Lisa Griffin News Archive
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law JD Valedictorian Address 2025
June 20, 2025 —
The Valedictorian Address for the JD Class of 2025 was Jordan Wagner. The text of his speech is below, and a video recording from the June 7th Manitoba Law Students’ Association Grad Gala can be viewed on the Faculty of Law’s Youtube channel.
Faculty of Law
Court Clerks from Manitoba Wanted
August 28, 2023 —
Obtaining clerkships after graduation has been rare for UM Law students recently, but the Federal Courts and Career Development staff at Robson Hall hope more Manitoba students will take note of the invaluable opportunity and apply.
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law recognizes contributions of Alumni, Instructors, Professors and Staff at annual reception
April 11, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law was honoured to recognize the hard work, diligence and achievements of its community members at an annual reception held Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Many distinguished members of Manitoba’s legal community, including judges, law firm partners, practicing professional instructors, professors and staff of the province’s keystone legal organizations were in attendance, many of whom are also alumni.
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Year-long Career Month at Faculty of Law
November 16, 2022 —
November may be officially designated as national career month, but staff and students at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law work hard year-round to ensure graduating students have career options lined up as they near their respective finish lines.
Faculty of Law
Every month is Career Month!
November 17, 2021 —
November may be officially designated as national career month, but staff and students at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law work hard year-round to ensure graduating students have career options lined up as they near their respective finish lines.
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Enduring throughout adversity
May 13, 2020 —
In 1914, the same year the world went to war, the Manitoba Law School was established by forward-thinking, concerned advocates in H.A. Robson and E.K. Williams who made the education of future lawyers their top priority. Since then, the Faculty of Law has continued to build on this rich tradition. In the face of adverse events like today's pandemic, this faculty community has always found a way to carry on.
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Law Faculty-provided Bar Association membership makes “great difference” to law students
August 31, 2018 —
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law paid for Manitoba Bar Association memberships for all of its registered students starting in the fall of 2017