Michelle Akim

Summer Law Student

Montréal

Michelle is a student at BLG who joined the firm in 2024. As a summer student, she provided support to the litigation and privacy teams, particularly through research, drafting, and editing.

Prior to her time at BLG, she clerked at the Tribunal administratif du Québec. At McGill, she was a bilingual editor of the McGill Law Journal.

In 2023, she worked as a legal intern at the Citizen Lab, at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

Before joining BLG for her articling, she will spend a year clerking at the Federal Court in Ottawa.

Beyond Our Walls

Community Involvement

  • Legal researcher, Pathfinders for Ukraine
  • Intake volunteer, Ukrainian Newcomers Centre ‘La Terrasse’

Education

  • B.C.L./J.D., McGill Faculty of Law, 2025 (expected)