• Master of Law in General Law at McGill University allows students to complete this program in 2 years.
  • There are two options to complete this program. They are thesis-based and non-thesis based or project-based.
  • This program offers an outstanding opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the McGill Law community by giving them maximum latitude in designing their program of study.
  • The LLM Thesis program is geared toward students who wish to continue their legal education primarily through research.
  • In addition to some courses, students focus on the production of a thesis evaluated by an examiner, but without the requirement of a thesis defence.
  • This Law program offers advanced training in:
    • Business Law
    • Canadian Common Law
    • Constitutional Law
    • Criminal Law and Procedure
    • Energy and Infrastructure Law
  • LLM non-thesis program is geared toward students who wish to explore advanced courses in law and/or who wish to better learn about North American legal culture.
  • The program requires coursework as well as a research project.
  • McGill law professors are experts in both the civil and common law traditions, with many emphasizing a comparative or transsystemic approach and Indigenous perspectives.
  • This is most readily demonstrated by the number of international law specialists among faculty members.
  • Faculty members of this department are also active in legal reform and in legal institutions in Canada and elsewhere.
  • The students to faculty ratio for this program is 17:1.
  • The job opportunities after this program that students get are:
    • Court Clerk
    • Court Reporter
    • Judge
    • Legal Executive
    • Legal Secretary, etc., with an average salary of 47,250 USD.