McGill Faculty of Law
Faculté de droit de l'université McGill (French) | |
Old Chancellor Day Hall (foreground) and New Chancellor Day Hall (background) | |
| Type | Public law school |
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| Established | 1848 |
Parent institution | McGill University |
| Dean | Tina Piper (interim) |
Academic staff | 109 |
| Students | 895 |
| Location | , , Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Website | mcgill |
The McGill Faculty of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the oldest law school in Canada. 180 candidates are admitted for any given academic year. For the year 2021 class, the acceptance rate was 10%.
Notable alumni include prime ministers John Abbott and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, thirteen Justices of the Supreme Court (Including the most recent appointments, Mahmud Jamal and Nicholas Kasirer), as well as Members of Parliament. Marc Miller, a current member of the Canadian House of Commons and a current minister of the Cabinet of Canada, is a graduate from the faculty.