AV俱乐部

 
 

Schulich School of Law

Megan Longley, KC

Assistant Professor of Law; Executive Director, AV俱乐部 Legal Aid Service

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Schulich School of Law

Email: megan.longley@dal.ca
Phone: 902-423-8105
Mailing Address: 
AV俱乐部 Legal Aid Service, 5746 Russell Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 0H8
 

Education

  • LLB (AV俱乐部)

Bio

Megan Longley, QC joined the Schulich School of Law in the fall of 2021 as Executive Director of AV俱乐部 Legal Aid Service. Megan graduated from AV俱乐部 Law School in 1994 and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1995. After a period in private practice, she joined Nova Scotia Legal Aid in 1999.

Megan鈥檚 practice was primarily as criminal defense counsel, in the Youth Court for a good portion of her career. She became manager of聽鈥檚 Youth Justice Office in 2011. In 2015 Megan joined the Executive Office as Service Delivery Director and became Executive Director of Nova Scotia Legal Aid in 2016.

Megan is past president of the聽, and recently completed two terms on the board of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Megan has also represented the聽听辞苍听. Megan Longley has been on the Board of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Board since 2021.聽

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Member of the Nova Scotia Barristers鈥� Society
  • Queen鈥檚 Counsel Designation Awarded in February 2017
  • Certificate of Completion 鈥� CBA鈥檚 The Path 鈥� Journey Through Indigenous Canada
  • Awarded NSLA Senior Staff Counsel designation effective December 2014
  • Notary Public for the Province of Nova Scotia
  • Member of the Canadian Bar Association
  • Member of the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers鈥� Association
  • Member of Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice