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Celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at U of T

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

University of Toronto Faculty of Law logo 75

The modern law school at the University of Toronto was founded in 1949.

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JD Class of 2025 awards: congratulations to all our graduates

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Facultyof Law logo and 2025

The following convocation awards for Class of 2025 were announced today at the JD program reception:

Angus MacMurchy Gold Medal and Gallant Ho Prize

Awarded to the student in the graduating class with the highest cumulative average

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Martha Shaffer receives Mewett Teaching Award

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Martha Shaffer

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For her legal leadership and service to the university, Patricia Jackson receives honorary degree

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Patricia Jackson (LLB 1977) has built a career arguing some of Canada’s most high-profile and complex legal battles – all while advancing civil liberties and education behind the scenes.

Renowned for her work as a litigator at one of Bay Street’s top law firms, Jackson is known for her sharp advocacy, commitment to issues of freedom of expression and her decades of volunteer service to the University of Toronto and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

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Brenda Cossman recognized by Canadian Bar Association

Monday, June 9, 2025

Cossman

Professor Brenda Cossman (LLB 1986), Goodman-Schipper Chair and Associate Dean, Research, has received the 2025 Hero Award presented by the Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).

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Jim Phillips, alumni recognized by Law Society

Thursday, May 29, 2025

LSO Awards

Melissa Kluger, Prof. Jim Phillips and Yola Ventresca (photos courtesy of the Law Society of Ontario)

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U of T gets set for spring convocation 2025

Thursday, May 8, 2025

As spring begins to bloom in southern Ontario, thousands of students from across the University of Toronto’s three campuses are preparing to close their laptops, don gowns and hoods – and walk across the stage in Convocation Hall.

This year, there will be a total of 34 ceremonies, beginning with U of T Scarborough on June 3 and wrapping up with Rotman Commerce on June 20.

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Historica Canada Heritage Minute celebrates Bora Laskin, 14th Chief Justice of Canada

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Bora Laskin

Today, Historica Canada released a new Heritage Minute, recognizing the legacy of Canada’s Bora Laskin, 14th Chief Justice of Canada (1973-1984), which the iconic Victor Garber portrays. He was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court when appointed to Canada’s highest bench in 1970.