Skip to Content

Julia Evans

Student at Law

Julia Evans BW

Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): New Brunswick, 2027 (Expected)

Legal Assistant(s): Rosetta Doucette

Stewart McKelvey’s articled clerks – many of whom are also musicians, adventure travelers, athletes and more – play an active role in client meetings, closings, mediations, administrative hearings, examinations for discovery, trials and more and are encouraged to pursue their diverse personal and community interests outside of the Firm. The Firm’s rigorous professional development program provides clerks with the breadth and depth of experience needed to build a career in litigation, advocacy or business law and is supported by the Firm’s formal and informal mentorship opportunities.

Education & Career

Education

University of New Brunswick, Juris Doctor, 2026

St. Thomas University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Human Rights), 2023

Activities

Volunteer Board Member and Secretary, Sweet Caroline Foundation, 2025 – present

Peer mentor, UNB Faculty of Law, 2024 – 2026

UNB Faculty of Law Feminist Legal Association

  • 1L Representative, 2023/2024
  • 2L Representative, 2024/2025
  • Co-President, 2025/2026

Human Rights and Policy Intern, Fredericton Homeless Shelters, 2023

St. Thomas University Students Union

  • Presidential Search Committee, 2022/2023
  • National Advocacy Committee, 2022/2023
  • At-Large Representative, 2021/2022
Accolades

University of New Brunswick

  • Insolvency Institute of Canada Prize in Insolvency Studies (2026)
  • Gordon Petrie, Q.C. Prize in Labour & Employment (2026)
  • Sir Howard Douglas Award (2026)
  • Frank Covert Scholarship (2024; renewed for 2025-2026 academic year)
  • Frederick Richard Scholarship (2024)
  • Law Faculty Council Award for Highest Academic Standing in First-Year Law (2024)
  • Dawn Muzzerall Prize in Contracts Law – Highest Standing (2024)
  • Canadian Council of Criminal Defense Lawyers Prize – Highest Standing (2024)
  • Doone McEvoy Prize in Constitutional Law – Highest Standing (2024)
  • William Henry Harrison Moot Court Prize (2024)
  • UNB Law’s Honourable Charles J.A. Hughes Scholarship (2023)

St. Thomas University

  • Chancellor Scholarship Recipient (2019 – 2023)
  • Top Orator at the Nelson Mandela World Moot Court at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (2023)
  • James and Judith DiPaolo Moot Court Graduating Prize (2023)
  • Vaughn Prize for Best Essay in International Relations (2023)
  • Juergen Doer Prize for Best Essay in Comparative Politics (2022)
image-description More Hide