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Slide1

2nd Year Advisory Drop-in Session

Mercredi, le 9 juin, 2021 @ 13h00

Slide2

Contents

SAO SupportBCL/JD OverviewLength of your programBCL/JD Program Opportunities

MootsIndependent Study-Away & Summer Programs

Exchanges

McGill Clerkships

McGill Legal Clinics

Slide3

SAO – Advising

Location: NCDH 433Phone number: 514-398-6608Email: sao.law@mcgill.caWebsite: www.mcgill.ca/law-studies

Drop-in Academic Advising

Need to see us outside of drop-in hours?

Send your availability to

SAO.law@mcgill.ca

!

Slide4

Come see us for:Program/course advisingExam deferrals

ExtensionsLeave of AbsencePart timeAnything!Consultez notre site web:

www.mcgill.ca/law-studies

Slide5

BCL/JD Overview

105 créditsRequired courses: 47 creditsComplementary courses:

12 creditsElective Courses:

46

crédits

More information:

https://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/bclllb-studies/structure/courses

Slide6

Overview of Program

A. Required Courses in First Year

The following

33 credits

of courses may be taken only in the first year

:

LAWG 100

Contractual Obligations

- 6

Credits

LAWG 101 Ex-Contractual Obligations/Torts - 6 Credits

LAWG 102 Criminal

Justice

- 6

Credits

LAWG

103 Indigenous Legal

Traditions -

3 Credits

LAWG 110

Integration

Workshop - 3 Credits

PUB2 101 Constitutional

Law

- 6 Credits

PUB3

116 Foundations

- 3

Credits

Slide7

Overview of Program

B. Required Courses in Second Year

:The

following

14 credits

of courses may be taken only in the second year:

LAWG

210 Legal Ethics &

Professionalism - 3 credits

LAWG

220 Property - 6 credits

PRAC 200 Advocacy - 1 credit

PROC 124

Judicial

Institutions&Civ

Proc

-

4

credits

Slide8

Overview of Program

Complementary

Courses (12 credits)A. Civil Law Immersion Courses

:

3

credits

from the following list of civil law courses

:

BUS2

561 Insurance

- 3 Credits

LAWG

506 Advanced Civil Law Property

- 3 Credits

PROC

200 Advanced Civil Law Obligations

- 3 Credits

PROC

549 Lease, Enterprise,

Suretyship

- 3 Credits

PRV2

270 Law of Persons

- 3 Credits

PRV4

548 Admin Prop of Another & Trusts

- 3

Credits

Slide9

Overview of Program

B. Common Law Immersion Courses

:3 credits

from the following list of common law courses

:

PRV3 200

Adv

Common Law Obligations

- 3 Credits

PRV3

534 Remedies

- 3

Credits

PRV4

451 Real Estate Transactions

- 3 Credits

PRV4

500 Restitution

- 3

Credits

PRV4

549 Equity and

Trusts -

3 Credits

Slide10

Overview of Program

C) Social Diversity, Human Rights and Indigenous

Law

Courses

: (3

credits)

Slide11

Overview of Program

Principles of (Canadian) Administrative Law Courses:

(3 Credits)

BUS1

532 Bankruptcy and Insolvency (3

)

BUS2

504 Securities Regulation (3

)

CMPL

539 International Taxation (3

)

CMPL

543 Law & Practice of Intl Trade (3

)

CMPL

574 Government Control of Business (3

)

CMPL

575 Discrimination and the Law (3

)

CMPL

577 Communications Law (3

)

CMPL

580 Environment & the Law (3

)

LAWG

523 Tax Practice Seminar (3

)

LAWG

561 Privacy Law (3

)

LAWG

581 Law and Health Care (3

)

LEEL

369

Labour

Law (3

)

LEEL

570 Employment Law (3

)

LEEL

582 Law & Poverty (3

)

PRV4

545 Land Use Planning (3

)

PRV5

483 Consumer Law (3)

PUB2 400 The Administrative Process (3)

PUB2

401 Judicial Rev of Admin Action (3)

PUB2

500 Law and Psychiatry (3

)

PUB2

515 Tax Policy (3)

PUB2 551 Immigration & Refugee Law (3)

Slide12

Overview of Program

ELECTIVE COURSES (46 credits)The

46 elective credits can be fulfilled

with:

- Law courses

- Non-course credits (maximum 15 credits)

- Non-law course credits (maximum 6 credits)

Courses outside of McGill (maximum 12 credits

)

For

more information

:

https

://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/bcljd-studies

/structure

Slide13

Overview of Program

MINIMUM WRITING REQUIREMENT

All students must fulfill the

Minimum Writing

Requirement

*

by one of the three following methods:

1)

Writing

an independent term essay** under the

supervision

of a full-time faculty member for which the student received a grade of C or higher;

OR

2) Writing

an essay** in a three-credit course in which the essay constitutes no less than 75% of the final weight of grading assigned to the course, and the student obtains a grade of C or higher in the course;

OR

3) Writing

an article, note or comment of equivalent

substance

that is published or accepted for publication in one of the following journals: McGill Law Journal, McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law & Policy, McGill Journal of Law and Health, or McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, and approved by the Faculty Advisor of the Journal.

