Dr. Matthew Dylag

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Matthew Dylag is an access justice scholar with a particular interest in emerging technologies within the integrated justice sector. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and he has presented extensively at national and international conferences. Since 2022, he has served as an assistant professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, teaching courses on Civil Procedure, Torts, and Legal Ethics. In 2025, he will receive the DLAA & LSS Award for Excellence in Teaching. Before joining Dalhousie University, Dylag was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, investigating the effects of artificial intelligence on the legal services market, focusing on issues of equality and fairness. Dylag earned his PhD from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, where his dissertation examined the viability of crowd-sourced legal advice as a solution for Canadians' access to justice needs. His research has garnered several scholarships and grants, including the Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Award and the Osgoode Dissertation Scholarship.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

Dalhousie University • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Teaching Civil Procedure, Torts, and Legal Ethics; conducting research in access to justice.

Awards

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DLAA & LSS Award for Excellence in Teaching

2025-01-01
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Nominated for Hanna & Harold Barnett Award for Excellence in Teaching

2023-01-01