Queen's Law

What Queen's Law does

Queen's Law is the Faculty of Law at Queen's University, a public Canadian university in Kingston, Ontario. The law faculty was established in 1957 and operates with approximately 102 staff across academic, clinical, and research functions. It serves JD, LLM, and PhD students and operates five legal clinics (Business Law Clinic, Elder Law Clinic, Family Law Clinic, Prison Law Clinic, Queen's Legal Aid), which deliver pro bono services and act as experiential learning environments.

Core technology platforms center on the Conflict Analytics Lab and its OpenJustice initiative. OpenJustice is a generative-AI prototype for legal document automation, and myopencourt.org is a public-facing AI legal-advice platform. The lab also develops predictive ML models — including an employment-law collaboration with Deel Inc. — and operates a Legal AI Clinic with named industry partners (Miller Thomson, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, the European Court of Human Rights). The faculty maintains 30+ international student-exchange agreements and a Career Development Office reporting 97.5% JD employment placement within nine months of graduation.

Revenue derives from tuition across JD, LLM, and PhD programs, the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law (the only English-language Canadian pathway qualifying graduates for licensed immigration consulting), Professional Intensives (AI and Law, GenAI in Legal Research, End-of-Life Law, Trade Law Essentials, M&A Law Essentials), and ancillary clinical and research funding. As a public faculty within Queen's University, standalone revenue is not separately disclosed.

Name

Queen's Law

Legal name

Queen's University Faculty of Law

Website

https://law.queensu.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1841

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Queen's Law is the Faculty of Law at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, delivering JD, LLM, PhD, and Canada's only English-language Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. It operates the Conflict Analytics Lab with the OpenJustice AI platform and five pro bono legal clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE), Clinical Legal Education & Legal Aid Clinics (Law School–Run) (EDAHAIAG), Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law school
• JD program
• Legal clinics
• Conflict analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Programs: Revenue generated from JD, LLM, PhD, Graduate Diploma, and Certificate programs through tuition fees. Additional revenue from professional intensives, continuing education, and specialized training programs.
2. Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law: Canada's only English-language pathway to becoming a licensed immigration consultant. Program graduates receive a Graduate Diploma recognized by Queen's University.
3. Professional Intensives: Short-term intensive courses including AI and Law, GenAI in Contemporary Legal Research, End-of-Life Law, Trade Law Essentials, M&A Law Essentials, and Reciprocal Economies: Charting Pathways to Reconciliation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Queen's Law provides university-level legal education, awarding Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, alongside a Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. It supplements classroom instruction with five legal clinics offering hands-on practice experience and a Conflict Analytics Lab that develops AI-enabled tools for the legal profession.

Product overview

Queen's Law is a premier Canadian law school offering a unified academic portfolio centered on its JD program, supplemented by specialized clinics, professional intensives, and graduate programs. The institution operates a multi-clinic legal aid system (Queen's Legal Aid, Business Law, Elder Law, Family Law, and Prison Law Clinics) providing experiential learning. Its technology-forward offerings include the Conflict Analytics Lab with OpenJustice (GenAI platform for legal document automation) and myopencourt.org (free AI-powered legal advice). Professional intensives cover AI & Law, GenAI in Legal Research, End-of-Life Law, Trade Law, and M&A. The unique Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law is Canada's only English-language pathway to licensed immigration consulting. The Graduate Program in Political and Legal Thought is Canada's only interdisciplinary program in this field.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Queen's Law Clinics: Pro bono legal clinics including Business Law Clinic, Elder Law Clinic, Family Law Clinic, Prison Law Clinic, and Queen's Legal Aid
• Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law
• OpenJustice
• QLaw Pod
• QLaw Research Review

