2020 Women General Counsel Canada Scholarship 

WGCC is proud to announce that Ana Qarri has been selected for the 2020 Women General Counsel Scholarship winner.    

To qualify for this scholarship, Ana had to be a current Canadian law student in the second year of a JD or LLB program and had to demonstrate a commitment to the mission of WGCC and to the advancement of women in the legal profession.    

Ms. Qarri is a second-year law student at McGill’s Faculty of Law focusing on law & technology. She is a strong advocate for women in the legal profession. She is on the Dean's Honour List and engages in a large number of extracurricular activities. Among other involvements, she is co-President of the McGill Technology Law Society, a sitting member of the Curriculum Committee, and a Senior Editor at Contours, the student-led McGill legal journal by and for women and non-binary people in law.

A large number of truly exceptional applications were received for WGCC’s inaugural scholarship award from law students across Canada representing 11 different law schools. 

Our other finalists, in alphabetical order, are listed below: 

• Donna Chapman-Jones, University of British Columbia
• Erin Chochla, Lakehead University
• Larissa Donovan, Thompson Rivers University
• Emily Jean Knox, McGill University