Rise Women's Legal Centre

Rise Women’s Legal Centre was founded in 2016. We are a registered charity (Charity Registration number: 76336 8099 RT0001). We are a community legal centre providing accessible legal services that are responsive to the unique needs of self-identifying women and gender diverse clients, primarily in the area of family law. Rise clients are often caught in the gap between being ineligible for legal aid yet unable to afford legal representation. At least 80% of our clients have experienced family violence. In addition to serving clients, we are a knowledge based and knowledge generating organization and work collaboratively with organizations around the province. - We provide compassionate and trauma informed legal assistance to our clients, - We teach law students and social work students, - We train lawyers and support workers on how to assist clients who have experienced family violence, - We conduct research into how family violence is addressed through BC’s Family Law Act (FLA) and family law system, with the goal of seeking to improve the experience of survivors in BC Our office is located on the ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, in the city known as Vancouver. You can reach us at: info@womenslegalcentre.ca