An unparalleled learning experience
Our graduates don't just practice law—they shape it. Through our innovative curriculum and collaborative environment, we develop legal scholars and leaders who can navigate complexity, drive change, and solve the challenges that matter most in our rapidly evolving world.
Extraordinary faculty
Learn from and alongside experts whose groundbreaking research and scholarship influences legal thinking globally. Our faculty members author the textbooks that define their fields, are recipients of major research and teaching awards, shape legal policy as trusted advisors to governments, gifted mentors and teachers, and the legal minds engaged by companies and clients who will accept nothing less than the best.
Research excellence
The graduate program sparks transformative research by facilitating diverse collaborations, training students to produce exceptional scholarship, and driving innovation. Our aim is to train agile, and rigorous thinkers, and to empower scholars to address contemporary legal and societal concerns.
Immersive learning
Experience legal education as it should be: a place where brilliant minds learn from each other. Our close-knit community embeds students in the academic fabric of the law school, providing opportunities – both within the classroom and beyond – for meaningful collaboration and the kind of rigorous intellectual exchange that drives legal innovation and scholarship.
Supportive community
We attract exceptional students from across the globe, fostering a vibrant intellectual community where different backgrounds and perspectives drive innovation. Our intimate environment ensures you receive individualized support from faculty who are as are genuinely committed to your intellectual growth and career success.
A suite of interconnected programs
World-class legal education, tailored to your vision. Our graduate programs serve aspiring legal scholars, internationally-trained lawyers seeking to become licensed to practice law in Canada, and accomplished professionals from various fields who want legal expertise to accelerate their careers—all with the academic rigor and global reputation you'd expect from a top-tier law school.
Design your LLM experience around your ambitions. Pursue in-depth original research through our thesis track, or explore the breadth of contemporary legal scholarship through our coursework option. Either path delivers a year of intensive academic engagement with world-class faculty.
The GPLLM is a one-year executive master’s degree designed for two distinct audiences: internationally educated lawyers seeking Canadian licensure and accomplished non-lawyer professionals who recognize that legal knowledge is essential for leadership in today's world. The GPLLM delivers a rigorous legal education through an intensive weekend format – Friday evenings and Saturdays - that makes transformation possible without career interruption.
The MSL is a one-year intensive degree aimed at established scholars in disciplines related to law. Students pursue a combination of foundational courses, upper-year seminars and lectures, and research.
The SJD doesn't just train legal scholars—it launches academic careers. From a pool of 80+ global applicants, we select just five students annually, ensuring intensive mentorship and unparalleled placement success. Our graduates consistently secure the most competitive academic positions, including tenure-track roles at top law schools in Canada and abroad.
30 Countries of citizenship represented across our graduate programs. 80% SJD graduates hold an academic position
Location
Jackman Law lies at the geographic centre of the University of Toronto in the downtown Toronto area.