Products and services

• Juris Doctor (JD) Program Three-year Canadian bar-qualifying law degree for students holding an undergraduate degree, delivered on-campus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
• Master of Laws (LLM) Program Graduate-level law degree aimed at foreign-trained lawyers and researchers pursuing advanced study and Canadian credential recognition.
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law Research-intensive doctoral program for scholars pursuing academic and scholarly careers in law.
• Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law Specialized diploma program for legal professionals seeking credentials and expertise in immigration and citizenship law practice.
• Legal Clinics Five supervised clinical legal service offerings that provide hands-on training to law students while delivering free legal services to community members and small organizations.
• Professional Development Intensives Short, focused training programs for practicing lawyers and legal professionals seeking continuing professional development in specific areas of law.
• Conflict Analytics Lab (OpenJustice AI Platform) Research lab developing AI-enabled tools and platforms for the legal profession, including the OpenJustice platform, supporting both academic research and applied legal technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.5% of JD students secured articles by graduation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TradeLab Network (University of Ottawa Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint University of Ottawa-Queen's International Economic Law Clinic operating under the TradeLab network. Students work on actual trade law problems for real client beneficiaries including small businesses, NGOs, unions, or government entities.
• Miller Thomson LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Legal AI Clinic's OpenJustice project. Focus on automating drafting of incorporation documents and shareholder agreements using generative AI.
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in OpenJustice project focusing on automating dispute-resolution workflows in wrongful dismissal matters and generating litigation pleadings.
• Pro Bono OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in OpenJustice project automating intake and preliminary case analysis to support individuals with residential tenancy disputes.
• European Court of Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in OpenJustice project automating assessment of damages and other key issues in human rights decisions.
• Deel Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in building and training machine-learning models that annotate and analyze case-law data on worker classification, reasonable notice damages, and other employment law topics.
• Smith School of BusinesscoreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partner in the Legal AI Clinic, collaborating with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Ingenuity Lab on legal technology research.
• Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringcoreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partner in Legal AI Clinic collaboration with Queen's Faculty of Law and Smith School of Business for legal technology development.
• Ingenuity LabcoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch partner in Legal AI Clinic for advancing AI and law research and development.
• International Exchange Partner UniversitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 30 partner universities including American University in Cairo, Durham University, EBS Law School, ESADE Law School, Fudan University, University of Helsinki, Koç University, Kyushu University, Lund University, National Law University Delhi, National University of Singapore, Seoul National University, Tel Aviv University, Trinity College Dublin, University of Cape Town, University of Glasgow, University of Groningen, University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, Victoria University of Wellington, and many more.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Calgary Faculty of Law: Alberta-based JD-granting law school with comparable energy-law, business-law, and clinical programming. Competes with Queen's for cross-Canada applicants and research talent.
• Western University Faculty of Law: Ontario-based JD-granting law school with comparable program breadth, clinical offerings, and applicant market overlap in Ontario.
• McGill University Faculty of Law: Leading Canadian common-law and civil-law faculty offering JD, LLM, and DCL programs with a strong international orientation. Comparable in prestige, graduate programs, and cross-jurisdictional exchange partnerships.
• University of Ottawa Faculty of Law: Bilingual Canadian law school operating the joint International Economic Law Clinic with Queen's Law under the TradeLab network. Directly comparable program portfolio and clinical offerings.
• Osgoode Hall Law School (York University): Largest Canadian law school offering JD, LLM, and PhD programs with extensive clinical and professional programming. Directly comparable as an Ontario-based JD-granting faculty competing for the same applicant pool.
• University of Toronto Faculty of Law: Top Canadian JD-granting law school in Ontario with a comparable three-year JD program, graduate studies, and clinical offerings. Competes directly with Queen's Law for applicants, faculty, and research reputation in the Canadian legal-education market.
• University of Alberta Faculty of Law: Major Western Canadian law school with JD and graduate programs and significant research output. Comparable in scale and program portfolio to Queen's Law.
• Peter A. Allard School of Law (University of British Columbia): Western Canada's premier law school offering JD and graduate programs in British Columbia. Comparable as a JD-granting faculty with research strengths and active recruitment of cross-country JD applicants.
• Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law: Atlantic Canada's leading law school offering JD and graduate programs. Comparable as a Canadian common-law JD-granting faculty competing for applicants and federal/international placement opportunities.

Emerging players

• Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law: Newer Canadian law school with a JD program focused on accessibility and innovative pedagogy. Relevant as an emerging competitor in the Canadian JD-applicant market, though smaller and less established than Queen's Law.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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