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Mohawk teens learn law at Queen’s

Fifty high school students from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory exercised their inquiring minds in law and other subjects through a day of fun, educational activities on campus.

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Honouring the Faculty’s longest-serving Dean

Former Dean Bill Flanagan, “a visionary who through perseverance, tact and hard work led the transformation of Queen’s Law to be among the best law schools in the country,” is being honoured with an award in his name: the Dean Bill Flanagan International Studies Award.

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Canada’s top-voted litigation manager shares career advice

Yasmin Visram, Law’95, winner of the 2019 Canadian General Counsel Award for Litigation Management, tells how law students and new lawyers can distinguish themselves as both exceptional lawyers and potential business leaders.

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Top changemakers: two grads among Canadian Lawyer’s five ‘Most Influential’

An Indigenous rights champion and a leading cannabis law practitioner have now earned another accolade for their accomplishments as leaders and catalysts in Canada.

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Cannabis: Checking in, checking it out

Now that the Cannabis Act has been in effect since October 17 and its one-year anniversary is set to introduce to the legal marketplace three new forms – cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals, we checked in with our faculty and alumni experts for their latest perspectives. Learn what they have to say about government policy challenges, tax controversies, new licence categories, major practice changes, public health campaigns, workplace safety issues, and more.

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Wayne Garnons-Williams, Law’90, “the catalyst that sparked a global movement to empower Indigenous Peoples’ economic prosperity through the exercise of their inherent Indigenous economic trade rights,” will receive the 2019 Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations from the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business.

Law’90 alum recognized for taking Indigenous trade global

Wayne Garnons-Williams, Law’90, is known as “the catalyst that sparked a global movement to empower Indigenous Peoples’ economic prosperity through the exercise of their inherent Indigenous economic trade rights."

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PhD candidate founds initiative to help young African arbitration practitioners

Abayomi Okubote, a Law PhD candidate at Queen’s, is changing the face of arbitration in Africa through a new program to train young practitioners in the field.

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Law students connect with employers for summer job success

At the career development Connect for Success event, Queen’s Law’21 students network with employers to get a leg up on the entire 2020 summer job recruitment process, from preparing applications to conducting themselves in interviews.

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Hugh Christie, Law'81, has been the managing partner of Ogletree Deakins in Toronto since 2016, when the international, Atlanta-based, management-side labour and employment law specialists opened their first office in Canada. (Photo by Teddy Melvin)

Leap of faith reaps rewards

Hugh Christie, Law'81, is blazing a new trail in his Canadian labour and employment law career. Joining him are two young alumni and a student.

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Law’95 alumnus and donor David Sharpe with Indigenous Recruitment and Support Coordinator Ann Deer, former Dean Bill Flanagan, and new Dean Mark Walters at the Celebrate Queen’s Law in Toronto alumni reception, where the Chief Don Maracle Reconciliation/Indigenous Knowledge Fund gift was announced. (Photo by Rai Allen)

Bringing together the Queen’s and Indigenous communities

A gift from David Sharpe, Law’95, will bring a highly respected Indigenous scholar to Queen’s to lead a new program to promote reconciliation and Indigenous cultures on campus.

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Queen’s Law faculty awarded over $1M in research grants

Setting research grant records for our school, our professors will use the funds won in national competitions to study an amazing variety of legal issues.

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Professor Gordon Bale, Law’62, shown in 1995 in his office at Queen’s Law. Over three decades as a faculty member with his alma mater, he influenced scores of students and academics.

Remembering Professor Gordon Bale, Law’62, a ‘brilliant teacher and legal scholar’

For over three decades as a faculty member with his alma mater, Professor Gordon Bale, Law’62, influenced scores of students and academics.

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