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Seven for the Supreme Court of Canada

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:10:51 +0000

��VR��Ƶ Law BCL/JD graduates fared outstandingly well in the run for Canada’s most coveted judicial clerkships, securing seven spots. Faites la rencontre de nos sept auxiliaires juridiques qui se dirigeront vers le plus haut tribunal du pays en 2027-2028.

A new milestone in Indigenous Legal Self-Governance

Maeve Haldane — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:36:46 +0000

The First Nations Territory of Kahnawà:ke, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Montreal, has come one step closer to complete judicial control.

Last spring, ��VR��Ƶ graduates Aubrey Charette, BCL/LLB’10, and Brandon Montour, BCL/JD’23, were appointed as the inaugural decision-makers of Kahnawà:ke’s Administrative Tribunal, a new body under the umbrella of the Kahnawà:ke Justice System. This marks an important step in the implementation of the Kahnawà:ke Justice Act of 2015, arrived at through community consensus.

Alumnotes (Winter 2026)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:59:30 +0000

Promotions, career moves, new publications, and media mentions featuring ��VR��Ƶ Law alumni.

Nouvelles de la Faculté (hiver 2026)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:44:47 +0000

Vrinda Narain was promoted to the rank of Full Professor. A member of the Faculty since 2007, Vrinda Narain’s research and teaching span constitutional law, feminist legal theory, and social diversity and inclusion.

L.E.X. by Davies – Empowering the next generation

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:25:10 +0000

“Participating in L.E.X. has not only made me a better teacher, it has helped me remember why I came to law school in the first place: to uplift and help others,” says Robyn, L.E.X. Executive Team member in 2024-25 and third-year BCL/JD candidate at ��VR��Ƶ Law.

L.E.X. (short for Law – Éducation – Connection) is an outreach program created in 2006 in response to Quebec’s alarming high school dropout rates.

Five questions with Dean Tina Piper

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:24:25 +0000

Since stepping into the role of Interim Dean at ��VR��Ƶ’s Faculty of Law, Professor Tina Piper—an expert in intellectual property and legal history—has led with warmth, intellectual rigour, and a focus on cultivating both legal excellence and a strong sense of community. In this candid Q&A, she reflects on her journey, priorities, and the joys of her new role.

Reflections on the Anishinaabe Law Circle Learning Course

Karen A. Lash, ��VR��Ƶ Law Visiting Scholar and recent Fulbright Specialist — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:03:14 +0000

Professor Aaron Mills' two-week Anishinaabe Law Circle Learning course last summer challenged everything I thought I knew about law, starting with the most fundamental question: what is law? Together we grappled with legal authority deriving from the Crown versus the Creator; kinship versus citizenship; knowledge versus belief; stories versus statutes; sovereignty versus self-governance; and persuasion versus coercion in achieving remedies and resolution.

Meet Chanel's Lawyer

Maeve Haldane — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:03:31 +0000

Growing up in Grand Cascapedia, a small town of just 300, nestled in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Laurie-Ann Willett, BCL’09, LLB’09, found joy in flipping through the Sears catalogue, cutting out carpet samples to compare the colours, watching “Fashion Television” on CTV with Jeanne Beker, and imagining a world far beyond her immediate surroundings. “I just loved fashion and makeup,” she recalls.

Remembering the Hon. Ken Dryden, PC, OC, LLB’73, LLD’18

Communications Staff — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:11:26 +0000

The Faculty of Law mourns the passing of the Hon. Ken Dryden, PC, OC, LLB’73, LLD’18, an eminent alumnus and beloved member of our alumni community.

As a law student and professional athlete in the 1970s, Ken Dryden was a trailblazer, famously presenting our then-dean, the late John W. Durnford, with a unique challenge: 'How do we accommodate a student who’s playing in the Stanley Cup Final during law exams?'

From the Paris Olympics to Chancellor Day Hall

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:51:42 +0000

Merely a month before her first day of law school, Caroline Crossley was making history with her teammates in Paris - achieving Canada's best-ever Olympic performance in rugby sevens. Meet the silver medalist who’s now tackling her BCL/JD.