[1] The editorial team is therefore composed of both French- and English-speaking students who select and edit articles written in both languages.

[1] From its inception, the Journal has promoted the development of legal research, attracting a readership of law professors, lawyers, and students.

[5] The first Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation was published by the editors of the McGill Law Journal in 1986.

Topics ranging from international human rights, contemporary Canadian constitutional law, and reform of the Russian Civil Code have all been selected for special issues.

Other topics have included international dispute resolution, the legacy of Roncarelli v. Duplessis, technological innovations and civil liability, and legal pluralism in Indigenous communities.

These events are designed to promote student involvement and academic research while allowing the Journal to attract high-quality submissions from legal scholars.

Former McGill Law Journal editors include judges Benjamin J. Greenberg, Morris Fish, John Gomery, Jean-Louis Baudouin, Brian Riordan, Allan Lutfy, Suzanne Coupal, Brigitte Gouin, Ronna Brott, Nicholas Kasirer, and Max M. Teitelbaum; there have been some board chairs such as David P. O'Brien and Bernard Amyot; academics such as Dick Pound and Bartha Knoppers; entertainment professionals such as Lionel Chetwynd; and politicians such as Irwin Cotler, Yoine Goldstein, and Canada's Minister of Justice David Lametti.

[1] Renowned public figures who have appeared in the pages of the Journal include former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Supreme Court Justices Rosalie Abella and Gerald Fauteux, former Canadian Governor General David Johnston, and United Nations diplomat Yves Fortier.

[9] The McGill Law Journal was the first Canadian legal publication to be cited in a Supreme Court decision.