FACL Ontario Podcast

We chat with Hana Dhanji, former corporate lawyer turned executive coach, about how legal professionals can overcome burnout, make intentional career pivots, and separate their personal self-worth from their job titles.

David, Dorothy, Christina, and Victoria record IRL at the 2026 FACL Ontario Conference! They reflect on the ritual of re-centering their Asianness at the FACL Conference and how their cultural and professional identities intersect in this space.

David, Christina, and Victoria go back to school! They share three things they wish they knew in law school.

Happy Holidays! In this episode, David, Christina, and Dorothy talk about their holiday wishlists for things that would make their lawyer and law student lives better.

It’s our Halloween episode! David, Victoria, and Christina sink their teeth into the latest cultural phenomenon: KPop Demon Hunters. They chat about how the movie’s themes of resilience, authenticity, and connection might resonate with Asian legal professionals.

This episode was recorded in March 2025, just a couple weeks after this year’s FACL Conference. David, Lucie, Victoria, and Dorothy talk about the themes out of this year’s Conference, and they chat about where they think we’re at now in the discourse about equity for Asian and racialised lawyers in the profession.

In this episode, Victoria talks with us about The Loh Down, a mentorship group for lawyers that she founded in 2020. Join us as we learn more about how it started, why it started, and how struggling lawyers looking for some community can participate.

In this episode, David, Lucie, and Victoria share three resolutions for the Lunar New Year with the hopes of becoming more prosperous lawyers.

Hillson Tse joins us to debrief this year’s FACL Conference. We talk about conferences for Asian legal professionals--what we like and don’t like, how tough networking can be, and what sort of programming we find interesting.

Dorothy and Lucie discuss the annual FACL Mentor-A-Thon. They talk about their experiences as both mentor and mentee and the importance of having a mentor to guide you through your legal journey.

In this episode, we discuss anti-black racism with Anthony Morgan, a leading racial justice lawyer and Manager of the City of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit.

Join us for the second part of a fascinating conversation about race and identity in the legal profession with our guests Jennifer King, an environmental law partner in private practice, and Fay Faraday, a social justice lawyer, policy consultant and academic.

Join us for a conversation about race and identity in the legal profession with our guests Jennifer King, an environmental law partner in private practice, and Fay Faraday, a social justice lawyer, policy consultant and academic.

COVID 19 is exposing systematic racial discrimination and the inequalities that have long been ignored in healthcare, education and employment. This podcast focusses on the impact of the pandemic on women and particularly racialized women, with special guests Deepa Mattoo, Executive Director at the Barbra Schlifer Clinic, and Rosel Kim, a staff lawyer at the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).

Part 3: Interview with Lai King Hum

Part 2: Interview with Timothy Law and Samantha Lo

Part 1: Interview with Gerald Chan and Leonard Kim

Conversations with Asian Women in Law: Julia Shin Doi