University of Manitoba Faculty of Law

The University of Manitoba's faculty of law, also known as Robson Hall, is located on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. "The University of Manitoba first became involved in legal education in 1885 when it established a three-year course of studies leading to the LL.B. degree. This course did not include instruction; it simply prescribed a reading program, with three annual examinations, which articled law students c... more

The University of Manitoba's faculty of law, also known as Robson Hall, is located on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. "The University of Manitoba first became involved in legal education in 1885 when it established a three-year course of studies leading to the LL.B. degree. This course did not include instruction; it simply prescribed a reading program, with three annual examinations, which articled law students could follow concurrently with the course prescribed by the Law Society. For the next quarter century roughly, the pattern of legal education in Manitoba changed very little. Small alterations were made from time to time, but the basic method of education continued to be apprenticeship supplemented by private study. In the years 1911-12 the Law Society was prompted by the Law Students Association to provide a short series of lectures. In 1913, H. A. Robson, then Manitoba's Public Utilities Commissioner and a former judge of the Court of King's... less