About Francis
Francis joined the Blakes team as a summer student in 2023 and is currently articling with the Firm. He holds a bachelor of arts (first-class honours) in philosophy and computer science, a bachelor of civil law and a juris doctor from McGill University.
Throughout his legal studies, Francis was actively involved in legal clinic work. He served for two years (2022–2023) as a senior caseworker for the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and spearheaded efforts to modernize the clinic’s IT infrastructure. He was also part of the team that took the top prize at the Davies 2023 Corporate/Securities Law Moot[NK1] .
Before his legal studies, Francis co-founded and served as communications coordinator for GameDev McGill, the university’s first video game development club. He helped launch McGame Jam, McGill’s annual 48-hour game development marathon. He also acted as internal coordinator for the Philosophy Student’s Association.
[NK1]https://www.dwpv.com/en/insights/news/announcements/2023/annual-corporate-securities-law-moot