Contact Us & Location

The Indigenous Community Legal Clinic is located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on traditional, ancestral and unceded Coast Salish territories.

Tel: 604 822 1311
Fax: 604 684 7874
E-mail: iclc@allard.ubc.ca 
148 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1B5

 

Faculty / Supervising Lawyers / Staff

Salima Samnani - Co-Legal Services Director

Member: Law Society of British Columbia

Salima is a Kenyan Indo-Canadian Muslim immigrant. Her experience as a litigator and as a lecturer focuses on public law and civil law including family, child protection, and employment law. Salima’s research, areas of expertise, and advocacy focus mainly on access to justice, anti-racism, clinical legal education, and education for self-represented and underrepresented litigants. As a lecturer, she is passionate about implementing clinical legal education pedagogies that focus on trauma-informed, skills-based legal training from a feminist, anti-racist and decolonization perspective.

Salima Samnani

Morgan Jacko - Legal Assistant

Morgan is of Dene Ancestry from the Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta and has been residing in the unceded traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, and Katzie First Nations for the past decade. Passionate about serving Indigenous community, she is committed to supporting Indigenous communities in academia and advocating for decolonization. Morgan strives to create pathways for Indigenous voices in academia, challenging colonial structures and fostering inclusive policies, curriculum development, and community-centered research initiatives.

Morgan Jacko

Lisa Ramasami - Legal Assistant

Lisa is a dedicated Legal Assistant at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic. Her journey in the legal profession started in Toronto, where she completed her Paralegal Diploma at Humber College, subsequently becoming a licensed Paralegal with the Law Society of Ontario. Since then, she has grown and contributed her skills to the in-house legal teams of companies in the Cybersecurity and Wood Products industry, focusing on corporate governance and commercial contracts, and in law firms such as Torys LLP and FCL LLP. Her diverse experience has given her a broad perspective on the legal landscape. With a strong foundation in legal knowledge and a professional approach to her work, Lisa takes pride in providing clients and students with the support and guidance they need in their legal endeavors.  

Apart from work, Lisa also loves to travel, try different cuisines and read. She strongly believes in advocacy and human rights.

 

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