Re: Careers in Law – Where Your JD Can Take You!
You may know about practicing law in a firm, for a government department or as an in-house counsel but do you know where else your law degree may take you? I invite all of you to attend a presentation by Professor Khoday on the many careers paths you can go down with your law degree.
When: Tuesday September 26 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Where: Room 204 (this presentation will not be recorded)
What else: Food will be served
RSVP: To have a sense of how much food we should order, please register for the event using this link:https://forms.office.com/r/Ddm0z6EASK
Pitblado Scholarship recipients will be invited to this annual evening reception to meet Jim and Sandra Pitblado and receive their scholarships in-person.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to host a collaborative event with the Law Society of Manitoba and the Manitoba Bar Association for the educational benefit of the legal profession in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Please register now for this noon-hour in-person event taking place September 27th at the Law Society Classroom at 260 St. Mary Avenue downtown.
This event will be a conversation around best practices when working with Indigenous Community business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Presenters:
Darla Rettie, Pitblado Law
Yvan Larocque, Clinical Instructor & Supervising Lawyer at the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
Heather Berthelette, CEO, Spirit Healthcare Group of Companies
Free Registration
This program offers 1.5 hours of CPD (1 hour CPD when attending via Video Webinar), all of which may be reported as EPPM (Ethics, Professionalism, Practice Management) hours.
Please note that there are limited in-person seats available and food is being ordered for in-person attendees, therefore we require 7 days notice if you are unable to attend in-person. We understand that illness may arise last minute and in those instances we ask that you please notify us as soon as you can and we can offer online attendance for health and safety reasons.
Please register at the Law Society of Manitoba’s event page.
Details to follow
The Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series presents: Dr. James Gacek, Associate Professor, Justice Studies, University of Regina. The title of his talk is, “Rainbow Captives: The Conditions of and Challenges for Queer Incarceration.”
September 28, 2023, 12 – 1:00 p.m.
Pizza will be provided.
Please save the date for a special event in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation being organized by the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association (MILSA).
The Law Society of Manitoba will launch The Path on October 1st, 2023. This is a new educational program of New Indigenous Intercultural Awareness and Competency Training to be completed by practicing lawyers over the course of 18 months from its launch.
Learn more about The Path: https://lawsociety.mb.ca/mandatory-indigenous-training-for-lawyers-launches-october-2023/
Join Law(yer) Strong in the Common Room at 12:00 p.m. for an informal drop-in.
Dates for the 2023-24 school year are: October 3, November 27, January 22, and March 11.
Law(yer) Strong Inc. is a non-profit organization with a goal is to improve the health of members of the legal community through support, connecting with therapeutic and specialized services; community and education.
Law(yer) Strong is supported financially by, and independent of: the Law Society of Manitoba and the Manitoba Bar Association.
Visit https://lawyerstrong-mb.ca/ for more info.