Downtown Legal Services

12/10/2021

Next year, Downtown Legal Services turns 50 years young.

To celebrate, we want to hear from our U of T Law alumni who worked at the community legal clinic and clinical education program throughout its 50 year history.

Check your inbox for our survey link or contact [email protected].

10/28/2020

07/15/2020

We’re pleased to announce that Lisa Cirillo will be our new CEO, effective September 8, 2020. Lisa has practiced human rights, education, housing, and family law in a wide variety of social justice organizations and has been the Executive Director of Downtown Legal Services since 2010. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/2Cd62dN

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05/11/2020

kicking off our very first "remote" summer term as a with a new team of students!

stay tuned for updates on the reopening of DLS intake services to new clients after our students complete their initial training and orientation

03/17/2020

Thanks to all who helped get this message out. Absolutely the right call!

The Ministry of the Attorney General says sheriff’s offices have been asked to postpone any scheduled enforcement of eviction orders set for this week...

03/15/2020

Greater Toronto Clinic Housing Advocates call on the Attorney General to halt Sheriff enforcement of evictions, and the Landlord and Tenant Board to stop all eviction hearings, even by telephone.

02/04/2020

Katrina from University of Toronto Student Life Programs & Services and DLS housing lawyer Benjamin Ries are back with another video on leasing tips for students looking to rent a place for the upcoming year:

Katrina from Housing & Benjamin from Downtown Legal Services answer some popular questions about lease agreements. For more Housing info and events, visit: h...

11/08/2019

blog from our housing lawyer highlights the social justice perspective needed within national housing policy

Downtown Legal Services is both a community legal clinic and a clinical education program, operated by the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. Our free services are provided by law students, who work under the close supervision of our expert staff lawyers.