Faculty of Law publishes Alumni Magazine 2025

September 17, 2025 —

The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law has published its annual Alumni Magazine in time for Homecoming 2025. Covering news of interest to Law Alumni, the magazine includes news about alumni achievements, developments in the law school’s JD and graduate programs, and recognition of the community that helps fuel the Faculty in its mission to educate the next generation of legal professionals.

A focus of this year’s edition is access to justice and legal education, as Dr. Richard Jochelson points out in his “Message from the Dean.” “Thanks to a transformative $4.5 million grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation, we introduced three new bursaries: the Truth and Reconciliation Bursary, the Equity and Transformation Bursary, and the Northern, Remote & Rural Access to Justice Bursary. These bursaries will significantly increase opportunities for students from historically underrepresented communities and strengthen the profession’s diversity.”

Further, he shared that new programs including the Prison Law Clinic, the International Human Rights Clinic, and the Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITL) Program would help move access to justice forward significantly for the benefit of marginalized and underserved communities.

The magazine features an In Memoriam piece for the late Honourable Murray Sinclair an alum of 1979 who returned to the law school regularly to give lectures and special presentations. Also featured are profiles of the 2024 Alumni Award recipients, The Honourable Judge Catherine Carlson [BA/83; LLB/86] and Kevin Sharma [JD/19; LLM/22].

Significant news stories include a report on a special lecture featuring renowned advocate Marie Henein, held in honour of Harry Walsh O.C. Q.C. after whom Robson Hall’s Moot Courtroom was named; the launch of a new podcast studio in the MLT Aikins Classroom; and a sneak peek at new graduates in “Meet a few members of the Class of 2025.”

The Faculty of Law Alumni Magazine 2025 is available to read online.

Story submitted by Faculty of Law.

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