Welcome Day 2019 draws new admits for an info-packed event

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Photos by Jerome Poon-Ting

It was a busy and info-packed Welcome Day 2019, as about 145 newly admitted students, 'admits,' plus guests spent a full day at the Faculty of Law, meeting faculty, staff, alumni and their future classmates, touring the Jackman Law Building and learning more about what the next three years will be about.

U of T Campus Status for Wednesday, February 27th

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Please view the University of Toronto Campus Status page for the latest information due to inclement weather:

https://www.utoronto.ca/campus-status

 

U of T Faculty of Law Class of 2018 articling rate: 98%

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The Career Development Centre has posted the latest statistics for law’s Class of 2018, and the Faculty of Law is pleased to see 98% of the graduates known to be actively seeking articling placements have secured a position. There were 214 graduates, and 196 found positions, with 10 pursuing other plans, such as further study or non-legal employment, while 5 did not respond to the survey. View the full list of articling and employment data statistics here.

 

 

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Ford must reassess his salary plan for Hydro One CEO" in Globe and Mail

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand assesses the issues involved in the Government of Ontario's actions in relation to the compensation package for the CEO of Hydro One ("Ford must reassess his salary plan for Hydro One CEO," February 15, 2019).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.


Ford must reassess his salary plan for Hydro One CEO

By Anita Anand

February 15, 2019

Prof. Kent Roach writes "One year after the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, little has changed"

Monday, February 11, 2019

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail on the anniversary of the acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the killing of Colton Boushie, Prof. Kent Roach assesses what little has been done, and what more needs to be done, to ensure "Canadian justice does not continue to be experienced by Indigenous people as injustice." ("One year after the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, little has changed," February 9, 2019).

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Ontario’s law society needs to address problems in self-regulation"

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand proposes changes to improve the governance of the Law Society of Ontario ("Ontario’s law society needs to address problems in self-regulation," February 5, 2019).

Read  the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.


Ontario’s law society needs to address problems in self-regulation

By Anita Anand

Indigenous languages art installation unveiled at U of T's Faculty of Law

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Rochelle Allan, left, acting manager of the Indigenous Initiatives Office, views the language installation with U of T law students

2019 is the United Nation's International Year of Indigenous Languages

Story and Photos by Lucianna Ciccocioppo

2019 Wright Memorial Lecture - “Institutions for Protecting Constitutional Democracy: Some Conceptual Preliminaries" by Prof. Mark Tushnet

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

By Peter Boisseau

The eminent Harvard Law School professor who delivered this year’s Cecil A. Wright Memorial Lecture says Americans can’t rely on the legal system to hold U.S. President Donald Trump accountable for allegedly conspiring with Russia in the 2016 election.

January 29th: St. George (Downtown) Campus is open

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The University has resumed full operations at its St. George campus as of 6 a.m. Jan. 29, 2019. All classes and exams will be held as normally scheduled.

Latest campus status updates can be found here: https://www.utoronto.ca/campus-status

 

January 28th: Campus status due to inclement weather

Monday, January 28, 2019

Weather update: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is closed, as of 4 pm; classes at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) will be cancelled as of 5 pm but will that campus remains open; the Downtown Toronto campus (St. George) will remain open but U of T is monitoring for tonight and tomorrow.