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Lexpert’s ‘Leading Lawyers Under 40’ include Heidi Gordon, Law’10; Pam Hrick, Law’13; Brian Kolenda, Law’10; Amrita V. Singh, Law’12; and Emily Ting, Law’10.

Five young alumni are among Lexpert’s 2022 'Rising Stars'

Grads who are shining brightly on the Canadian legal landscape are included on Lexpert magazine’s annual list of “Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers Under 40.”

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Celebrating the Queen’s undergraduate Certificate in Law program’s fifth anniversary with Academic Director Hugo Choquette, Law’05, LLM’10, PhD17 (top left), and Program Coordinator Amanda Blair (bottom left), are students and graduates from across Canada and as far away as India and China.

Certificate in Law program turns 5

Queen’s celebrates a half-decade of equipping undergraduate students and professionals with a foundational understanding of the law essential for today’s knowledge economy.

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Lawyers from local firm Cunningham Swan, this year’s National Philanthropy Day Award as Outstanding Corporation, shown in 2019 when they presented Queen’s Law Clinics lawyers with a cheque in the amount of $125,000 to “support the legal services that law students provide to the community through the clinics, and the excellent training that the clinics, in turn, provide to future lawyers.”

Cunningham Swan honoured for long history of giving back

A leading southeastern Ontario full-service law firm with close ties to Queen’s Law is recognized for supporting access to justice.

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Queen’s Law Dean Mark Walters and International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization President Wayne Garnons-Williams, Law’90, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic alliance on Oct 31.

Partnership to boost Indigenous trade initiatives

A new alliance will allow the school and International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization to partner with Canadian First Nations and American tribes to research and develop tools that focus on helping exercise the inherent Indigenous right of intertribal trade along the Canada-U.S. border.

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Wes Hall, LLD’22, had an exclusive “motivational” talk with members of the Black Law Students’ Association-Queen’s in Goodes Hall.

The ‘King of Bay Street’ brings his message to Queen’s

After receiving a Queen’s honorary LLD, Canadian business icon Wes Hall met with Black Law Students’ Association-Queen’s members, offered feedback to “Gaels’ Den” students, and engaged in a fireside chat with Nigel Masenda, Law’20.

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Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Rowe explains to students and faculty how he harbors no doubts about the ability and willingness of this country’s legislatures and courts to respond to changing public needs in fair and equitable ways.

SCC justice says courts have a role in building a fairer, more inclusive Canada

Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Rowe explains to students and faculty how he harbors no doubts about the ability and willingness of Canada's legislatures and courts to respond to changing public needs in fair and equitable ways.

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The statue of Nellie McClung is part of the We Are Persons! monument on Parliament Hill that commemorates the Famous Five’s accomplishments and celebrates their victory of the Persons Case. The Famous Five, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Nellie McClung launched the legal challenge that would mark a turning point for equality rights in Canada.

Persons Day: Recognizing Canada’s roots in advancing gender equality

Professors Kathleen Lahey and Beverley Baines, both instrumental in shaping equality rights in Canada, explain the importance of the Persons Case for women and for many other marginalized groups in the country.

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In the Grand Moot mock trial held in the Queen’s Law Moot Court Room on Sept. 16, oralist Madeleine Cleland presents her argument before Superior Court Justice Graeme Mew as opposing counsel Saad Rajper and Jacob Vanderzwet and co-counsel Simon Laughlin listen intently and take notes.

Top mooters demonstrate courtroom skills

Four of the school’s top competitive mooters reflect on what made their experiences invaluable.

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Professor Nick Bala, winner of the 2022 Dena Moyal Distinguished Service Award for his “gold star standard, exemplary by any measure” contributions to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts’ Ontario chapter and to the greater family justice system.

Bala to receive provincial family law award

For his “gold star” contributions to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - Ontario and the greater family justice system, Professor Nick Bala is this year’s winner of the Dena Moyal Distinguished Service Award.

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ILSA co-chair Carolyn Alexander, Law’23, narrates a Blanket Exercise for Queen’s Law community members on September 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Commemorating Truth and Reconciliation Day

Interactive Blanket Exercise walks participants through 400+ years of Indigenous history.

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Laurence Esposito, Law’24, helped facilitate access to justice for Nishnawbe Aski Nation members and to provide them with legal information on ways to remedy discriminatory practices.

Student extern helps Indigenous community access justice

Laurence Esposito, Law’24, honed his legal skills and earned JD credits through his externship with the Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation to assist members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in northwestern Ontario.

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Oct. 28, 1991: Queen's Sesquicentennial honoree Prince Charles speaks about the significance of Queen’s Royal Charter

The King and I

Antoinette Mongillo, Law’92, who was Rector during the 1991 Royal Visit to Queen’s, shares her memories of guiding then-Prince Charles on a campus walkabout after he received an honorary doctorate.

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News

Faculty’s first professional program – in legal AI – sparks new master classes for legal and non-legal participants

Murray presents historical report on missing and disappeared Indigenous children

National research grants awarded to faculty for ‘insightful’ research

Borrows comments on human rights for a more just world

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