About James
James joins Blakes as a 2023 Summer Articled Student. He is currently obtaining a bachelor of civil law and a juris doctor in the joint BCL/JD program at McGill University. As a student, James was senior editor (book reviews) for the McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law and a caseworker at the Legal Information Clinic at McGill. Upon graduation, he will complete a clerkship at the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
James also holds an honours bachelor of social science in economics from the University of Ottawa, where he was the 2021 Faculty of Social Science Valedictorian.
James speaks English and French fluently and is proficient in German.