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Our Staff

​Our staff is made up of lawyers, paralegals, Community Legal Workers, and administrative support personnel. From time to time we have articling students, paralegal and law student placements who enhance the delivery of services to our community.
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We are grateful to the Canadian Red Cross for providing NLS a Community Service Resilience Fund grant to focus on staff wellness. Here is our team spending time together in nature on a cup-filling retreat in January, 2024.

Jennifer Stone
Executive Director
​Manager, Health Justice Program
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Tristan Yeom
Acting Director of Operations & Finance
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Geraldine Thompson
Legal Administrative Assistant
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Pauline Bennett
Legal Administrative Assistant
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Xin Meng
Community Legal Worker & Paralegal
​Health Justice Program
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Heath Soave
Community Legal Worker & Paralegal
​Income Security Program
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​Kate Macdonald
Paralegal & Notary Public
​Income Security Program
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Victoria Peter
Barrister & Solicitor, Notary Public
Housing Program
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Suchana Sundararajan 
Barrister & Solicitor, Notary Public
​Housing Program
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Nadia Nadeem
Barrister & Solicitor, Notary Public
​Immigration Program
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"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice"
- Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
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Neighbourhood Legal Services, 101 - 163 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 1S1 
Tel: 416.861.0677 | Fax: 416.861.1777
Funded by Legal Aid Ontario


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  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Services >
      • Legal Services
      • Public Legal Education, Law Reform & Community Development
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors >
      • Notice for Recruitment of Directors
    • Membership
    • Our History
    • Community Legal Clinics in Ontario
  • Health Justice Program
    • HJP - Our Impact
    • HJP - Advocacy
  • Online Intake
  • Resources
    • Tenants Rights Resources
    • Housing - Steps to Justice
    • Social Assistance - Steps to Justice
    • Immigration - Steps to Justice
    • Employment and Work - Steps to Justice
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Services en Francais