Laurelle Harris News Archive
Faculty of Law
Launching the New ITL Program at Robson Hall
October 6, 2025 —
This year’s Faculty of Law orientation week was different for the latest crop of bright-eyed first year law students embarking on careers in the legal profession: among them for the first time were a group of seven individuals who have already been to law school, practiced, and even taught law. This curious and wise septet comprise the UM Faculty of Law’s inaugural cohort of the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program as they work to meet the necessary requirements to practice law in Canada.
Faculty of Law
Master of Human Rights Symposium 2025 highlights critical areas of need for advocacy
April 14, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba’s interdisciplinary Master of Human Rights program’s annual Symposium took place on January 17, 2025 in the Moot Courtroom at Robson Hall. The Symposium gives students enrolled in the graduate degree’s practicum and thesis streams an opportunity to present their research and share field experiences. The students’ research advisors are scholars from the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Social Work, in addition to the Faculty of Law.
Faculty of Law
Breaking Bread Together event brings law students together at first multi-faith gathering
April 6, 2025 —
One February day in the middle of a tumultuous winter, a unique event of hope and peace took place at Robson Hall: law students ate lunch together. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim law students, to be specific. Together. Breaking bread, talking about, how their faith gets them through each day, where to find the best places to study, Professor Irvine’s Property Law class.
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law to host Community Presentation of Canada’s Black Justice Strategy
March 4, 2025 —
The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba will host Manitoba’s only community presentation of Canada’s Black Justice Strategy on Wednesday, March 5 at Robson Hall, 224 Dysart Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with keynote and panel discussion at 6:00 p.m. The Faculty of Law welcomes alum Zilla Jones [JD/11] as keynote speaker and co-author of the CBJS, along with panelists Dr. Delia Douglas (Office of Anti-Racism, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences); Ms. Ashley Carruthers, NP (CEO, Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba); and Ms. Michelle Jean-Paul (Assistant Superintendent, Louis Riel School Division). The panel will be moderated by Ms. Mandy Ambrose [LLB/01] (Director of Prosecutions, Manitoba Justice).
Faculty of Law
Manitoba’s Access to Justice Week 2024 webinars reach record-breaking audience
November 20, 2024 —
Record-breaking numbers of people registered for Manitoba’s four Access to Justice Week webinars presented October 28 to 31, 2024. A total of 990 registrations were received from 555 unique individuals. For the fourth year in a row, The Faculty of Law, Law Society of Manitoba, and the Manitoba Bar Association organized panels designed to bring together stakeholders in the legal community to develop meaningful, public-centred solutions that advance systemic change in the justice system.