Faculty & Staff

penney.miller@dal.ca
902-494-8854

tammi.hayne@dal.ca
902-494-5100
Room 333

rose.godfrey@dal.ca
902-494-1018
Room 438

Rose Godfrey oversees our admissions process and works closely with Elaine Wright and Daphne Williamson to assist students with building skills and experience for the job market. Drop by to see her with any questions you have about your legal career.

elaine.wright@dal.ca
902-494-7115
Room 440

Elaine Wright is a part-time Career Advisor. She worked as a lawyer with the Federal Department of Justice for 22 years. For the last 11 years she was the supervising lawyer for Justice Canada’s articling program in the Atlantic Regional Office, which included conducting hiring interviews for new students and providing ongoing mentoring and career counseling to students during their articling year.

d.williamson@dal.ca
902-494-4295
Room 442

Daphne Williamson is a part-time Career Advisor with a wealth of experience in human rights, civil rights, Aboriginal law, and social justice work. She provides tailored career development services to our students and is available to discuss future career options in law and provide guidance regarding how to navigate the job-search process.

randi.livingstone@dal.ca
902-494-2068
Room 401

Contact Randi Livingstone if you have any questions about admissions into the Bachelor of Law program. She can also help you in the process of applying for summer or articling positions.

In the Media

Public Lectures

lindsay.loomer@dal.ca
902-717-5635
Room 414

Lindsay communicates with the media, runs our social media pages and website, works with the Dean and faculty to publicize our research and expertise, works on admissions, alumni, and development projects, and manages advertising and promotion for our school.

jane.doucet@dal.ca
902-494-4297
Room 414

Jane writes about the law school community, co-edits the law school website, promotes law school events, and coordinates This Week @ Weldon and This Week in Brief (our weekly student and faculty email news roundups).

Inquiries
General: lawlib@dal.ca
Reference: lawref@dal.ca

Circulation: 902-494-2124
Reference Desk: 902-494-2124
Document Delivery: 902-494-8888
Administration: 902-494-2640
Fax: 902-494-6669

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How do I apply for a deferral, extension or other accommodation?

Requests for accommodation due to barriers related to disability, or for religious obligations, or any characteristic under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act must be made to the Advising and Access Services Centre (AASC) well before the scheduled exam date or paper submission deadline.

To make a request: You must fill out Form A1 on the AASC website. Please note the AASC deadlines set out on that site.

Requests for deferral, extension or other accommodation due to sudden illness or injury, or due to a family emergency must be addressed to the Studies Committee. Please send such requests to Professor Deturbide or Professor Hughes. If you fall ill or are in crisis such that you may need accommodation regarding exams, paper deadlines, etc,  please contact either Professor Deturbide or Professor Hughes by phone or by e-mail, as soon as possible and in any event before the exam or deadline in question. Please see below for further information on forms of accommodation.

We can provide you with information on how to request a deferral, extension or other accommodation. Also, if you have any questions about accommodation issues more generally, please contact one of us.

Please note that accommodation from the Studies Committee has not been granted until you are advised of this by Prof. Deturbide or Prof. Hughes.

How do deferrals of exams or papers work?

The regulations provide that: 

"Where it can be established that, for medical or personal reasons, a student's ability to pursue a class or to write an examination or complete an assignment for credit is significantly hampered, the Faculty may allow the student to write a special examination or complete a special assignment."

Special examinations are held in July.

Where a Special is granted in a paper course, a deadline is set by the Studies Committee and this deadline would be no later than the end of the Special examination period in July.

How do extensions on major papers or assignments work?

Where it can be established that for medical or personal reasons, a student's ability to work on a major paper or other assignment has been impeded, but not to the extent that a Special is required, the student may request an extension on the paper or assignment. Where an extension is granted, the length of the extension is based on an assessment of the amount of time reasonably lost due to the factors outlined by the student and supported by the documentation presented.

If a student is requesting an extension because of time missed due to illness or personal circumstances, once the student is well enough to resume work, he or she should continue working on the paper or assignment pending a decision from Studies.

What kind of documentation do I need to provide?

What are the deadlines for applying for deferrals, extensions or other accommodation?

The deadlines for requests to the university-wide AASC are set out on its webpage. Please note that some of these deadlines are quite early, so if you are considering applying to the AASC, please go to their website immediately and find out what time limits apply.

For applications to the Studies Committee, students need to be aware that requests for Special exams or assignments based on personal or medical circumstances must be made promptly. Any request for a Special should be made as soon as possible, and in any event, no later than the date on which the exam is to be written or the paper or other assignment is to be submitted. Where a student becomes ill during an exam and, as a result of that illness, intends to request a Special, the student must contact Professor Deturbide or Professor Hughes immediately, and in any event, no later than at the end of the exam.

Where a student intends to request an extension, the request should be made as soon as possible, and in any event, no later than the date on which the assignment or paper is due.

Please note that accommodation from the Studies Committee has not been granted until you are advised of this by Prof. Deturbide or Prof. Hughes.

• personal counselling
• learning disability services
• career counselling

Appointments:
drop in and book or call 902-494-2081
4th floor, Student Union Building (SUB)
6136 University Avenue (campus map)

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Health Services  - easily accessible services for the health needs and concerns of students

6260 South Street – Dalplex (front lobby)
902-494-6830
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