New professorial hire at the Faculty
We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Chan will join the Faculty of Law as an assistant professor on 1 August 2024. An expert in law and finance, he will begin by teaching Securities Regulation and Introduction to Corporate Transactions in winter 2025.
97.3% pass rate on Quebec bar school exams for McGill Law grads, best in Quebec
It is with great pride that the Faculty of Law has learned that the McGill Law cohort earned top place at the École du Barreau’s exams for 2022-2023. A remarkable 97.3% of McGill Law graduates without preparatory courses passed the assessments, as did 100% of the graduates who took preparatory courses. This outstanding result was achieved in a particularly strong year, in which all law schools saw increases to their pass rates.
Farewell and best wishes to an esteemed colleague
With mixed feelings of pride and sadness, the Faculty of Law heartily congratulates Professor Geneviève Saumier on her appointment as dean of the Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal. She will begin a five-year term on 1 August 2024.
McGill Law ranked 28th best worldwide, up one rank
The Faculty of Law was once again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed McGill Law 28th worldwide, up one spot from 2023.
Dean Robert Leckey receives honorary Scarlet Key
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E, has received an honorary Scarlet Key from McGill’s century-old Scarlet Key Society. He was presented with the award at the Society’s annual key-pinning ceremony on 20 March.
Jaye Ellis promoted to full professor
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Jaye Ellis has been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective 1 February 2024.
Two Faculty members appointed Canada Research Chairs
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce new and renewed support from the prestigious Canada Research Chair program for two professors.
Professor Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry has been named Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Health, Inclusion and Policy for a five-year term.
Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has been reappointed as Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Transnational Labour Law for a second seven-year term.
Call for applications - McGill SGI Transformative Business Law Summer Academy
McGill BLP SGI Transformative Business Law Summer Academy 26 – 31 May 2024, MontréalMcGill Faculty of Law | McGill Desautels Faculty of Management
Call for Applications
Essay Contest: Nappert Prize in International Arbitration 2024
Thanks to the generosity of Sophie Nappert (BCL’86, LLB’86), the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration is celebrating 10 years since its inauguration in 2014. The prize will be awarded by McGill University for the sixth time in 2024.
Eligibility Requirements:The competition is open to law students, junior scholars and junior practitioners from around the world. To be eligible for the prize, the authors must:
Lara Khoury appointed as McGill’s new Associate Vice-President, Research
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that Professor Lara Khoury, Ad E, has been appointed Associate Vice-President, Research. Her three-year term began on 1 January. She will share her time between this office and the Faculty of Law.
Rosalie Jukier receives McGill Lifetime Achievement Award
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier has received the 2023 McGill University Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning. She accepted her award during the Fall Convocation ceremony on 20 November.
Call for applications: Erin & John Collins Arsenault Space Fellowships
Join the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law with our prestigious fellowships: Erin & John Collins Arsenault Doctoral Fellowship: $9,500CAD for the DCL program (1 to be awarded). Erin & John Collins Arsenault LLM Fellowship: Full LLM (Thesis) tuition covered (2 to be awarded). Theme: Sustainable Space Governance
International Clerkships Program 2024-2025 - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline: January 15, 2024, 5:00 PM ET
McGill’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:
a 12-month clerkship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA); a 10-month clerkship at the International Court of Justice (ICJ); a 4-month clerkship at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).The clerkships are due to start in September 2024.
Call for Student Papers
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHLPR) invites the submission of original or unpublished papers relating to the theme “Solidarity and Strength: Responses to New Challenges in LGBTI Activism and Advocacy” for the 2024 Martine Roy Student Colloquium.
McGill Law places 29th worldwide in 2024 THE World University Rankings
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce it was once again ranked as one of the world’s top universities at which to study law. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed McGill 29th worldwide.