Lena Legal Services
A firm that meets your equity and justice needs.
About Lena Legal Services
Lena Legal Services is a specialized consulting firm focusing its practice on equity and justice services, including organizational change for not-for-profits, federal and provincial incorporation, not-for-profit governance consulting, workplace assessments and policy review, and legal support and consultancy for racialized 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
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Our Services
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Unionized and Non-Unionized Workplaces
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Independent Contractors and Small Business Owners
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Existing and Emerging Not-for-Profits
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Health Care Providers Supporting Trans Health Equity
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Equity Audits
About Gitanjali Lena
Gitanjali Lena (they/them/their) is the Principal Consultant and Founding Lawyer of Lena Legal Services. They are well-versed in laws governing federal and provincial not-for-profits, human rights law, contract law, employment law and worker's rights. Their approach is anti-racist, trauma-informed, community-connected, and supportive of anti-oppressive social movements.
Our Approach
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Interdisciplinary
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Relational
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Healing-Centred
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Harm Reduction
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Consent-Based
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Movement Lawyering
Our Values
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Transparency
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Accountability
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Continuous Learning
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Decolonizing
Client Testimonials
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“We are all convinced that your coaching made these hires possible!
As we began the hiring process for two new staff, our governing body directed us to work with an equity coach to ensure our process was open, equitable and broad in its scope. The Centre was specifically aware of their need for a more diverse staff team moving into the future. Gitanjali identified the scope of work we needed to do in order to create an equitable process, job descriptions and follow-up for the staff team search. The work from LLS directly affected who applied and whom we hired during our recent searches. Our horizons and our approach broadened because of Gitanjali's guidance, and we were able to hire our first two racially diverse, super-qualified professionals! The coaching we received was invaluable to our approach and the way the staff support committee is now approaching staff team building. We would work with Gitanjali again because she was not afraid to ask the tough questions and to name any biases we might have brought to the searches.”
Rev. Mona Denton, B.A., M. Div. — The Centre for Christian Studies
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“On behalf of the staff at the Centre for Christian Studies, I would like to express our most sincere thanks for the time, effort, and ideas you've offered us, both to the Search Committee and also to the staff. Your time with us has been beneficial to our own reflection on practices and assumptions. Even after our session ended, we continued to ponder upon some of the questions you gave us and have identified areas where we want to discern further. Our staff wants me to let you know that we appreciate your efforts greatly.”
Alan Lai, Ed. D. (Principal) — The Centre for Christian Studies
Adele Halliday (Anti-Racism and Equity Lead) — The United Church of Canada
Shabina Lafleur-Ganji (Co-Director) — Seed, Soil + Spirit School
Bernadette Arthur (Founder, Principal Consultant, and Lead Cultural Strategist) — Co: Culture Collective
Our Clients
