Michael Shortt, BCL/LLB’13, was still dreaming of becoming G.I. Joe when his parents predicted that he would follow the footsteps of his grandfather and become a lawyer. “I was a very argumentative child,” he confessed. It took him somewhat longer to reach the same conclusion. But one day, when Professor Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse drew two penguins on a blackboard, Shortt knew he had found his calling. Read the interview.
December 2018
Over the last 10 years, one in five Supreme Court clerks has been a recent graduate of the Faculty. In keeping with tradition, there will be a strong McGill Law representation within the next cohort of Supreme Court clerks: last spring, eight of our graduating students or recent grads were tapped to clerk at the country’s highest tribunal in 2019-2020.
November 2018
Annamaria Enenajor, BCL/LLB’12 has become a leading advocate of amnesty for the half-million Canadians who carry a criminal record for simple possession of cannabis.
October 2018
Clément Camion, BCL/LLB’13, et ses associées Stéphanie Roy et Geneviève Fortin dirigent En Clair, une start-up juridique avec une mission ambitieuse : réapprendre (et donner envie !) aux Québécois et Québécoises de lire un contrat du début à la fin avant de le signer. Discussion avec ces experts en simplicité juridique.
June 2018
Nos nouveaux BCL/LLB, LLM et DCL tout sourires; doctorat honoris causa pour l’honorable Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré; troisième prix John W. Durnford pour la professeure Rosalie Jukier; discours d’adieu par Susan Humphrey, BCL/LLB’18; et fastueuse réception au Cercle universitaire. Voyez les photos!.
April 2018
Once again, there will be a strong McGill Law representation within the next cohort of Supreme Court clerks: eight of our graduating students or recent grads were tapped to clerk at the country’s highest tribunal.
March 2018
Me Sophie Lamonde, BCL’01, LLB’01, qui dirige le groupe Fusions et acquisitions chez Stikeman Elliott, nous a accordé une entrevue pour nous parler de son parcours professionnel.
February 2018
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When the Faculty hosted a panel on the future of legal education, Shahir Guindi, BCL’89, LLB’89, was one of five eminent jurists invited to share their insight on the changing legal market.
December 2017
Robert Valdmanis, LLB’94, talks with about his experience leading a negotiation workshop with Law students during Focus Week, and why the motto “Audi Alteram Partem” emblazoned above a faculty’s door matters.
November 2017
Cette année, la Faculté a innové en invitant sa communauté diplômée à se réunir ensemble pour une grande célébration des Retrouvailles. Voyez notre album.
