Celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at U of T

Friday, October 18, 2024

University of Toronto Faculty of Law logo 75

The modern law school at the University of Toronto was founded in 1949.

U of T Law ranked first in Canada: 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Monday, November 18, 2024

In the 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by the independent ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, U of T Law ranked first in Canada and in the top 25, globally.

U of T Law is one of only two Canadian schools to rank in the global top 50.

U of T also ranked in the top 100 globally in 42 subjects in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, released last week – a feat matched only by the University of Michigan.

Mariana Mota Prado appointed Associate VP and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Mariana Mota Prado

Photo by Dewey Chang


With the approval of the Executive Committee of Governing Council, Professor Mariana Mota Prado has been appointed Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience for a five-year term, beginning January 1, 2025.

2024 R. Douglas Elliott Fellow: Katie Bray Kingissepp

Monday, July 15, 2024

Established by the LGBT Purge Fund in 2021 and named in honour of renowned Faculty of Law alumnus R. Douglas Elliott (LLB 1982), the R.

Mary Birdsell named Asper Centre’s 2024 Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

Friday, July 12, 2024

Starting this fall, Mary Birdsell will be joining the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights as the 2024 Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence.

Mary is the Executive Director and Lawyer of Director of Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY).

U of T Law welcomes Assistant Professor Sabine Tsuruda

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

U of T Law is pleased to welcome accomplished legal scholar, Sabine Tsuruda, who join our faculty, effective July 1, 2024.

Assistant Professor Sabine Tsuruda

Sabine Tsuruda

Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke (supplied photo)