Slide14

Overview of Program

MINIMUM WRITING REQUIREMENT

The work submitted in order to satisfy the Minimum Writing Requirement must be done independently,

rather

than by two or more students working together.

*The writing requirement is intended to involve

independent

research by the student on a topic largely

developed

by the student and to give rise to a written product that includes proper footnoting and a bibliography.

**The faculty guideline for the essay (either independent or in the context of a course) is

8,000 to 10,000 words

in length, inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of

bibliography

.

Note about the S/U option - the S/U Option is

not

permitted when meeting the writing

requirement

.

Slide15

3 vs. 3.5 vs. 4 years3

ans: 18 crédits/semestre + été3.5

ans: 15 crédits/

semestre

4

ans

: min 12

crédits

/

semestre

Slide16

Planning your coursesMinimum 12 credits, maximum 18 credits per term for “full-time” status

How many credits/term? (105 credits - # of credits completed) / number of terms leftPlan your 3, 3.5, 4 years, making time for: Exchanges: Elective credits onlyMooting, Clerkships, etc. typically one-year long Think about what you want to accomplish during your time here, and schedule that into your program.

Slide17

BCL/JD Program Opportunities

Major, Minor, Honours (http://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/undergrad-programs/options) Échange – 12-15 credits (https://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/bclllb-studies/exchange)

Non-Law courses – 6 credits (https://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/bclllb-studies/structure/credits

)

Clinical Legal Education

(

https://www.mcgill.ca/law-studies/bclllb-studies/clinical-legal-education

)

Stage

auprès

de la

magistrature

Concours

de

plaidoiries

Legal Clinic

Human Rights Internship

Revues de droit

Group Assistants

Tutorial Leaders

Slide18

Competitive Mooting

EligibilityStudents must be entering into third or fourth yearA cumulative GPA of 2,7 or more Pre-requisite for ALL moot competition: PRAC 200 Advocacy.

Pre-requisite: Jessup (Public International Law)

Students cannot do a competitive moot if they are going on exchange in the same year.

PRAC 510 Advance Mooting (3 non course credits P/F)

Winter term

Information session

Try outs

Evaluation

maîtrise des arguments; présentation logique et convaincante.

capacité de répondre aux questions.

originalité; ingénuité.

qualité de l’expression orale

e.g

. diction, clarté, vitesse, respiration, modulation et timbre de la voix, regard franc, etc.

aisance; maintien; assurance.

Competitive mooting is demanding, but exciting and rewarding. It is an opportunity to develop advocacy skills and present a case before experienced judges.

Selected students represent the Faculty at Canadian and international mooting competitions.

Students who are interested in analyzing and researching complex legal problems, developing arguments and advocacy skills.

Slide19

Inter-University Transfers

The Quebec Inter-University Transfer agreement permits concurrent registration at McGill and another Quebec institution. BCL/LLB students are permitted to take up to 6 credits at another Quebec university.Summer Study Away

During the summer term only, BCL/LLB students may take up to 6 credits of non-law courses

(electives only) at another university for which we have no exchange agreement.

Independent Study-Away &

Summer Programs

Slide20

Outgoing

McGillExchange

Requirements:

Minimum

CGPA of

2.70.

Minimum

12-15 elective credits remaining for your exchange term

.

3

e

ou 4

e

année

Exchanges allow McGill students to complete a semester

of

study at a partner

university

.

OVERVIEW

Slide21

McGill Student Clerkships

OVERVIEW

Clerkship offers students the opportunity to earn academic credits while working as a 

research assistant for a judge

 

or member of an administrative tribunal

 in Montreal during the academic year

.

Students

are matched with judges for the full academic year (6 credits for a minimum of 200 hours of work

).

This

program counts toward your non-course credits, max 15 non-course

credits.

G

raded

pass/fail.

Slide22

McGill Student Clerkship P

rogramLes cours et

tribunaux

Les

étudiant.e.s

sont

jumelé.e.s

avec des juges des cours et tribunaux suivants pendant toute l'année universitaire (6 crédits pour un minimum de 200 heures de travail)

:

Cour

d’appel du

Québec

S

upérieure

du

Québec

Superior

Court of Québec -

Specific

Claims Tribunal

with

Judge Paul

Mayer

Cour

du Québec, chambre

civile

Cour

du Québec, chambre

criminelle

Cour

du Québec, chambre de la

jeunesse

Tribunal

administratif du

Québec

Cour

municipale de la Ville de

Montréal

Cour

du Québec du district de Laval, Laurentides, Lanaudière (not

available

for 2020-2021

)

Tribunal

des droits de la

personne

Slide23

Who should apply?

Students who wish to work closely with a judge and gain a behind-the-scenes view of the Quebec judicial system. Allow students to improve their legal

analysis, research and writing skills in both French and English.

Eligibility

Minimum of 2.70

CGPA to

apply.

Completed at

least 2 years of the BCL/JD

Program at the time of Clerkship (including all first

and second year required

courses).

