The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is the professional school of law of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

History

Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law officially opened in September 2013. Its founding dean was Lee Stuesser. It is Canada's newest law school and is the first Canadian law program to integrate licensing into its curriculum; its graduates will be qualified to practice law without requiring an articling process. Lakehead Law is unique in its approach to create street ready legal practitioners, and its leadership has stated that law schools in Canada have to do "better" in breaking down the division between law school graduate and useful working lawyer. The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is one of only two law schools in Canada that has a mandatory, full year course in Aboriginal Law, as recommended by Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 2015. In 2015, Lee Stuesser left the faculty as Founding Dean, and was replaced by interim Dean Lisa Phillips of Osgoode Hall, while a permanent replacement Dean is sought. On January 12th, 2016, the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law announced Angelique EagleWoman as Dean of Law.