PUB2 400 - LAW - Winter 2027

Job summary

The instructor will teach students basic techniques of written and oral advocacy, including case theory development and various examination methods. The role involves leading hands-on practical exercises and active participation in a classroom setting.

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: PUB2 400 Course Title: Trial Advocacy Course Credits: 3 1 Instructor Term: Winter 2027 Course Schedule: Wednesday 1735-2025 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time) Location: Chancellor Day Hall The course aims to teach students the basic techniques of written and oral advocacy, including developing a theory of a case, drafting pleadings, engaging in effective examinations on discovery, direct examinations, cross-examinations, and examinations of expert witnesses, and delivering a closing argument. The class is hands on and requires active participation in practical exercises. Please note that this course will be allocated to a member using an exemption as per article 15.03.03 of the MCLIU collective agreement. 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. 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

The instructor will teach students basic techniques of written and oral advocacy, including case theory development and various examination methods. The role involves leading hands-on practical exercises and active participation in a classroom setting.

Requirements

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

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Workday · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Trial advocacy
• Written advocacy
• Oral advocacy
• Case theory development
• Drafting pleadings
• Examinations on discovery
• Direct examinations
• Cross-examinations
• Expert witness examination
• Closing arguments
• Legal teaching
• Bilingual instruction
• Cross-Examination
• Employment Equity
• Student Services
• Legal Discovery
• Legal Pleadings
• Advocacy
• Teaching
• Multilingualism
• Closing Argument
• Expert Witness

Job areas

• Education
• Legal
• Unclassified
• Law Professor
• University and Higher Education Teachers
• Law Teachers, Postsecondary
• Postsecondary Teachers

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