ER physician draws on U of T Faculty of Law program to negotiate legal implications of health technology

Friday, July 9, 2021
 
Andrew Cameron was completing his emergency medicine residency with the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine when he decided to enrol in the Faculty of Law’s intensive, 11-month global professional master of law program (GPLLM).

U of T’s Black graduates celebrated at virtual Black Grad event: #UofTGrad21 Rebecca Barclay Nguinambaye

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

U of T Black Graduation

More than 60 Black grads were celebrated at this year’s student-run Black Graduation event, which was held virtually due to the pandemic (photo courtesy of Cindy Njoki Kamau)

Wearing a stole that read “Black Grad Class of 2021” around his neck, Stephane Martin Demers took a deep breath and put his fingers to the piano keys.

Alumnus William D. Black (LLB 1987) appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Friday, July 2, 2021

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced July 2, the appointment of William D. Black (LLB 1987) a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.

Justice William D. Black was born and raised in Edmonton. He earned his BA degree from Harvard University in 1983. He attended the University of Toronto Law School, receiving his Bachelor of Law degree in 1987 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1989.

From teamwork to clinical opportunities and enjoying free food, #UofTGrad21s reflect on their time at U of T Law

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

 Congratulations to the Class of 2021 We are so proud of you University of Toronto Faculty of Law

Today, U of T's Spring Convocation took place virtually via video. More than 15,500 students from 105 countries, including our JD, LLM and SJD programs, graduated in absentia.

Below, JD program graduates reflect on their time at U of T Law. 

Black and Hispanic legal associations create scholarships for U of T's Youth Summer Program

Friday, June 18, 2021

Youth Summer Program - March Break 2018

YSP March break session participants visit the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, March 2018 (photo courtesy of LAWS)

Two legal associations are funding youth opportunities to explore the law through the University of Toronto’s Youth Summer Program (YSP).

Privacy, required COVID-19 vaccines highlighted at employment law webinar hosted by U of T Law: The Lawyer's Daily

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

On June 8, 2021,  Jennifer Fehr, supervising lawyer for employment law at Downtown Legal Services (DLS), the community legal clinic and clinical education program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and alumna Rita De Fazio (JD 2019), a staff lawyer at 

Doctoral candidate Étienne Cossette-Lefebvre named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Cossette-Lefebvre

Fifteen leading doctoral researchers from across Canada and around the world, including Faculty of Law doctoral candidate Étienne Cossette-Lefebvre, have been selected for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s leadership program as 2021 Scholars.