Throughout the 2025-2026 year, the Allard School of Law is continuing a series of lunchtime talks for students curious about legal academia. Sessions address different aspects of legal scholarship and the paths to becoming a law professor, with plenty of time for Q&A. A schedule of sessions is outlined below. Please join us!
| When & Where |
What |
Who | Materials & Organizations |
| September 23, 2025, 12:30-1:50 PM, Allard Hall, Room 122 & Zoom |
Getting Articles Published: A Panel Discussion with Faculty and UBC Law Review Editors Register here.
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Professor Benjamin Perrin
August Meyer, Editor-in-Chief (Administrative), UBC Law Review |
Panelists’ Articles |
| October 28, 2025, 12:30-1:50 PM, Allard Hall Room 123 & Zoom |
What is Scholarly Legal Writing? An Introduction to Different Perspectives Register here. |
Professor Samuel Beswick | Slides Poster Graduate Program & UBC Law Review |
| January 14, 2026, 12:30-1:50 PM, Allard Hall Room 122 & Zoom |
Why and How to Become a Law Professor: Advice for JDs and LLMs Register here. |
Professor Samuel Beswick | Slides Poster Graduate Program & UBC Law Review |
| January 28, 2026, 12:30-1:50 PM, Allard Hall Room 122 & Zoom |
The Law School Research-Track Job Markets: Advice for PhDs and LLMs Register here.
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Professor Samuel Beswick | Slides Poster Graduate Program & UBC Law Review |
| February 25, 2026, 12:30-1:50 PM, Allard Hall Room 122 & Zoom
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Allard Faculty 5-minute Research Lectures
Register here. |
TBA | UBC Law Review & Graduate Program |
For more information or to give feedback or suggestions, please contact Assistant Professor Samuel Beswick.
We are grateful for the support of our sponsors, the Graduate Program and UBC Law Review.
To explore other legal scholar skills, check out the Law PhD Skills Share site and the UBC Graduate School Events page.