

Career Services

Students wishing to pursue a career as a practising lawyer in Canada must complete an J.D. and then satisfy the requirements established by the Law Society of the jurisdiction in which they wish to practice. In each province and territory the requirements include the completion of a Bar Admission Course (which may include lectures, seminars and examinations) and a period of articling (working under the supervision of a practising lawyer).

The role of our Career Services Office is to inform students of the wide range of summer, articling and long-term employment opportunities available, and to ensure that students have the necessary information and skills to reach their individual goals. Our Careers Services Office helps students find employment in a competitive job market by providing individual career counselling, a variety of seminars and workshops on a broad range of relevant topics, comprehensive information resources, and opportunities to meet employers. Major career services events include the annual Careers Day, attended by representatives from over 80 law firms and government offices from across Ontario, and on-campus interviews by Toronto employers recruiting second year summer students.  Visit the Career Services website.

Law Library

The William R. Lederman Law Library provides a vast range of resources, both in print and online - 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. Staff will introduce you to the basics of legal reseach in first year. In the upper years you may choose a course in advanced legal research. The Library has a constantly evolving website with information about the range of services provided, and links to our growing range of e-based resources - see http://library.queensu.ca/law/index.htm.

Information Technology

We continue to upgrade our information technology capacity to keep pace with the ever-growing needs of today's law students. You will enjoy our impressive electronic resources inlcuding wireless internet access in all Law Library and teaching spaces, and several electronic classrooms.

For the latest information to address your computing needs at Queen's University, please visit www.its.queensu.ca/bts.