Provost awards 28 McGill professors with distinguished awards

McGill honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James McGill Professor, James McGill Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.

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.

Exam period access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Winter 2024

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As of Monday, April 8, McGill students are able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the April 15 to 30 examination period.

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.