We speak with Nerissa Yan, recently named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in the Young Influencer Category for 2020. Nerissa is a civil litigator at Hakemi Ridgedale LLP. We discuss challenges Nerissa has faced like coming to Canada and having to learn English as an adult, gender bias, and experiences in the courtroom.

Raji Mangat joins us to discuss her experience with administrative and constitutional law, and being a racialized legal professional. Raji has a wide-ranging legal career with a commitment to using the law as a tool for positive transformation. Currently, she is the executive director at West Coast LEAF, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end gender discrimination through equality rights litigation, law reform, and public legal education. 

Your hosts: Joannie Fu and Fiona Wong

This episode was edited by Michelle Fung. 

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In this episode, we welcome our first guest, Myrna McCallum. She is a Métis-Cree human rights lawyer, former prosecutor and adjudicator, and host of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer podcast. We explore what it means to be trauma-informed and how to apply this skill to our practice and everyday lives, opening up on tough topics such as: cultural humility, the practice of self-care, and the fine balance between being trauma-informed while not taking on a client's trauma.

Your hosts: Fiona Wong and Sandy Lun

This episode was edited by Michelle Fung

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FACL BC aims to promote diverse and unique people in the legal profession. Learn more about the hosts and producers of FACL BC's new podcast and a sneak preview of what's to come! 

Your hosts: Fiona Wong, Sandy Lun & Joannie Fu 

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