Alumni spotlight

A new milestone in Indigenous Legal Self-Governance

Maeve Haldane — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:03:25 +0000

The First Nations Territory of Kahnawà:ke, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Montreal, has come one step closer to complete judicial control.

Last spring, �� graduates Aubrey Charette, BCL/LLB’10, and Brandon Montour, BCL/JD’23, were appointed as the inaugural decision-makers of Kahnawà:ke’s Administrative Tribunal, a new body under the umbrella of the Kahnawà:ke Justice System. This marks an important step in the implementation of the Kahnawà:ke Justice Act of 2015, arrived at through community consensus.

Alumnotes (Winter 2026)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:57:35 +0000

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Meet Chanel's Lawyer

Maeve Haldane — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:21:46 +0000

Growing up in Grand Cascapedia, a small town of just 300, nestled in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Laurie-Ann Willett, BCL’09, LLB’09, found joy in flipping through the Sears catalogue, cutting out carpet samples to compare the colours, watching “Fashion Television” on CTV with Jeanne Beker, and imagining a world far beyond her immediate surroundings. “I just loved fashion and makeup,” she recalls.

An insider's look at the International Court of Justice

aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:57:23 +0000

Iñaki Navarrete, BCL/JD’16, Associate Legal Officer at the ICJ, shares insights about working at the international tribunal, pursuing an international law career, and the ICJ’s fellowship and legal clerkship programs.

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Communications Staff — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:56:48 +0000

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