Legal Aid Manitoba News Archive

Faculty of Law

Expanding experiential legal training northwards

October 1, 2024 —
The Faculty of Law expanded its externship opportunities this year to include a first-ever for-credit Northern Externship. Third-year law student, Brandon Leverick was the ideal candidate for the job, and recently returned from Thompson where he spent the summer flying around northern Manitoba to help provide legal services to remote communities.

Allison Fenske, Clinical Learning, experiential learning, Faculty of Law, Legal Aid Manitoba, UMCLC

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.

Allison Fenske, Clinical Learning, donor relations, experiential learning, Faculty of Law, Law Clinics, Legal Aid Manitoba, Prison Law Clinic, provost and vice-president (academic), UMCLC