Allison Fenske News Archive
Faculty of Law
University of Manitoba Community Law Centre Launches Prison Law Clinic
June 27, 2024 —
Upon identifying a gap in legal services for individuals held in custody in federal prisons, the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre (UMCLC) has taken steps to address this issue by launching the province’s first Prison Law Clinic.
Faculty of Law
UM Law Rights Clinic students support Public Interest lawyer at Supreme Court hearing
January 19, 2024 —
Rights Clinic law students at Robson Hall had the opportunity to help in a very real way with a Supreme Court of Canada appeal that could influence access to justice for Canadians receiving social assistance.
![Practicing lawyer Allison Fenske [LLB/2007] joins Faculty of Law as Clinical Counsel this fall.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Allison-Fenske-by-Rachael-King-2022-0536-e1698340656400-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Law
New Clinical Counsel at Faculty of Law to support International Human Rights initiative
October 26, 2023 —
This fall, the Faculty of Law welcomed alum Allison Fenske [LLB/2007] to the role of Clinical Counsel. In addition to assisting the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre’s Director with supervising students, Fenske is teaching Gender and the Law, and working on the development of an international human rights clinic.