Posted on: June 9, 2014
Class of 2014 Law graduate Lisa Scruton was only nine years old, reading books on law with her stepfather, a Justice of the Peace, when she decided she would become a lawyer.
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TRU Law degree accredited by Federation of Law Societies in Canada
Posted on: June 5, 2014
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law received notice that the J.D. program has been approved by the National Approval Committee on Accreditation.
This news comes ahead of the 2015 deadline for other Canadian law schools to receive accreditation.
Read moreThe Main Attraction
Posted on: June 5, 2014
This month TRU’s Faculty of Law officially opens its space atop Old Main, replete with a law library, law clinic, and moot court in an award-winning renovation best described as inspirational.
Read moreSeven Inspiring Individuals To Receive Honorary Degrees
Posted on: May 1, 2014
Craig Kielburger, Dr. Samantha Nutt, Dr. Evan Adams, Kim Collier, Ron Fawcett, Gordon Campbell and the Honourable Lance Finch former Chief Justice of British Columbia to receive TRU’s highest form of recognition for demonstrated excellence in the fields of public affairs, the sciences, arts, humanities, business and philanthropy.
The recipients will receive their degrees during Spring Convocation Ceremonies June 11-14.
Read moreTRU students excel at National Aboriginal Law Moot
Posted on: March 25, 2014
TRU Law students explored important Aboriginal legal and political issues and gained unique practical experience at the 20th Annual Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Law Moot hosted by the Toronto Faculty of Law March 6-9.
Read moreFirst professor-student co-authored article wins prize for TRU Law
Posted on: March 6, 2014
Dr. Richard Frimpong Oppong and JD candidate Lisa Niro of TRU’s Faculty of Law have been awarded the James Crawford Prize by the Journal of International Dispute Settlement, a leading peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press.
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