Rise Women's Legal Centre

Rise Women's Legal Centre is BC's only non-profit dedicated to family law services for women and gender diverse people, founded in 2016 in partnership with UBC's Peter A. Allard School of Law and West Coast LEAF. Based in Vancouver, it serves clients across the province through staff lawyers, family law advocates, and a Virtual Legal Clinic, alongside law and social work student clinics. It also conducts research and advocacy on BC's family law system and family violence.

Practice areas

Family Law

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleWoman-ownedLGBTQ+ friendlyVirtual appointments

Lawyers 9

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

2021–2023 · median 4 years in practice 2 of 9 lawyers

Law schools

Dalhousie Law School, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, University of Victoria Faculty of Law 5 of 9 lawyers

Who handles what

• Family Law
  Amanda H., Gabrielle C., Lucie K., Maggie H., Natalie L., Sarah H., Sarah N., Taruna Agrawal, Vicky L.
• Immigration Law
  Lucie K., Taruna Agrawal, Vicky L.

Legal support staff 2

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.