We continually update this page to share information about all five events in the International Symposium Series. Series speakers present either at the virtual Queen's Law Symposium, or the other four conferences listed below. As conference organizers confirm panels and presenters at their events, details are set out below.
The main Queen's Law Symposium takes place virtually 22 - 24 June 2026. The Preliminary Program for the virtual symposium is now available as a PDF: Preliminary Program (PDF 275KB). To accommodate 75+ presenters' time zones around the world, the program is scheduled according to the following Toronto, Canada times, cited as EDT (GMT/UTC-4). Registration for this virtual symposium has opened - please see the "Registrations" tab.)
- Monday, 22 June: 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT (Opening session and Sessions 1, 2, and 3)
- Tuesday, 23 June: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT (Sessions 4, 5, 6, and 7 & a lunch keynote)
- Wednesday, 24 June: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM EDT (Sessions 8, 9, 10, and 11 & a closing session)
More than 35 speakers are presenting at the conferences linked below. We are grateful to conference organizers for creating space for this to happen.
- “Reimaging Legal Education for the Future of Law” - Association of Law Teachers (ALT, UK) at University of Exeter’s Faculty of Law, UK: 16 - 17 April 2026. Find out more: . See the panel details below for Thursday, April 16 at 1:30 pm UK time.*
- “Creativity, Collaboration, and Care” - Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) at Western University Faculty of Law, London, Ontario, Canada: 3 - 5 June 2026. Find out more: (3 - 5 June 2026). Each day there will be one session offered by our Series' speakers. We will post the program as soon as it is available.
- ""The Future Begins Now" - Nottingham Trent University’s Centre for Legal Education, Nottingham, UK: 29 June - 03 July 2026. Find out more: . Twelve of our speakers are involved in this event at virtual sessions on June 29, July 1 and 2, and at the in-person conference on July 3. Their complete has been posted as of April 8. through their website. Presentation dates and times of our included Series' speakers are set out below.**
- "Educating the Reflective Lawyer: Human Wisdom in an Automated Age" - Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA) conference at the University of Melbourne, Australia: 1 - 3 July 2026. Find out more: (1 - 3 July 2026). Their Call for Papers is open until 24 April 2026. We expect 10 - 15 of our speakers will present there.
* Symposium Series Event at ALT: Panel tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 16 at 13:30 - 15:00
Reimagining legal education for the future of law: Advancing reflective practice as a core professional competency in the UK
This session is the first event offered as part of the 2026 International Symposium Series: Reflective Practice for Legal Professionals. Our presenters will explore different aspects and perspectives of how reflective practice has been evolving for law students and legal professionals in the UK. Following the presentations, participants are invited to share their working knowledge and observations of how well reflective practice has been accepted and implemented in the UK. Does the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning literature adequately capture promising developments? How else is reflective practice being more visibly and viably advanced? How can current and evolving developments in the UK, and the Symposium Series and its legacy website contribute to advancing reflective practice as a professional metacompetency? What else might help?
Nigel Duncan, Panel Moderator & Discussion Facilitator
Michele Leering, ‘Exploring Reflective Practice in the Law Schools in England & Wales: Does the Literature Adequately Capture Promising Developments?’ & ‘2026 International Symposium Series: Reflective Practice for Legal Professionals’
Roddy Cairns, ‘Reflective Practice as Preparation for a Career as a Scottish Solicitor’
Chloe Sheppick, ‘The Ever-Growing Importance of Reflective Practice for Lawyers and How This Can Be Taught at Law School’
Philip Drake, ‘Building Critical Interpretation and Reflection through LEGO®’
Jenny Gibbons, ‘Reflective Practice Assessment as an Example of Realignment and Refraction’
** Symposium Series event at Nottingham Trent Centre for Legal Education - 29 June - 03 July, 2026
Monday, June 29: 10:30 - 11:00 Session 1 (UTC +1)
Keynote: Reflective Practice as Instrumental and Transformative: Seeding the Ground for Enhanced Professional Competence, Reflective Professionalism, Lifelong Learning, and a Cultural Shift in the Legal Profession
Michele Leering, ֱ (Canada)
Monday, June 29: 15:15 - 16:15 Session 2 (UTC +1)
Panel: Pedagogy with Practice to Offer a More Inclusive Approach to Legal Professional Development
Charlotte Houghteling, Marc Howe & Gayle McKerney, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Wednesday, July 1: 14:15 - 16:15 Session 6 (UTC +1)
Situating Law within Systems of Power: Promoting Critical Reflexivity Through Curricular Reform
Ashna Hudani, McGill University & Safeera Jaffer, University of British Columbia, Canada (30 minutes)
From Bedside Manner to Bar-Side Manner: Adapting Healthcare’s Emotional Intelligence Training for Legal Education
Danni Bian, Georgia Gwinnett College, USA (30 minutes)
Teaching Executive Functioning to Law Students
Nicholas A Smith, University of Idaho, USA (30 minutes)
Wednesday, July 1: 10:30 - 11:00 Session 7 (UTC +1)
Teaching for integration: Aesthetics, Resilience and Reflection
Michelle LeBaron, University of British Columbia, Canada (30 minutes)
Wednesday, July 2: 13:30 - 14:30 (IN PERSON) Session 11 (UTC +1)
Implementing Reflective Practice in Legal Education at Strathclyde Law School: A Compulsory Third Year Reflective Report Module
Michael Randall, University of Strathclyde, UK
A collaborative reflection on approaches to reflective learning for students of law
Leela Cejnar, University of Warwick & Hannah Gibbons-Jones, University of Nottingham, UK