Episode 4: Doing Law Differently

In this episode, we sit down with Leah Klassen, Associate at Wolseley Law in Winnipeg. The tag-line at Wolseley Law is “doing law differently,” and Leah has been embodying this ethos since she graduated law school. From holding a role in Pro Bono Students Canada’s (PBSC) national office, to articling with the Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg, working in family and fertility law in the GTA, and now working for a progressive and innovative law firm back in Winnipeg, Leah’s legal career has consistently been focused on access to justice initiatives. We discuss our shared love of PBSC, setting and following boundaries in your professional life, what it means to be “doing law differently,” and Leah’s future career as an operator of a magic school bus.

In this episode, we refer to a 2016 student debt article Leah is quoted in. Read that article here:  https://www.cba.org/Publications-Resources/CBA-Practice-Link/Young-Lawyers/2016/handcuffs

Leah references the Canadian Bar Association’s The Every Lawyer podcast, specifically the following episode, “Conversations on Calls to action 34-40 — Indigenous people in the justice system.” Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/39YhwAX1fAcYupVP4r6jjo?si=eI7SXurUQeGoVU6Qr1UNJQ

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- Erin & Piper

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