Round table discussion with Dr. Lloyd Axworthy on 'Canadian Indigenous Issues and their Impact on Global Politics'. Also, learn about his personal journey and his perspectives on the future of Criminal Law.

In attendance will be President Brian Stevenson, Dean Angelique EagleWoman and The Harold G. Fox Representatives held at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (Paterson Auditorium - 3rd Floor).

Calling all Law Students:

Please save the date for Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. in the PACI Auditorium.

Law Society of Upper Canada Treasurer Paul Schabas will be hosted by Dean EagleWoman for a discussion on the legal profession, practice, and our law school.

Business casual attire suggested for those in attendance.

Interested in law school and want to learn more?

The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law will be holding a Law School Admission Information Session on Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 11 am in the Faculty Lounge on main campus.

Presenters from the law school will be Mrs. Annet Maurer, Student Services Officer and Mr. Gilbert Deschamps, Director of Indigenous Relations.

We look forward to welcoming anyone interested. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. No registration required.

The relationship between the federal government and Canada's indigenous peoples has undergone a number of historic developments. The election of a new government in Ottawa, the long-anticipated release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report into Canada's residential schools, and the launch of a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls are kindling hope for a new partnership.

The current level of public engagement on issues critical to Aboriginal peoples is unprecedented - and it represents an exciting opportunity for indigenous lawyers and law students. Join ABS Canada, a research group made up of professors, leading practitioners, and indigenous law students for an engaging discussion on a subject that has escaped this enhanced national attention: the laws, policies, and practices surrounding access to and use of "genetic" resources from Aboriginal lands, and associated traditional knowledge (TK).

As a range of stakeholders turn to Aboriginal TK and genetic resources to develop new products and adopt strategies for sustaining biodiversity and protecting the environment, a number of important questions emerge. How should this knowledge be shared, if at all? Can it ever be commercialized? How is access granted, and benefits shared? How do we engage these issues at the national and international level?

Bring your Grade 11 class to join us for a day of interactive sessions about the law.

The day will include:

• Mock Traffic Court
• A Tour of the Law School
• Fitness Test in Policing
• An Update on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Inquiry
• And many more….

Registration starting September 9, 2016

Orientation week for incoming first year law students.

We look forward to an informative and fun week!

More information about the schedule and events will be provided to your Lakehead email address.

All students will begin standard law classes on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.  

We are proud to have our first graduating class convocate on May 27, 2016 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.

See Lakehead's convocation information page for more information.