Jia Hwang

Jia Hwang was a summer student at McMillan and is returning as an articling student.

Jia recently graduated from the Juris Doctor program at the University of Windsor. Jia worked as a Legal Clinician at the Legal Assistance of Windsor, participated in several moots throughout law school, and later served as a Judge for the Research and Writing Moot and Co-Chair of Windsor Law’s Mooting Committee. Jia also worked as a Legal Extern at the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights, assisting governments and policymakers in addressing systemic housing issues and developing rights-based housing policies. Concurrently, she held leadership roles as the 3L Representative for the Asian Law Students’ Association and as the Women’s Committee Student Executive for the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Ontario Chapter).

Prior to law school, Jia obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a Minor in English Literature from the University of British Columbia. During her undergraduate studies, Jia founded a tutoring services company specializing in academic development and post-secondary counselling. Additionally, she served as a Research Liaison for a Constituency Office, where she facilitated community outreach projects aimed at engaging and advocating for young voters.