Anti-Oppression and the Law Training
Bringing Social Justice Principles into the Legal Workplace
What is Level Justice’s Anti-Oppression and the Law Training?
What is the structure of the training?
The training is available in a basic or advanced version. The basic version is 1.5 hours in length, is delivered virtually, and entails an exploration of the foundational concepts of anti-oppression and its connections to the law. The advanced version is 2 hours in length, can be delivered virtually or in person, and discusses more complex ideas of anti-oppression within legal practice. The advanced version also includes content tailoring.
For in-person sessions, facilitator travel fees may apply.
Level Justice is proud to present Anti-Oppression and the Law, a new training available as of September 2026.
Power, oppression, and the law share a long and closely entwined history. It is no secret that the law has continuously been used as a tool for the exertion of power and oppression. As such, lawyers and the legal sector in general, have a higher responsibility to unlearn the oppressive practices of the field and actively practice anti-oppressive approaches and practices. This training is specifically catered for those curious about learning the distinct connections between power, oppression, and the law; how to identify them; as well as how to unlearn them in theory and practice by enacting actionable solutions in their work.
The Canadian legal system has not been neutral in its development.
The law has often functioned as a tool of control rather than protection.
These patterns are not accidental. They reflect long-standing systems and structures.
Anti-oppression work asks us to confront this reality rather than ignore it.
FAQs
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Level's Anti-Oppression and the Law (AOTL) training introduces legal professionals to structures of social inequity and principles of anti-oppression, translating these into the context of providing legal services.
AOTL encourages legal professionals to think critically about the sector, challenging the idea that the practice of law inherently leads to justice. It also provides practical tools to help professionals working in all areas of law to incorporate principles of anti-oppression into their daily work.
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Participants will:
Increase their knowledge on the ways that law can both reinforce and challenge histories of oppression.
Learn to incorporate principles of anti-oppression into their daily professional and personal lives.
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Level Justice staff will lead the training. We include discussion prompts, interactive group activities, and take-home resources to help put your learning into action.
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The Canadian legal system has not been neutral in its development. Through the exclusion of racialized communities from the legal profession, the law has often functioned as a tool of control rather than protection.
These patterns are not accidental. They reflect long-standing systems and structures. Anti-oppression work asks us to confront this reality rather than ignore it.
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The AOTL Training is offered in either a 1.5-hour (Basic) format or 2-hour (Advance) format.
1.5-hour (Basic) training includes:
Interactive virtual presentation (1 presenter)
Introduction to foundational concepts of anti-oppression
Overview of connections between anti-oppression and legal practice
No content tailoring
2-hour (Advanced) training includes:
Interactive virtual or in-person presentation (1-2 presenters)
Review of principles of anti-oppression
Analysis of connection between anti-oppression and law using case law examples
Content tailoring - e.g. we may help edit a document template used by the organization
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