Community Legal Aid

Legal Aid Ontario visits UWindsor’s Community Legal Aid clinic

Executive Leadership from Legal Aid Ontario pose for a photo with staff and students from UWindsor's Community Legal Aid clinicExecutive leaders from Legal Aid Ontario join student volunteers and staff from the University of Windsor’s Community Legal Aid clinic for a group photo. Back row, from left: Lilian Bahgat, Haolin Tong, Taranjit Toor, Duncan Dagley, Ethan Tion, Aileen Page, Lisa Bernstein, Rod Strain, Janet Budgell, Harpreet Burmy and Janet Coop. Front row: Cordelia Beluli, Nikky Hakimi, Maggie Yuan, and Selsbeel Alshimari. (SUBMITTED BY HARPREET BURMY/University of Windsor)

By Sara Meikle 

Excitement filled the air as students and staff at the University of Windsor’s Community Legal Aid (CLA) clinic put the finishing touches on their new on-campus space.

Everyone eagerly prepared for an Oct. 28 visit from Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) executive leadership, who came to see the new clinic in action and meet the students, faculty and staff advancing access to justice in Windsor.

Critical community service returns to campus

Harpreet Burmy discusses case with law student Annie McDonaldActing Clinic Director Harpreet Burmy (right) assists second-year law student Annie McDonald (left).

By John-Paul Bonadonna 

After several years operating from a downtown location, Community Legal Aid (CLA) has returned to the University of Windsor’s Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building. 

The move marks a renewed commitment to enhancing access to justice while offering invaluable, hands-on experience to future legal professionals. 

“A lot of our students discover their interests and strengths here,” notes Acting Clinic Director Harpreet Burmy.