Julie Paquin has a bachelor in law (Université de Montréal), a DEA in legal history (Strasbourg III) as well as a Master's degree in law (McGill). She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at McGill Facult of Law, where she works under the supervision of Prof. Adelle Blackett. Her dissertation consists in an empirical exploration of the potential impact of business law reform on economic development development in Sub-Saharan Africa.