Job Summary

The Faculty of Law seeks a dynamic lawyer with experience in corporate/commercial law who is committed to serving clients within the Kingston community. The incumbent will have a passion for mentoring and positively contributing to the learning environment for students.

Reporting to the Director of Queen’s Business Law Clinic, Review Counsel is responsible for the delivery of clinical legal education to Queen’s Law students and the provision of professional services to clients, including participating in community education and development.

Queen’s Business Law Clinic (QBLC) is part of the Queen’s Law Clinics (QLC), which are year-round legal clinics providing legal services and clinical education programming. Law students at the QBLC provide legal services and information without charge to an exciting and rewarding range of diverse local start-ups, small businesses and not-for-profit clients, under the supervision of Review Counsel and the Director. As a clinical education program, the QBLC as part of the QLC provides experiential learning opportunities to student caseworkers registered in LAW 438A/B, a year-long course from September to April (the academic year). During the summer, the QBLC hires three to five full-time summer students who manage client files from May to August.

The Review Counsel will be responsible for assisting the Director with guiding student caseworkers in the development of their legal skills, providing advice and guidance on legal matters to student caseworkers enrolled in LAW 438 during the academic year. Review Counsel will also assist the Director with supervising summer students, promoting an setting that supports equity, diversity and inclusion.

Review Counsel is governed by the Law Society of Ontario,



the regulatory body for all Ontario-based lawyers, and must personally practice in compliance with the Law Society Act, the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 and the Solicitors Act, as well as the provincial Rules of Professional Conduct. In coordination with the Director, QLA, Review Counsel has responsibility for clinic compliance with these same statutes and rules.

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Assist the Director with supervising, teaching and assessing students in an experiential legal education environment in accordance with professional standards. This includes supervising the drafting of legal opinions, government filings, and contracts dealing with a full range of corporate/commercial legal matters. Review Counsel will help prepare students for their duties, review file work, provide performance appraisals, develop client management skills and provide other support as needed.
- Review student clinic services rendered to clients, including their client interactions, legal research, draft opinions, contracts and other legal documents, correspondence, file management and adherence to the Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Assume complete professional responsibility for all aspects of clients’ legal files in all matters.




- Maintain expertise in corporate/commercial law and be willing to assist students in their exploration of potentially less familiar areas, like employment and intellectual property law.
- Counsel students personally and professionally to ensure the quality of clinic services, including teaching, guiding legal research, scrutinizing legal writing, drafting legal opinions, and professional correspondence, monitoring client and file management techniques and ensuring adherence to deadlines.
- Participate in continuing legal education programs and personal professional development to develop and maintain both knowledge of relevant law as well as skills in pedagogy relating to clinical legal education.
- Secure client work for QBLC, promote QBLC to students and future clients through participation in QBLC outreach activities, including:
- i. Community legal education: Producing materials for community education in the form of pamphlets, articles, manuals, self-help kits and digital resources;
- ii. Participate in the development and organization of outreach programs for specific groups;
- iii. Act as a resource person in various community organizations;
- iv. Prepare a program of educational seminars designed for the client community, giving speeches, workshops and other educational activities;
- v. Business development; and
- vi. Fostering relationships with diverse partner organizations and referral sources.

- Maintain direct carriage of QBLC files, where necessary.
- In coordination with the Director, QBLC oversee clinic operational and administrative matters, including compliance with guidelines, policies and procedures, analyzing data and deciding the scope and nature of QBLC activities.
- Develop curriculum and required materials, teach courses, and enga

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