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Psychology and Certificate in Law

Psychology and Certificate in Law

Clara Civiero, a Psychology and History graduate, decided to take Certificate in Law courses to supplement her degree in a practical manner. She shares her program experience and how the courses helped her accelerate her professional and academic goals.

Guest blog: Landing a position in the cabinet after Certificate in Law

Guest blog: Landing a position in the cabinet after Certificate in Law

Our guest blogger for the month is Isabelle Wallace, a graduate of the Certificate in Law program. In her blog, Isabelle shares her program experience and the courses she enjoyed the most. She also talks about how the Certificate in Law program has equipped her with the skills needed to land a job in the Ontario Cabinet Office.

Newly appointed Justice of the Peace, Michael Riseborough

Queen’s Certificate in Law Student Appointed as Justice of the Peace

For Michael Riseborough, June was an exciting month. Not only did he graduate from Queen’s Certificate in Law program, he was also appointed as a Justice of the Peace to the Territorial Court of Yukon through an order in Council, which was followed by an Oath of Office ceremony.

From TA'ed to TA

From TA’ed to TA: student moves from Certificate to law school… and back

Lori Philpott, Law '22 went from Certificate in Law student, to JD student, to becoming a TA for the very course she once took, LAW 202/207 [Aboriginal Law].

Mother-daughter graduation

Guest Blog: Mother-Daughter Duo Studying the Law

Guest blogger Zabrina Testa shares her experience taking the Certificate in Law with her daughter, Allison. Hear what Zabrina enjoys most about the Certificate and having her daughter as a study buddy.

car moving away from house

Viruses & Vacancies - COVID, Leases & You

Blair Crew, from Queen's Legal Aid, talks about COVID-19, leases, landlords, and slightly obscure potential 'escape hatches' for students.

Young Lawyer

Guest Blog: Law is Not "Boring"

Guest blogger Michael Riseborough comes from a family of lawyers and shares his ability to overcome his perception that the law is "boring" with the help of Queen's Law and Supreme Advocacy.

Looking Glass

Guest Blog: Exploring Law with the Certificate Program

Guest blogger Jillian LeBlanc shares how she used the Certificate in Law as a way of exploring the law before committing to law school.

Alarm

Epidemics & Emergencies

It's an emergency episode of our podcast, where we break down how emergency powers work in Canada. Our longest episode ever!

human brain in a jail cell

Brains behind bars: exploring education in federal prison

It's a student-faculty team-up, as Criminal Law professor Lisa Kerr and Queen's Law student Sam Bondoux fill us in on a collaborative research project they've been doing on the state of education in federal prisons (spoiler: it's not great).