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Law'15 student wins national military award

For Jennifer Dumoulin, Law'15, winning a prestigious Canadian essay competition isn’t just a personal triumph – it’s a tribute to her upbringing. She was selected by a jury at the end of July as the winner of the Sword & Scale essay contest, an award established by the National Military Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association to promote and reward interest in military law topics in Canadian law schools.

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Doctoral candidate Tobi Moody received a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship on August 14.

Emerging researcher earns national support

Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Moody, a doctoral candidate in Law, recently received a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship worth $50,000 per year over the next three years. The federal government established the program in 2008 to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to make Canada world-renowned for excellence in research and higher learning.

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Four international scholars newest appointees

As the Strategic Framework 2014-2019 began to unfold, Queen’s Law appointed four new faculty members. Grégoire Webber, Jean Thomas and Nicolas Lamp joined the school in July and Lisa Kerr will begin her appointment next July.

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Law’88 Alumna Pens Guide To Solo Practice

Law'88 Alumna Updates Guide To Solo Practice: Going It Alone is second edition of Wendy Oughtred’s book

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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Bernie Adell

The Queen’s Law community was saddened by the sudden death of Professor Emeritus Bernard “Bernie” Adell, in his 75th year, on July 24 while visiting family in Sasebo, Japan. A former dean of Queen’s Law, he was a respected teacher and an internationally recognized scholar in employment and labour law.

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Flags lowered in memory of former Law dean

Flags on campus are lowered in memory of Professor Emeritus Bernard "Bernie" Adell, a former dean of the Faculty of Law and an internationally recognized scholar in the employment and labour law field.

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Photo courtesy of Law Society of Upper Canada. LLD honoree John Sims, QC, Law'71, is congratulated by his hooder, former Chief Justice of Ontario Roy McMurtry. Looking on is then-LSUC Treasurer Tom Conway, who presided at the Call to the Bar ceremony in Ottawa on June 23.

LSUC awards honorary doctorates to pair of ’70s grads

John Sims, QC, Law’71, and David Smye, QC, Law’70, received honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees from the Law Society of Upper Canada at its Call to the Bar ceremonies in June.

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Peter Brady, Law’96 (right), receives the CGCA for Litigation Management from David Ross of McMillan LLP at the award ceremony held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto

Law’96 grad wins national award for litigation management

Peter Brady, Law‘96, is the 2014 recipient of the Canadian General Counsel Award (CGCA) for Litigation Management. The award, co-sponsored by the National Post and ZSA Legal Recruitment, recognizes excellence in the in-house counsel community.

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New York-based alumna one to watch, says Inside Counsel

Malini Moorthy, Law‘94, has been named to Inside Counsel magazine’s list of 100 women likely to be ready to take on the role of General Counsel in the United States within the next three years.

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Professor Nancy McCormack, Denis Marshall Award recipient, in the Lederman Law Library

Librarian wins national award commemorating her predecessor

Nancy McCormack, Associate Professor and Librarian, has won the 2014 Denis Marshall Memorial Award for Excellence in Law Librarianship established by LexisNexis Quicklaw. The award, presented by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) at its annual conference held in Winnipeg, recognizes her outstanding commitment to serving the association and enhancing the profession.

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Law students hone their courtroom skills by preparing for moot competitions. A $100,000 gift by Toronto litigation firm Lenczner Slaght will allow Queen's Law to deepen the range of mooting opportunities it can offer students.

Making competitive moot points count

Thinking on their feet, improvising under pressure and working as a team – these important skills enabled law students Emily Evangelista, Law’15, and Ben Snow, Law’14, to help their Queen’s teams capture first place at two key mooting competitions this spring. Now, as the result of a $100,000 gift from Toronto litigation firm Lenczner Slaght, Queen’s will be able to further expand and deepen the range of mooting opportunities it can offer its students, giving them the chance to hone their courtroom skills in a real-life environment.

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Upper-year law students will be required to take a course in legal ethics and professionalism. They will also learn from legal experts in the field thanks to the support from Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault.

Law firm gift expands legal ethics instruction

Queen’s Law students will have more opportunities to learn about legal ethics and professionalism thanks to philanthropic support from Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault. Upper-year law students will be required to take a course in legal ethics and professionalism. They will also learn from legal experts in the field thanks to the support from Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault.

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$1.3M+ in funding to unlock the power of AI for legal applications

Teaching for reconciliation: Courses reshaping how law is learned and lived

Exceptional research, teaching earn Weinrib national award

Two outstanding scholars and educators promoted

Research that advances reconciliation and Indigenous legal renewal