Advising
Degree Planning & Course Selection
Examinations
Majors and Minors
Honours Program
Essay Forms
Clerkships, Moots, Legal Clinic
Exchanges and feedback
Prizes and Scholarships
Attestation Letters
Miscellaneous
Feedback for the SAO? |
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| Did you recently visit the SAO? Let us know about your experience! |
SAO Feedback Form [web] |
Degree Planning & Course Selection |
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| Verify your degree requirements (degree audit) according to your year of admission. |
*The new Degree Audit form can be used by any Faculty of Law student who began the program as of the 2020-2021 cohort year. The brochures below also provide an at-a-glance overview of the BCL/JD (previously BCL/LLB) program requirements. Please select the one relating to your admission year:
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| As a Comité des Equivalence student | |
| As a Transfer or Advanced Standing student |
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| As a Exchange or Visiting student (only if Minerva cannot be used to add/drop). | Course Registration Request Form [web] |
| Become a Group Assistant. | |
| Take a graduate level course as an undergraduate or graduate student. | MINERVA course form [.pdf] |
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Take an outside course (Law or Non-Law), students can now apply via the Minerva Exchange/Study Away menu. Processing time is normally 5 to 10 working days of submission. If approved, student will be issued a Letter of Permission (downloadable from Minerva) and the student's McGill record will be updated to “Term Away” (summer term). |
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Request registration/change to a course (add/drop) a course (only if Minerva cannot be used to add/drop). Important: Be aware of the impact of a course withdrawal. See our note in the Registration Guide. |
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| You are a non-Law McGill Graduate student who wants to take a course at the Faculty of Law. | Course Registration Request Form [web] |
Examinations & Assignments |
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| Extension Requests for Non-Exam Assessments (i.e. In-term or final assignments, etc.) | Extension Request Form [web] |
| Report a conflict in your examination dates. | |
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Deferred examinations *1L (Fall midterms) or LLM students only* BCL/JD students must put the request through Minerva |
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| Exam viewing | |
| Grade Review Request | Grade Review Request Form [Microsoft Form] |
| Sign an exam confidentiality agreement. | |
Majors and Minors |
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| Apply for a Minor at McGill's Faculties of Arts or Science. |  Application to enroll in a minor program (Law) |
| Apply for one of the two Major programs at McGill Law, which are offered in Commercial Negotiation, and in International Human Rights and Development. | |
Honours Program |
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| Apply for the Law Faculty's Honours Program. | Honours application form [.doc] |
| Complete Thesis Proposal and Literature Review | Honours Thesis I (WRIT 450) Report [.doc] |
| Complete Thesis Research Report | Honours Thesis II (WRIT 451) Report [.doc] |
| Complete Honours Thesis. | Honours Thesis III (WRIT 452) Report [.doc] |
Essay Forms |
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| Use the Faculty of Law cover page for your written work. | |
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Apply to write a Term Essay (WRIT 491, 492, 493, 494, 495) A supervisor for a Term Essay MUST be a full-time Faculty member only. See their research areas. Both the student and the supervisor must agree to meet to discuss the research and writing progress for a minimum of three separate dates before the final submission deadline.
Please note that there is a maximum of 3 Term Essays throughout the entire BCL/JD Program |
Term Essay Authorization form [web]. Please make sure to have your outline, bibliography and table of contents ready in a single file to send to your supervisor when submitting your application. |
| Apply for a one-credit Writing and Drafting Project (WRIT 520) Open to Graduate Students only |  WRIT 520 Writing and Drafting Project |
Clerkships, Moots, Legal Clinic |
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| Apply to student clerk at a court or administrative tribunal, or at one of the Montreal Courts. | Student Clerkship |
| Apply to participate in a Moot Competition | Competitive Mooting |
| Apply for the Legal Clinic Course. | |
Prizes and Scholarships |
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| Nominate yourself or a fellow student for a prize or scholarship. | Discretionary prizes online application form [web] |
| Apply for a post-graduate scholarship or travelling fellowship. (students will need to provide an updated CV with a projected budget, and get two respondents to email PDF letters of recommendation) | Post-graduate scholarships online application form [web] |
| Apply for the Johnston Medal for outstanding contribution (graduating students). Students who graduate in the top 10% of their cohort are encouraged to submit this application form. | Principal David Johnston Medal for Contribution online application form [web] |
Exchanges and Feedback |
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| Attach this Agreement to your Exchange Application (for Exchanges after Summer 2025) | Law Outgoing Exchange Advisory Agreement |
| You are a McGill Law student who went out on exchange, and has some feedback to share. | |
| You are a student from another university who came to McGill on exchange, and has some feedback to share. | |
Attestation Letters & Requests for Form Completion |
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Request an attestation letter from the SAO - Current Students For all non-Bar related requests for letters or completion of forms |
Request for Attestation Letter or Form Completion - Form [web] |
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Request an attestation letter for a licensing body - Current Students For all Bar-related requests for letters or completion of forms. Students in their Graduating year should complete the Graduating Student Notification form circulated by the SAO at the beginning of each academic year. |
Bar Attestation Letters [web] |
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Request for Attestation Letter or Form Completion Request for McGill Law Alumni (including for licensing bodies) - Alumni/Former Student For all alumni/former student requests for letters or completion of forms. |
Request for Attestation Letter or Form Request for McGill Law Alums [MS Forms] |
Miscellaneous |
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Book a room at the Faculty of Law. (For requests from members of the McGill Law Community) |
Please reach out to the Conferences & special events team at the Faculty of Law, via events.law [at] mcgill.ca. |
| Apply for after-hours access to McGill Law buildings. | |
