2024

by Peter Boisseau from the Nexus archives (Spring/Summer 2017)

His nickname was meant simply as a mark of respect, but it also revealed the kind of leader he was. Cecil “Caesar” Wright transformed legal education in Ontario, and in the process, started the modern University of Toronto law school on its path to becoming one of the finest in the world.

We kicked off our celebratory year with a gala event on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

Inspired by the "Law Follies" tradition — poking fun at the quirks of law school and the legal profession — students, alumni, professors and former deans took to the stage, in what proved to be a night of uproarious laughter and nostalgic reflection.

A special thanks to the night's master of ceremonies, Bob Rae (LLB 1977), Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN.

Thank you for helping us mark 75 years of U of T’s modern law school with your generous support.

In 1949, the establishment of the modern Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, under the leadership of Dean Cecil “Caesar” Wright, marked a transformative moment in legal education in Ontario.

When I first shared my goal of meeting 75 lawyers, I was balancing several new challenges. I had just started as a research assistant, was working part-time at a law firm and was adjusting to the pace of the Global Professional Master of Laws program.