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Claire McNeil (LLB '85), Staff Lawyer with 91短视频 Legal Aid Service (DLAS), retired at the end of December 2023 after more than 30 years of service.
She was first introduced to the Clinic as a 91短视频 law student. 鈥淚 attended an open house during second year, talked to upper years who had worked there, and thought it sounded amazing,鈥 she said in a 2017 Dal News interview. 鈥淚 worked there for the summer and stayed for the fall term. It鈥檚 where I discovered the reason why I went to law school and what being a lawyer was all about.鈥
McNeil joined DLAS as a staff lawyer in 1991 and accomplished a great deal in terms of student impact and systemic change during her career, including recently completing work on a , as a lawyer for the Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia. She also successfully appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada听in 2005, for ., another important and historic legal win for disability rights.
鈥滳laire made an impact on me as a Clinic student, and through my career,鈥 says Megan Longley听(LLB '94),听KC, Executive Director of DLAS. 鈥淚 have remained in awe of her tenacity and skill in moving the needle forward on social justice issues.听The Clinic will not be the same without her.鈥
Please join us in extending a heartfelt thank you and congratulations to Claire as we wish her well in her next chapter!
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