Dear Colleagues, A number of ACCLE’s current Board members are finishing their terms this year. We anticipate there will be 4 openings for new Board members. We invite all ACCLE members to consider putting your name forward to serve on the Board. Please note that ACCLE is a working Board – we rely on all… Read more »
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10th Annual ACCLE Conference – Call for Proposals
The Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE) is delighted to confirm that we will be returning to Western University, Faculty of Law, for our 10th Annual Conference, happening June 12-14, 2019. The focus of our 2019 conference is “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Future Challenges for Clinical Legal Education in Canada”. We are interested in… Read more »
Deadline Extended – Call for Contributions to Special Edition of the Journal of Law and Social Policy
Canadian Clinical Legal Education: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Association of Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE) ACCLE JLSP Call – Ext Deadline New Deadline for Submissions: January 7, 2019 Guest Editors: Patricia Barkaskas, Sarah Buhler, Martha Simmons, and Mirja Trilsch The Journal of Law and Social Policy in collaboration with the Association of Canadian Clinic Legal… Read more »
Call for Papers: The History of Legal Aid in the Premodern and Modern World
Conference: “The History of Legal Aid in the Premodern and Modern World” Deadline for paper proposals with abstracts: November 18, 2018 Date: March 18-19, 2019 Location: University of Turku, Finland This conference aims to bring together the various aspects of legal aid around the world and throughout history, highlighting common features and individual particularities…. Read more »
Bill C-75 Feedback
ACCLE is pleased to submit feedback on Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. ACCLE heard from members that they were concerned with the impacts of Bill C-75 on students’ ability to represent clients in summary conviction… Read more »
Save the Date
Please save the date for our 2019 Conference to be held in London, Ontario, site of the first ACCLE Conference. We will gather together June 13-15, 2019 with ACCLE as sole host and conference organiser. We have greatly enjoyed our last two conferences with the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, and look forward to a… Read more »
Thank you to Queen’s Law and Queen’s Legal Clinics!
It’s a wrap! Thank you so much for attending the 2018 ACCLE conference, in association with the Canadian Association of Law Teachers. Queen’s Law and Queen’s Legal Clinics were incredible hosts. We had a simulating and productive two and a half days together, and look forward to next year’s conference. Please keep an eye out… Read more »
ACCLE-CALT 2018 Conference Attendees
Dear ACCLE-CALT 2018 Conference Attendees: We are excited to let you know that the full conference program, with detailed descriptions of the breakout sessions, is now available on our Eventbrite page. We encourage you to review it online as it contains useful information about the conference schedule and logistics. Print copies of the program… Read more »
ACCLE Report on Clinicians and Clinical Legal Education in Canada
In 2018, the ACCLE Policy Committee conducted a survey of clinicians and clinical legal education programs across Canada to better understand the state of clinical legal education in Canada. The report outlines three primary, overarching themes: the working conditions and status of clinicians, operational concerns, and pedagogical and instructional supports. Based on these results, ACCLE… Read more »
Call for Contributions for a Special Issue of the Journal of Law and Social Policy
Canadian Clinical Legal Education: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Association of Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE) Guest Editors: Sarah Buhler, Lisa Cirillo, Martha Simmons, and Mirja Trilsch The Journal of Law and Social Policy in collaboration with the Association of Canadian Clinic Legal Education, will publish a special issue on clinical legal education in Canada to… Read more »