UMCLC News Archive
![Left to right: Elizabeth McCandless, Director of Clinics, Faculty of Law; Mary-Charlet Lathlin (3L), inaugural winner of the Wolseley Law LLP Award for Student Clinical Excellence; and Gerrit Theule [JD/15], founding partner of Wolseley Law LLP.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wolseley-Law-LLP-Clinical-Award-Mary-Charlet-Lathlin-2025-e1746821251733-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Law
Mary-Charlet Lathlin receives inaugural Wolseley Law LLP Award for Student Clinical Excellence
May 9, 2025 —
The Faculty of Law's Director of Clinics, Elizabeth McCandless announced Thursday, April 10, 2025, that Mary-Charlet Lathlin (3L) was the recipient of the inaugural Wolseley Law LLP Award for Student Clinical Excellence. The award highlights the importance of experiential learning for law students and serves to encourage excellence in the practice of law. “Wolseley Law is really happy to have the opportunity to inaugurate this award,” said Gerrit Theule [JD/15], founding partner at Wolseley Law, LLP.
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.
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.
![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.
Faculty of Law
Manitoba Law Students’ Association and Faculty of Law sign agreement for critical change
April 14, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Manitoba Law Students’ Association MLSA to accomplish two very needed areas of change. Commencing immediately, the Faculty and student group will fund two articling student positions especially for those graduating students facing challenges related to equity, diversity and inclusion. Also commencing right after exams, will be much-needed renovations to student spaces in Robson Hall, including gender-neutral washrooms and expanded study spaces.