Happy Lawyer Profiles

Get to know some happy lawyers and learn about their not-so-average law practices.

Elsa Ascencio

Elsa Ascencio

Workers' Rights Lawyer - Mobile Legal & Social Justice Initiative at Hamilton Community Legal Clinic

Toronto, Ontario
Employment Law Human Rights Law Public Interest Law Workers' Rights Law

At the start of her legal career, someone told Elsa Ascencio that lawyering is like being on a boat in the open ocean. If you lose your sails, the rough waters will eventually sink you.
Amna Bhatti

Amna Bhatti

Human Rights Officer - Yukon Human Rights Commission

Whitehorse, Yukon
Human Rights Law Workers' Rights Law Public Interest Law

Lahore to Toronto to Cape Town to Whitehorse was the winding road that led Amna Bhatti to a fulfilling law practice, but finding law work was not easy for her.