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Navigating Discrimination and Harassment in the Legal Profession

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Credits
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: 0.25
20 minutes
Published
2026
Presenter(s)
Natasha Persaud
Source
Middlesex Law Association
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
20 minutes
Price
$139.00 plus tax
26th Annual MLA Straight from the Bench Conference
Includes Handouts

This presentation by Natasha Persaud, Discrimination and Harassment Counsel, explores the DHC’s role in supporting lawyers, paralegals, students, legal workplace employees, and the public with concerns involving discrimination, harassment, accessibility, professional culture, and power imbalances. It highlights confidential services, professional obligations under conduct rules and the Ontario Human Rights Code, recurring complaint themes, and potential avenues for recourse, including workplace processes, regulatory complaints, human rights applications, mediation, conciliation, civil litigation, and independent legal advice.

Presenters

Natasha Persaud

Natasha Persaud is a human rights and employment lawyer, investigator, mediator, and speaker with nearly 20 years of experience advising individuals and organizations on workplace and human rights matters. As a Partner at Formative Law, she supports public and private sector organizations through workplace investigations, conflict resolution processes, and training initiatives. Her practice focuses on discrimination, harassment, sexual violence, and abuses of power, with particular expertise in conducting complex investigations for post-secondary institutions, sport organizations, and non-profit organizations. Since 2018, Natasha has served as a Discrimination and Harassment Counsel (DHC) with the Law Society of Ontario, providing confidential information and support to individuals who experience or witness discrimination and harassment within the legal profession. She is a frequent presenter on human rights, workplace investigations, and professional responsibility