Students

must have completed

Advocacy

McGill Student Clerkship Program

Slide24

Timeline

Applications will be initially assessed by the SAO in April.

If nominated, the student’s application package (cover letter, CV, transcript) will be sent to the court for final assessment at the end of April/early May

.

The courts will determine who is selected for a clerkship – therefore, a nomination is not a guarantee of a clerkship position.

Students

will be notified of the court's decision

by end of May/June.

McGill Student

Clerkship P

rogram

Slide25

McGillLegal Clinics

The Legal Clinic Course gives students an opportunity to enrich their legal education through practical work experience in law-related fields. Students work in community organizations and legal clinics providing information and assistance to socially disadvantaged individuals, under the supervision of a lawyer

.

The work covers areas such as family, consumer, criminal, landlord-tenant, immigration, environmental and human rights. Our 16 local partner organizations include Action

Réfugiés

Montréal,

Éducaloi

, Innocence McGill, Mile End Legal Clinic and Project Genesis.

Requirements:

Minimum

CGPA of

2.70.

Minimum

12-15 elective credits remaining for your exchange term

.

3

e

ou 4

e

année

OVERVIEW

Slide26

Who should apply?

Students who wish to give back to the local community, promote social justice, or gain hands-on experience. This may also be a good choice if you would like to learn more about a Clinic’s area of expertise (for example: refugee law, public legal education, animal law, etc.).

Eligibility

Minimum of 2.70

CGPA to

apply.

Completed at

least 2 years of the BCL/JD

Program.

Timeline

Applications

are due in late March for the following Summer, Fall and Winter semesters. Students may indicate a maximum of three choices for their host organization. Final decisions are made by the host organization.

McGill Legal Clinics

Slide27

Local Wellness Advisor (LWA)

Rossy Student Wellness Hub: New centralized service-delivery model which integrates physical and mental healthcare

Mental health professional in your faculty that promotes:

Awareness, Prevention and Early Intervention

Bridge to care: Specialist in referring to resources on campus and in the community

Contact

info:

heleen.loohuis

@mcgill.ca

shrabani.debroy@mcgill.ca

Slide28

Local Wellness Advisor (LWA)

Here is the link to book an appointment: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/

JULIALWAAppointmentBookings@McGill.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/s/cJJDHPCQNkyFfsHX4OXniQ2

You may also find the following resources useful:

Info

-Santé (811)

: if you are in the province of Quebec and would like to speak to a nurse or social worker

;

Keep.meSAFE

:

a free, confidential

counselling

service available 24/7 by calling 1-844-451-9700 or by downloading the

MySSP

app on your mobile device

;

Suicide Action Montreal QC Region:

1-866 277-3553, Montreal Island number is 514-723-4000: This number connects you with a trained professional that can provide support services

for a range of difficulties including suicidal thoughts and mental health crises 24h/7 days per

week.

Tel

-Aide (

514-935-1101): This number allows you to speak with a professional regarding a wide range of mental health conditions.

Slide29

Questions / Answers

1) When is a good time to get the Faculty writing requirement out of the way?

Answer

:

The decision is ultimately yours but we do recommend taking it sooner rather than later - do not leave it to your last term

.

Slide30

Questions / Answers

2) Suppose I wanted to clerk after law school, say at the FC, FCA or a provincial appellate court. What should I consider in selecting courses? Federal CourtJRAA Intellectual

PropertyIndigenous Peoples and the State

Immigration

and Refugee Law

 

Supreme Court

Outstanding

academic performance

Bilingualism (taken

a course in

French)

Taken Civil

and Common Law courses

Refer to Prof

.

Lionel Smith’s email regarding Clerkships and course selections

RA experience or

writing

a Term Essay for a prof. in demonstrate legal

analysis

 

A provincial appellate court

Good ground work

in private law

Slide31

Questions / Answers

3) Is it best to use our priority registration credits for mandatory classes or can we use them to secure other classes that interest us?  

Answer: It all depends if you want a particular instructor or section for JICP,

Property or Basket courses, then you would need to use your priority registration credits. Otherwise

there is space for your 2L required

courses so

use it

for a

particular basket course or law

course instead.

Slide32

Questions / Answers

4) Can you explain what the requirements are concerning focus week? Is there a specific course code for focus weeks that are for 2Ls (

ie a course code that ends in the 200s) or does the course code does not matter? Or do 2Ls have to pick 200 level courses?  

Answer

:

You can take Focus Week courses as of 2L (1 per term). Focus Week courses are 500 Levels regardless of your year.

 

Slide33

Questions / Answers

5) Is taking another 4 credit course in the fall term eg taxation along with JICP a bad idea? - How strict are pre-requisite requirements (e.g., Restitution and Trusts require property - does this mean effectively we can't take either until 3L?)

 

Slide34

Questions / Answers

6) It seems like many courses (i.e. LAWG 562 Regulating AI) don't have a waitlist system available. What would you suggest we do if we want to take a course that is currently full

?Answer: Please continue

to monitor on Minerva until a spot becomes available. There tends to be movement a few weeks

before the Add/Drop deadline.