Laurelle A. Harris, K.C. has academic training in Women’s Studies from the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba and has undertaken graduate studies in Women’s Studies and Black Studies at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Harris earned her law degree in 2001 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba and is an experienced litigator with formal training in mediation, arbitration and conflict resolution undertaken locally and at York University in Toronto, Ontario.

For most of her career, Ms. Harris practiced law with a mid-sized firm in Winnipeg. From 2018 to 2024, she continued to practice law through Harris Law Solutions. Ms. Harris currently acts as the Director of the Internationally Trained Lawyer Program, Equity & Transformation at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law.

Within the legal community, Ms. Harris serves as a director with the Manitoba Law Foundation and as a member of the Legal Aid Manitoba Advisory Committee.  She also chairs the Manitoba Bar Association’s Equity Section. Ms. Harris was named a Jurist of Robson Hall in recognition of her contributions to the Faculty of Law, where she previously taught Family Law as a practicing professional instructor.

Ms. Harris was the recipient of the Manitoba Bar Association’s Equality Award in 2022, awarded in recognition of demonstrated excellence and commitment to the law, the legal profession, and the community at large through her efforts to promote equality in the legal profession.  She was appointed King’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Manitoba for demonstrating outstanding practice, integrity, and leadership and for her contributions to excellence in the legal profession in 2023.