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Legal Education at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ
We do legal education like nobody else
Proudly bilingual; rigorously bijural: ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Law sits at the epicentre of two major legal traditions of the western world—the civil law and the common law.
From its earliest days, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ has been a bridge between these two traditions. The ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ program is a global model for legal education that adapts to the changing shape of our world without borders.
And now, we are pushing things even further.
Legal education at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ explores legal traditions through a comparative, integrated lens that is unique around the world.
The ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ curriculum features multiple opportunities for problem-based learning, translation of knowledge into action, and the development of skills that are critical to engaged, effective, and enlightened jurists.
An integrated education
- designed to work across the traditional boundaries of first-year coursework
- in French and English
- that builds on an expertise in the civil law and common law, broadened to include other legal traditions, including better understandings of Indigenous law, as well as cutting-edge scholarship in alternate dispute resolution
A focus on problem-solving
- Students work in groups to tackle issues in legal methodology and ethics, empirical research, and policy analysis
- A revised semester timetable makes space for one-week intensive teaching periods during the fall and winter terms
Innovative pedagogy that flips the script and
- allows you to take the lead in your own education
- uses technology in modernized classrooms to enhance participation and critical reflection
The original and critical vision that characterizes legal education at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ is a springboard for those whose ideas will change the world of business or civic society.
Above all, the Faculty prides itself on developing agile thinkers, conscientious citizens, and global-leaning, forward-looking jurists for the 21st century.
ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Law. It's a world class move.
Location
Location
- Chancellor Day Hall
- 3644 Peel Street
- Montreal QC H3A 1W9
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-6666
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/law
- Undergraduate Admissions
- 3644 Peel Street, Room 418
- New Chancellor Day Hall
- Montreal QC H3A 1W9
- Telephone: 514-398-6602
- Email: admissions.law [at] mcgill.ca
- Graduate Admissions
- 3644 Peel Street, Room 406
- New Chancellor Day Hall
- Montreal QC H3A 1W9
- Telephone: 514-398-6635
- Email: grad.law [at] mcgill.ca