McGILL LAW ADMISSIONS

ME. GILLIAN NYCUM DOYENNE ADJOINTE INTÉRIMAIRE, ADMISSIONS ET RECRUTEMENT Agenda

1. Why law? 2. Why Mcgill Law? 3. The student experience 4. BCL/LLB Program Overview 5. What you need to know to apply

6. Q&A 2 Education that Pourquoi le droit? Une formation qui combine la théorie et la practiquePractice

3 Acquérir des compétences Analytical Thinking Critical Analysis Writing and Synthesis of qui sont des ideas compétences de . carrière précieuses

Communication and Research Negotiation presentation

4 Flexible and Dynamic Career

 Mobility and international opportunity

 Encounters with variety of sectors

 Can have an impact as an advocate as well as policy maker

5 Education that WHY McGill Law?

6 BCL/LLB Transsystemic Bilingual Dual Degree program: Fundamental concepts of Passive bilingualism: Graduate with two law the civil law, common law develop legal skills in degrees: Bachelor of Civil and Indigenous legal Canada’s two official Law (BCL) and Bachelor of unique and traditions are studied languages. Common Law (LLB, within a single course. equivalent to JD). Required: substantial renowned world Unique method of reading ability in, and aural Eligible to sit the Bar in all wide instruction fosters comprehension of, both Canadian provinces, some analytical ability, critical English and French. May US states, and some reflection and openness to submit written work, exams European jurisdictions. diverse approaches to and ask questions in class Traditional and legal problems. in either language. nontraditional career Focus on teaching in a Texts in both languages avenues. research institution leads are assigned in all 1st year World class faculty and to rich encounters with courses and many upper- education at relatively low legal scholarship and year courses. tuition. mentorship.

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10 Student life and community engagement

There is always something happening on McGill’s campus, whether at the Faculty of Law or beyond. Myriad clubs and activities, a full roster of visiting speakers and plenty of opportunities for community service promise enriching ways to apply your legal education, as well as create a life-long network of colleagues and friends.

High Law Legal Pro Bono School Innocence Students Information Students Outreach McGill Association Clinic Canada- Program McGill L.E.X.

Coffee Clubs & Quid Novi Sports Skit Nite House Associations 2019 annual tuition and fees

4,469.96$ Tuition Fees

9,646.16$ Non-Quebec Canadian Tuition Fees

42,325.66$ International Tuition Fees

12 Student Experience

13 Complementary Courses 1L Minimum 3 credits from each of: Criminal Justice - Civil Law Immersion Constitutional Law - Common Law Immersion Contractual Obligations - Social Diversity, Human Rights and BCL/LLB Foundations Indigenous Law Extra-Contractual Obligations - Principles of Adminsitrative Law overview Integration workshop Elective Courses Upper years required courses 44 elective credits Property - max 6 outside law credits Legal Ethics and Professionalism - max 6 non law credits Advocacy⚖ - maximum 21 credits exchange/study Judicial Institutions and Civil abroad Procedure Business Associations Non-Course Credit max 15 credits from: Writing Requirement -Advanced Mooting (3) Essay worth 75 % final grade of a 2 -Clerkships (3-6) or 3 credit law course or -Group Assistant (2) Term essay or -Legal Clinic (3-6) McGill Law Journal article -Legal Meth Teaching Group (4) -McGill Law Journal (2-6)

-International Human Rights Internship (3)14 Program is 105 credits completed in 3, 3.5 or 4 years

Majors, minors, Joint MBA/ MSW/ honours and BCL/LLB degrees BCL/LLB joint degrees Majors Candidates interested Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution; International Human in pursuing either joint Rights and Development. Additional 18 credits. degree program must apply separately to, and ⚖ be admitted by, both Minors faculties. In Arts, Science, or Management (18 additional credits, some science Minors require 24 additional credits).

Honours (15 additional credits) includes major research and writing component (apply after two years of completed full time studies in Law). Minimum of 3.0 GPA

15 Experience In-Course: skills and problem-based learning •Legal Ethics & Professionalism (year 2) pratique •Advocacy •Integration and Focus Weeks •Collaborative workshops and innovative learning in many courses

For⚖-credit experiential learning •International Human Rights Internships •Community Legal Clinic Placements •Court Clerkships (CA, CS, CQ, Tribunal de la jeunesse, cour municipale) •Legal Information Clinic at McGill, Pro Bono Students, L.E.X. •Law Journals

16 Experience Benefits pratique In-course After graduation Gain insight into oral and written advocacy, court Supreme Court of Canada procedures, and the judicial Cour d’appel du Québec Federal Courts decision-making process Cour supérieure du Québec Federal Court of Appeal Cour du Québec,⚖ chambre civile Tax Court Cour du Québec, chambre criminelle Court of Appeal of Ontario Develop excellent research, Cour du Québec, chambre de la Quebec Court of Appeal writing, and reasoning skills jeunesse Tribunal administratif du Québec International Tribunals, Bureau de décision et révision en International Court of Justice; valeurs mobilières At some courts, clerks have Chambers of the International Criminal Cour municipale de la Ville de Montréal Tribunal for Rwanda the chance to consider and learn about policy issues as Cour du Québec du district de Laval, Chambers of the Special Court for Laurentides, Lanaudière Sierra Leone well as strictly legal issues.

