Career Development Office

As a universty year begins, Acting Director Aisha Topsakal, BCL/LLB'02, welcomes new and returning students. All McGill Law students and recent alumni are encouraged to take full advantage of the services and programs offered at the CDO.

In addition to being a graduate of the faculty, Aisha is a member of the Barreau du Québec and has a Master's Degree in International Studies (International Law) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She has also worked in various cities around the world, including Montreal, Rome, Cairo, Geneva and Oxford.

Get Your Career Guides Here!

Hot off the press! The latest editions of the Public Interest Career Guide, the International Law Career Guide and the Graduate Law Students' Career Guide are available to McGill Law students, free of charge. Drop by the CDO to get your copy!

About myFuture

The Career Development Office (CDO) is proud to offer myFuture, its new job search and career tool suite. This system provides you with a more efficient way to search for:

• Articling positions and recruitment information
• Full-time, part-time and summer jobs during your studies and after you graduate
• Career Development Resources available in the faculty and on-line

With this new cutting-edge and user friendly system, you will be able to:

• View and apply on-line to jobs and articling positions
• Upload documents such as cover letters, résumés, transcripts, etc.
• View employer profiles
• Register for events and workshops
• View announcements and alerts

The CDO is a guided research facility, directed by and staffed with McGill Law graduates with experience in private practice. The CDO works with and for students, providing information and counseling on planning and preparing for their legal careers.

What We Do

We facilitate recruitment and interview processes for a range of employers and actively develop relationships with potential and current employers, such as law firms, governments, international organizations and universities. Our services reflect the Faculty’s bilingual and bi-juridical nature and include developing opportunities in a multitude of areas of practice, across jurisdictions and across legal traditions.

If you have arrived on our site looking for the McGill Career Planning Service (CaPS), whose services are offered to non-law students at McGill, please see caps.mcgill.ca