Past Events
December 12, 2024, 5:00pm (Across the Board Cafe): Annual Holiday Party
November 25, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): The New Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide
November 4, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Careers in Legal Research and the LLM program at UM Law (joint meeting with the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law)
June 10, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Great Library): Manitoba Law Library: Beyond loose-leafs and databases
May 7, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Plain language Drafting
March 14, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Robson Hall): Careers in Legal Research
March 5, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Accessible Websites (Joint meeting with the Equality Section)
February 7, 2024, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Expert Witnesses (Joint meeting with Civil Litigation Section)
December 14, 2023, 5:00pm (Across the Board Cafe): Annual Holiday Party
November 7, 2023, 12:00 Noon (450 Broadway): Legislative Library Information Session
June 22, 2023, 1:00pm (444 St. Mary Avenue): Creating Highly Persuasive Trial Graphics - Showing the Finder of Fact Why You Win
May 5, 2023, Noon (444 St. Mary Avenue): Legal Writing Seminar (Joint meeting with the Young Lawyers' Section)
April 13, 2023, Noon (Webinar): Legal Research and Municipal Law: The City of Winnipeg
December 14, 2022, 5:00pm (Across the Board Cafe): Annual Holiday Party
October 4, 2022, 12:00 Noon (The Great Library): Legal Research in the Great Library
May 31, 2022, 5:30pm: Annual Wind-Up - Transitioning from Legal Practice to Family Court Justice
May 9, 2022, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Legal Research and Practice Tips for Mediations and Informal Proceedings in the Labour and Employment Law Context (Joint meeting with ADR Section & Labour & Employment Law Section)
April 27, 2022, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): The Legislative and Regulatory Processes in Manitoba (Joint meeting with Legislation & Law Reform Committee)
December 8, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Finding & Using Archives in Manitoba
December 1, 2021, 5:30pm (Webinar): Annual Holiday Party: Virtual Escape Room
November 23, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Leveraging social context evidence in legal advocacy
October 15, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Due Diligence: The Transactional Foundation (Joint meeting with the Real Property Section)
June 22, 2021, 5:30pm (Webinar): Annual Year-End Wrap Up: Transitioning from Legal practice to Family Court Justice
May 5, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Legal Research when appearing before an Administrative Tribunal (Joint meeting with the Administrative Law Section)
April 6, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Legal Research in a Global Pandemic: Experiences and Lessons Learned
March 3, 2021, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Researching Indigenous Laws
October 23, 2020, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Open Source Software for Legal Research
October 1, 2020, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Legal Technology and “Innovation” – The Rapidly Changing Practice of Law
June 24, 2020, 5:30pm: Annual Wind-Up
March 4, 2020, 5:30pm (Robson Hall): Research in Manitoba’s Legal Community: Lightning Talks 2020
December 19, 2019, 5:15pm (Get Out Escape Rooms): Annual Holiday Party
November 27, 2019, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Alexsei Webinar
September 9, 2019, 12:00 Noon (The Great Library): Legislative Library Information Session
May 22, 2019, 12:00 Noon (The Great Library): A Conversation about Current Awareness
April 9, 2019, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Building and Maintaining a Precedents Collection
February 13, 2019, 5:30pm (Robson Hall): Research in Manitoba's Legal Community: Lightning Talks 2019
December 12, 2108, 5:45pm (Next Level Escapes): Annual Holiday Party
November 8, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Robson Hall): Free, Electronic Legal Research Sources
October 1, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): Plagiarism Pitfalls in Legal Research
June 5, 2018, 5:00pm: A Master's Perspective on Legal Research
May 22, 2018, 5:00pm (444 St. Mary Avenue): Second Annual Board Game Night
April 9, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): A Judge's Perspective on Research & Adovacy Tips
March 27, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): Law Reform and Consultation
March 1, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Robson Hall): Value of a LL.M. Degree
February 7, 2018, 12:00 Noon (Great Library): Tour and how to - Great Library
December 18, 2017, 4:45pm (Codebreakers Escape Rooms): Holiday Party
November 21, 2017, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Introduction to Rangefindr (Joint meeting with Criminal Justice Section)
November 17, 2017, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Predictive Analytics and Legal Research: The Next Wave
June 14, 2017, 5:00pm: A New Judge's Perspective on Legal Research
April 25, 2017, 5:00pm (Pitblado LLP): Board game night!
March 6, 2017, 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Platforms, apps and omnibots - alternative views on the future of legal research
February 9, 2017, 12:00 Noon (Moot Court Room, Robson Hall): There's More to Law than Litigation: The Role of Legal Research
December 14, 2016, 5:00pm (Epic Escape): Annual Holiday Party
November 18, 2016, 12:00 Noon (The Law Courts): Sentencing Research (Joint Meeting with the Criminal Justice Section)
September 22, 2016, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom/ Webinar): Researching American Law
June 2, 2016, 5:00pm: Seasonal Wrap-Up Patio Party
March 29, 2016, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): Standards of Review and Jurisdiction in Human Rights Cases
February 8, 2016, 12:00 Noon Central Webinar: How to keep track of freely available legal information with Lexbox
December 9, 2015, 5:00pm (Pitblado): Annual Holiday Party
October 9, 2015, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): Legal Research Ethics, Professionalism and Practice Management
June 24, 2015, 5:00pm: Year End Wrap-Up
May 21, 2015 12:00 Noon (Law Society of Manitoba): Researching Municipal and First Nations By-Laws
April 20, 2014 12:00 Noon (Webinar): Locating Unreported Court and Tribunal Decisions
December 16, 2014, 12:00 Noon (Pitblado LLP): Annual Holiday Party
November 28, 2014, 12:00 Noon (Law Society): Empirical Research and the Practice of Law
September 22, 2014, 12:00 Noon (Law Society of Manitoba/Webinar): Insights on Modern Research Practices
June 25, 2014, 4:30pm: Citation Rules!