This course provides 3rd year students who have completed either the Queen's Legal Aid ' Clinical Litigation Practice course or the Queen's Legal Aid ' Student Leadership course an opportunity to complete advanced casework at Queen's Legal Aid (QLA), a poverty law clinic which serves low-income area residents as well as students at Queen's University. QLA typically assists with criminal and quasi-criminal offences, small claims court litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, creditor/debtor matters, employment claims, human rights complaints, student academic appeals, and appeals to obtain income support for persons with disabilities. Students will be expected to assume carriage of up to two QLA client files at any one time. The files to which course participants will be assigned will be drawn from some of QLA's most complex cases which are expected to proceed to a hearing or trial during the academic year. Students selected to participate in this course will have demonstrated an ability to work independently and good judgment in seeking Review Counsel's periodic guidance, as required. 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 will also be provided access to QLA's remote desktop, and may be able to complete much of their file work remotely. While there is no in-class component to this course, course participants will be assigned to a QLA group, and will be expected to attend bi-weekly group meetings, at which they will act as an experienced resource person for QLA 1L Volunteers and students enrolled in the Clinical Litigation Practice Course. The course is graded on a PASS/FAIL basis, based on an evaluation of the casework completed by the student throughout the year, involvement in the effective and efficient operation of QLA, and participation in course-related activities. A maximum of 10 students will be admitted to this course. Student caseworkers will be selected by the Clinic Director based on an expression of interest from the student. PREREQUISITE: Either LAW 590 A/B: Queen's Legal Aid ' Clinical Litigation Practice OR LAW 593 A/B: Queen's Legal Aid ' Student Leadership.
This course provides 3rd year students who have completed either the Queen's Legal Aid ' Clinical Litigation Practice course or the Queen's Legal Aid ' Student Leadership course an opportunity to complete advanced casework at Queen's Legal Aid (QLA), a poverty law clinic which serves low-income area residents as well as students at Queen's University. QLA typically assists with criminal and quasi-criminal offences, small claims court litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, creditor/debtor matters, employment claims, human rights complaints, student academic appeals, and appeals to obtain income support for persons with disabilities. Students will be expected to assume carriage of up to two QLA client files at any one time. The files to which course participants will be assigned will be drawn from some of QLA's most complex cases which are expected to proceed to a hearing or trial during the academic year. Students selected to participate in this course will have demonstrated an ability to work independently and good judgment in seeking Review Counsel's periodic guidance, as required. 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 will also be provided access to QLA's remote desktop, and may be able to complete much of their file work remotely. While there is no in-class component to this course, course participants will be assigned to a QLA group, and will be expected to attend bi-weekly group meetings, at which they will act as an experienced resource person for QLA 1L Volunteers and students enrolled in the Clinical Litigation Practice Course. The course is graded on a PASS/FAIL basis, based on an evaluation of the casework completed by the student throughout the year, involvement in the effective and efficient operation of QLA, and participation in course-related activities. A maximum of 10 students will be admitted to this course. Student caseworkers will be selected by the Clinic Director based on an expression of interest from the student. PREREQUISITE: Either LAW 590 A/B: Queen's Legal Aid ' Clinical Litigation Practice OR LAW 593 A/B: Queen's Legal Aid ' Student Leadership.
