Nathaniel Reilly

Nathaniel Reilly is a D.Phil. in Law candidate at Balliol College. His research examines the relationship between administrative law and the design of public institutions.

Before beginning his D.Phil. studies, Nathaniel served as Legal Counsel in the Canadian Privy Council Office, the department that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He was previously a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honourable Nicholas Kasirer of the Supreme Court of Canada. 

Nathaniel holds degrees in civil and common law from the McGill University Faculty of Law, from which he graduated as the gold medalist and as the recipient of other academic distinctions. During his legal education, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal and helped lead other organizations and initiatives. He was the top oralist at the Laskin Moot, a Canadian national moot competition focused on constitutional and administrative law. 

Prior to attending law school, Nathaniel studied economics at the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. Thereafter, he worked for several years in applied public policy and economic research, in Canada and internationally.