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LAW 593 Queen's Law Clinics Student Leadership

LAW 593  Queen's Law Clinics Student Leadership  Units: 4.00  

This course provides 2nd and 3rd year students previously employed by the Queen¿s Business Law Clinic (QBLC), the Queen¿s Elder Law Clinic (QELC) or the Queen¿s Family Law Clinic (QFLC) and/or previously enrolled in LAW 438 (QBLC), LAW 695 (QELC) or LAW 527 (QFLC) with the opportunity to return to the QLC to secure course credit providing student leadership at the QLC. Up to six (6) students will be selected to rejoin each of the QBLC, QELC and QFLC in the role of ¿Clinic Mentor¿ during the academic year. The course will run from September until April (i.e. two terms) and takes place at the downtown offices of the Queen's Law Clinics (QLC), 5th Floor, LaSalle Mews, 303 Bagot Street, Kingston. Course participants act as leaders and mentors for an assigned group of students from the corresponding eight-credit clinic course or, where applicable, the clinic volunteer program. While there is no in-class component, course participants are responsible for conducting regular meetings and training sessions with their assigned group. Clinic Mentors are responsible for monitoring the progress of their group members files, liaising with the Director and any Review Counsel and completing evaluations and file audits for their group members. Course participants may be invited to take carriage of legal files.

The course is graded on a PASS/FAIL basis, based on an evaluation of the participant¿s involvement in the effective and efficient operation of the QLC and participation in course-related activities.
This opportunity is open to 2nd and 3rd year students who were either or both of enrolled in one of the QBLC, QELC or QFLC courses during the preceding year or employed for the summer at one of one of the QBLC, QELC or QFLC. Students seeking enrollment in Law 593 A/B apply for enrollment by sending a letter of interest to the Director of the clinic to which they are applying. Only students selected by the Director will be registered in LAW 593 A/B. This course fulfills the Practice Skills Requirement.

Offering Faculty: Faculty of Law