Contact Us

Student Affairs Office staff are located on the first floor in Allard Hall. We are always happy to meet with students. If an office door is open, feel free to drop in, otherwise, please follow the instructions below to make an appointment. 

If you are not sure who you should speak with, you may contact any member of the Student Affairs team for assistance.
 

JD Student Affairs Office

Kaila Mikkelsen, BSc., JD, LLM

Assistant Dean, Students
Tel: (604) 822-6350
Email: mikkelsen@allard.ubc.ca

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  • Meets one-on-one with JD students to provide support. Welcomes meetings with students to discuss their personal and academic challenges and goals.
  • Oversees academic advising, course selection advice, academic support and wellness support to JD students.
  • Provides referrals to support services at UBC.
  • Administers exam and assignment deferrals, extensions and accommodation requests. Approves leaves and withdrawals.
  • Manages the Academic Success, Peer Tutor and Ambassador programs.
  • Liaises with the Centre for Accessibility with respect to law student accommodations.
  • Oversees first year Orientation, Pro Bono Students Canada and JD Awards.

Zack Uganec

Manager, Student Affairs
Tel: (604) 827-3882
Email: uganec@allard.ubc.ca

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  • Advises law students on experiential opportunities, exchange offerings and joint legal education programs
  • Oversees the student recruitment process for the law school's clinic, externship, and upper year moot courses
  • Provides back up support to Assistant Dean, Students with respect to academic advising and academic concessions
  • Develops programming to support the JD student experience
  • Oversees the administration of the Advocacy Course, including processing academic concessions and accommodations for the course

Russell Nesbitt

Associate Director, Indigenous Legal Studies
Email: ils@allard.ubc.ca

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  • Provides academic advising, academic support, cultural, wellness and career support to Indigenous students.
  • Provides referrals to counseling services, student health services and other support services at UBC to Indigenous students.
  • Manages and coordinates Indigenous Legal Studies (ILS) programming for students.
  • Co Manages the ILS Academic Leadership Certificate
  • Co manages the Indigenous Cultural Competency Certificate
  • Coordinates the Specialization in Indigenous Legal Studies
  • Coaches and coordinates the Kawaskimhon Moot on Indigenous legal issues
  • Recruits and advises Indigenous JD applicants
  • Oversees first year ILS Orientation
  • Liaises with Indigenous Law Student Association and other student groups on programming and events including Indigenous Awareness Week and co-hosted events
  • Liaises with faculty and staff on Indigenous initiatives within the Allard community

Ella Wong

Director, Academic Services
Allard Hall 151
Tel: (604) 822-6731
Email: ewong@allard.ubc.ca

  • Manages course scheduling, registration, exams, ExamSoft computerized exam process, grades, sessional evaluations, graduation, and transfer credit and teaching evaluations.

Patricia Penaflorida

Coordinator, Student Academic Services
Allard Hall 153
Tel: (604) 827-5728
Email: penaflorida@allard.ubc.ca

  • Manages directed research and special registration, and confirmation of registration and graduation letters. Coordinates course scheduling, exams and grades, and the Criminal Law clinic.

Boyuan Xian

Coordinator, Student Academic Services
Allard Hall 153
Tel:  (604) 827-3429
Email: xian@allard.ubc.ca

  • Coordinates with the Centre for Accessibility the exams for law students. Coordinates course scheduling, exams, and grades.

Freha Mian

Student Wellbeing Counsellor
Allard 147B
Tel: (604) 822-4928
Email: wellbeing@allard.ubc.ca

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  • Provides law student wellbeing triage, based on the stepped care model.
  • Provides individualized Wellbeing Plans utilizing UBC and community resources.
  • Provides short term solution-focused counselling.
  • Provides long term or ongoing counselling referrals and bridging support.
  • Facilitates law student wellbeing programming at Allard Law.

 

 

JD Admissions

JD Admissions staff are located on the first floor in Allard Hall. We are always happy to meet with students but ask that students pre-book meeting appointments. We are not conducting drop-in appointments at this time. If the matter is urgent or there is a crisis, then a student may access the student services wing without an appointment to seek assistance. 

Email: admissions@allard.ubc.ca
Tel: 604 822 6303
 

Career Services Office

Career Services staff are located on the first floor in Allard Hall. We are always happy to meet with students but ask that students pre-book meeting appointments. We are not conducting drop-in appointments at this time. If the matter is urgent or there is a crisis, then a student may access the student services wing without an appointment to seek assistance. 

Students may schedule a one-on-one career advising appointment through ACE or email careers@allard.ubc.ca to connect with the Career Services Office team.

Graduate Programs

Graduate Program staff are located on the first floor in Allard Hall. We are always happy to meet with students but ask that students pre-book meeting appointments. We are not conducting drop-in appointments at this time. If the matter is urgent or there is a crisis, then a student may access the student services wing without an appointment to seek assistance. 

RESEARCH-BASED LLM/PHD PROGRAMS 

Ms. Joanne Chung, Graduate Program Advisor
Telephone: 604 822 6449
Email: graduates@allard.ubc.ca

LLMCL, LLMT PROGRAMS

Mr. Alan Grove, Graduate Professional Program Coordinator
Telephone: 604 827 0389
Email: professionalprograms@allard.ubc.ca

ONLINE LEARNING AT ALLARD

Ms. Celia Man, Faculty and Graduate Programs Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 604 822 2225
Email: distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca

Central University Departments

Centre for Accessibility

Brock Hall
1874 East Mall
Room 1203

+1 604 822 5844

Centre for Accessibility provides leadership on issues of accessibility for people with disabilities at UBC Vancouver, working in partnership with faculties to foster inclusive learning, living and working environments for students, faculty and staff.

Centre for Accessibility provides support and programming initiatives designed to remove barriers for students with disabilities and facilitates disability related accommodations for members of the UBC Vancouver community.

Law Enrolment Services Advisors (Law ES advisors)

es.lawsupport@ubc.ca

  • A team of enrolment services advisors who provide specialised financial advising to law students
  • Provide advice and support on loans and bursaries including support to students experiencing unexpected financial difficulties

 

 

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