U of T Law students celebrated for exceptional leadership

Monday, March 24, 2025
Image of UTSLA recipients. Left to right: Jarren Ferr, Madeline Schneider, Isabel Brisson, Manreet Brar and Keria Carter

The University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards (UTSLA) continues U of T’s long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding student leadership, volunteer service, and commitment to the university.

Jimin Lee (2L) receives Omatsu Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) Scholarship

Thursday, March 6, 2025

We are delighted to announce that U of T Law student Jimin Lee (2L) has received the 2025 Omatsu Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) Scholarship.

Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) hosts annual Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada (HACC)

Friday, February 21, 2025
On February 15-16, The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) hosted the annual Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada (HACC), a salary arbitration competition that allows law students to enhance their advocacy skills in the context of NHL contract disputes.

U of T Law students win award at Julius Alexander Isaac Moot

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Held in Toronto from January 30 to February 1, the Julius Alexander Isaac Moot is an annual competitive moot that focuses on an area of law where issues of equity and diversity arise. This year, the moot addressed the legal standard for racial profiling, examining whether it needs to be re-evaluated and potentially modified to better align with modern understandings of social context and address issues with the existing framework.

GPLLM student is celebrating law school 75th, one conversation at time

Friday, November 15, 2024
GPLLM student, Claudio Klaus holding a law 75 sign

Claudio Klaus is celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at the University of Toronto, one conversation at time.

“Attending the [U of T Faculty of Law] anniversary gala [in September] really showed me what a special place the law school is,” says Klaus, a student in the Global Professional Master of Laws program at U of T’s Faculty of Law.

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.

SJD candidate Megan Pfiffer to be published in McGill Law Journal

Monday, May 13, 2024

Megan Pfiffer, SJD candidate at U of T Law, is set to be published in the forthcoming volume of the McGill Law Journal. Entitled "What's the Problem with Substantive Review?", Pfiffer's paper delves into the complex and often turbulent realm of substantive review. A pre-print version of the article can be viewed here.

U of T Law student wins Philip M. Epstein Award for Top Oralist at Walsh Family Law Moot

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Held in Toronto on March 9, the Walsh Family Law Moot is a competitive moot for 2nd and 3rd year law students from across Ontario.

U of T Law student Julia Fine (2L), received the Philip M. Epstein Award for Top Oralist.

Additional participants from U ofT Law included Aviva Ripstein (3L), Laura Hunter (3L) and Constantine Kanargelidis (3L)

U of T Law students win Best Negotiation Plan at Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Congratulations to this years Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition participants!

The Walsh Family Negotiation Competition is a competition for 2nd and 3rd year law students from across Ontario. Working in teams of two and using facts for each partner in a family law dispute, U of T Law students Emma Baliat (2L), Christos Kakaletris (3L), Ashley Jeon (2L), and Alice Min (2L) negotiated with opposing teams in three successive rounds of increasing complexity. 

U of T Law students celebrated for exceptional leadership

Monday, March 11, 2024

The University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards (UTSLA) continues U of T’s long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding student leadership, volunteer service, and commitment to the university.