News & Announcements
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From anxiety to self-confidence in the moot courtroom
Each year, second- and third-year Allard Law students spend countless hours researching, practising and preparing for upper-year moots. We spoke with three of our student mooters about what they’ve learned through their experiences.
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Professor Karin Mickelson awarded George Curtis Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence
Allard Law Professor Karin Mickelson has been recognized for her exceptional teaching and mentorship with the George Curtis Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Building confidence and belonging with the IDEA Leaders Pre-Orientation Program
Launched in August 2024, the IDEA Leaders program brings together incoming first-year law students from persistently, historically and systemically marginalized groups and allies – with the goal of supporting students and building connections from day one.
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May 19, 2021Leading one of BC’s largest legal aid providers: Meet law student Connie Do
Allard Law student Connie Do served as executive director of the student-run Law Students’ Legal Advice Program throughout 2020. Now about to graduate, Connie explains what made her time with LSLAP so rewarding and what it was like running the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Apr 7, 2021Vancouver Sun: Provinces are partners, not parents, to their cities
Opinion: Some large cities are bigger than provinces, grappling with urgent matters like infrastructure and housing, and are the first and most intimate level of democratic participation. Mentioned: Alexandra Flynn & Margot Young
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Mar 18, 2021Vancouver Sun: Indigenous peoples' pandemic experiences show we're not 'all in this together,' but we could be
Opinion: Not everyone faces a pandemic with a deep-seated mistrust of the health-care system. But this is one of the challenges that the Tŝilhqot’in Nation faced. Mentioned: Jocelyn Stacey
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Feb 26, 2021New gift will continue faculty exchange program between Allard School of Law, UBC & Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Allard School of Law at UBC is pleased to announce a very generous gift from the Koffman family in support of a faculty exchange program between the Allard School of Law, UBC and the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Feb 19, 2021Allard Law in the Year of COVID
The dedicated faculty and staff of the Allard Law community spent much of the past year navigating the unchartered territory of operating a law school remotely. Here are some highlights from what has been an unprecedented year.
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Feb 17, 2021Immigration Detention in the Age of COVID-19
Learn about Professor Efrat Arbel and PhD Candidate Molly Joeck’s burgeoning research on shifts in the legal regulation of Immigration Detention in response to COVID-19, and the unexpected progressive possibilities ushered in by the global pandemic.