LAWG 531 - LAW - Winter 2027

McGill University; Chancellor, Bury; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

McGill University invites applications for an instructor of LAWG 531: Specialized Topics in Law 12 — Criminal Trial Advocacy for Winter 2027. The course is scheduled Tue 17:35–20:25 at Chancellor Day Hall, designed to build skills in direct and cross-examination, openings/closings, ethics, and trial preparation.

Applicants must hold a law degree and have years of professional experience, plus experience teaching bilingual undergraduate law students.

Qualifications

• First degree in law is required (minimum).
• Several years of significant practice or professional experience in the relevant area.
• Experience teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting.

Responsibilities

• Subjects include direct and cross-examination, opening and closing arguments, best practices, ethics and preparation of a criminal trial.

Skills

Teaching experience

Legal practice

Bilingual instruction

Education

Law degree

Job description

Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law Course Number: LAWG 531 Course Title: Specialized Topics in Law 12 - Criminal Trial Advocacy Course Credits: 3 1 Instructor Term: Winter 2027 Course Schedule: Tues 1735-2025 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time) Location: Chancellor Day Hall Criminal Trial Advocacy has been designed to help students develop skills that will be of assistance in the practice of criminal law, be it in defence or with a prosecutors’ office.

At the same time, the skills learned would be of assistance to any future litigator, be it in criminal law or not.

Specific subjects include direct and cross-examination, opening and closing arguments, best practices, ethics and the preparation of a criminal trial.

Please note that this course will be allocated to a member using an exemption as per article 15.03.03 of the MCLIU collective agreement.

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.

This posting will be taken down at 12:00 a.m. on the day indicated below as the deadline to apply.

You have until 11:59 p.m. the day before the indicated deadline date to submit your application.

Hiring Unit: Course Title: Subject Code: Location: Schedule: Deadline to Apply: 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].

Located in one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research.

For nearly 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues.

McGillians are proud to be part of a community that is both global and local, inspired by challenge and committed to shaping a better future.

McGill received a Platinum STARS rating in sustainability, is among Canada’s greenest employers, and is a top Montreal Employer.

Grandescunt Aucta Labore.

By work, all things increase and grow.

Find a sense of purpose.

Develop your future.

Join us today.