17 CDO: Career The experienced team in the CDO helps students identify and achieve their career goals, plans exploratory and networking Development events, facilitates recruitment and interview processes for a Office range of employers across Canada and beyond, including:

In… Events From… Career days: traditional Law firms and non-traditional legal Toronto careers Governments⚖ Vancouver On-campus interviews NGOs Calgary (employers interview International selected McGill law Organizations students) Ottawa Networking and mentoring New York / US Alternative Careers Workshops: exploratory, International CV writing, Interview skills

18 19 Comment Lire notre Faire ses Se site : recherches préparez à www.mcgill.ca/la et assister questionner w-admissions/ aux sessions postuler… d’information

20 Average 479 CEGEP age: 23 applicants Stats: 1433 applicants 43% 21.32% wrote the CEGEP 2018 LSAT students entering Score Undergrad LSAT R-Score class ⚖ % Highest 95 174 40.15 75th 88 166 35.46 percentile 272 offers Average 85 162 34.87 25th 83 159 33.85 percentile Lowest 73 150 32.15

21 Admissions Policy

• CV Passive • Academic record Bilingualism • Linguistic abilities • Personal statement Objective: • 2 References Select applicants best suited to studying law in McGill's uniquely comparative, transsystemic and Comprehension, not writing and bilingual environment speaking . HOLISTIC evaluation DIVERSITY process of the class (geographic, ethnic, academic, linguistic, socio- Pluralistic economic, etc.) learningCommittee Well-rounded environementreview Community Engagement Intellectual curiosity Insight Leadership Openness Maturity Eligibility Education Requirements DEC/Quebec French Baccalaureate (Marie de France & Stanislas) Or DEC and one year of studies Or at least 60 credits of university studies.

Linguistic Passive bilingualism policy Assessed by the application materials, transcripts, CV Follow-up testing if necessary

23 Academic record Complete academic record of all post-secondary studies (CEGEP applicants should provide their Permanent Code). Application Committee looks for consistency, improvement, difficulty and range of coursework Requirements LSAT: why and when to write it

CV Tailored as appropriate for an application to law Highlight achievements of academic and extra-curricular nature Include number of hours worked during the academic year Two pages maximum

CV and Academic Personal 2 Record Statement References Personal Statement Authentic Not a summary of the CV or our own web materials Application Written in the language in which the candidate feels most able to express him or herself well (English or French) Requirements Why law? Why McGill? Why “you” —what does the candidate have to contribute to the program, the community, the legal profession? Candidate should be self-critical. Edit, edit, edit. Submit only when final. 500 words, indicate the word count at the end.

Réferences 2 références, académiques préférées

Procédure d’entrevue Environ 25 minutes En présence de deux professeurs de la Faculté Bilingue Se présenter en personne à la Faculté ou par vidéoconférence Les entrevues ont lieu en février, avril et en mai. Web Application

Apply online Online application www.mcgill.ca/law-admissions/undergraduates/

Supporting documents must be uploaded via Minerva (but not references)

Checking the status of your application on Minerva

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application is complete

Check Minerva regularly

Please allow 48 hours Minerva to be updated, especially around deadlines CALENDRIER DU CYCLE D’ADMISSION

1er septembre Ouverture de la demande d’admission en ligne 1er mars Date limite pour déposer une demande d’admission (catégorie CEGEP) Début septembre Début de l’année scolaire Venez nous rencontrer à l’une de nos séances 1er avril Les candidats admis tôt ont jusqu’à cette date pour accepter notre d’information sur les admissions (ou visionnez en offre et payer le dépôt. ligne). Nous pourrions venir vous rendre visite! Consultez en Avril-mai Vous pourriez être convoqué en entrevue (candidats CEGEP) ligne a liste de nos événements de recrutement. Premières offres d’admission pour les candidats CEGEP Début de la liste d’attente Fin octobre Portes Ouvertes de McGill - Venez rencontrer l’équipe Fin de l’année scolaire des admissions en droit et nos Étudiants-Ambassadeurs. La plupart des décisions sont prises pour la fin mai.

1er novembre Date limite pour déposer une demande d’admission 1er mai Date limite pour déposer une demande d’admission (catégorie (plusieurs catégories) Transfert)

Janvier Début de la session d’hiver Juin-août Offres aux candidats de la liste d’attente en fonction des places Dernier test de LSAT accepté disponibles Offres d’admission débutent et continueront jusqu’en mai Juillet Début de l’inscription aux cours pour les nouveaux étudiants admis Février Séance d’information pour les candidats admis Août Orientation et inscription en personne à la Faculté de droit. www.mcgill.ca/law/bcl-llb

N’hésitez pas à communiquer [email protected] avec le bureau des Admissions ! (514) 398-6602 A picture is worth a thousand words

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