CMPL 524 - LAW - Winter 2027

McGill University; Guelph; On-site; CAD 7,000 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

McGill University invites applications to teach CMPL 524 Entertainment Law in Winter 2027 at Chancellor Day Hall. The course introduces Canadian entertainment law in an international context, focusing on TV, film production and distribution, with some music industry coverage.

Applicants should have at least a first degree in law and several years of practice or experience, plus experience teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting.

Qualifications

• This course requires a first degree in law and substantial legal or professional experience.
• Experience teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting is preferred.
• Course covers contractual, tax, financial and insurance aspects of entertainment law.

Skills

Bilingual teaching experience

Education

First degree in law

Job description

Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law

Course Number: CMPL 524

Course Title: Entertainment Law

Course Credits: 3

1 Instructor

Term: Winter 2027

Course Schedule: Friday 0835-1125 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time)

Location: Chancellor Day Hall

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the rules governing the Canadian entertainment industry in an international context with particular emphasis on the television, film production and distribution industries. There will also be limited coverage of the law relating to the music industry. The course will consider inter alia the contractual, tax, financial and insurance aspects of the law applicable to the entertainment industry.

TQR: At a minimum, a first degree in law. Several years of significant practice or professional experience, in the relevant area; Experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting

The University may, at its discretion, assign the person of choice to give this Course/Teaching.

2026-10-15

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [e-mail].