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LAWG 561 - LAW - Winter 2027

Guelph, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 3, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Part-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Apply by: Oct 16, 2026
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The instructor will teach an undergraduate course on information privacy law, covering domestic and international regulations and digital environment issues. Responsibilities include delivering lectures on the collection, storage, and dissemination of personal information across various legal relationships.

Job details

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law Course Number: LAWG 561 Course Title: Privacy Law Course Credits: 3 1 Instructor Term: Winter 2027 Course Schedule: Monday/Wednesday 1435-1555 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time) Location: Chancellor Day Hall Course Description: Overview of the rapidly-growing area of information privacy law with a focus on the digital environment, including domestic and international regulations, case law, legislation, and recent public policy developments pertaining to the collection, storage, and dissemination of personal information. Three kinds of relationships: among individuals, between individuals and companies, and between individuals and the State. TQR: At a minimum, a first degree in law. Several years of significant practice or professional experience, in the relevant area; Experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting The University may, at its discretion, assign the person of choice to give this Course/Teaching. This posting will be taken down at 12:00 a.m. on the day indicated below as the deadline to apply. You have until 11:59 p.m. the day before the indicated deadline date to submit your application. Hiring Unit: Course Title: Subject Code: Location: Schedule: Deadline to Apply: 2026-10-15 McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold at least a first degree in law and possess several years of significant practice or professional experience in the relevant field. Additionally, experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting is required.