Afifa Hashimi
associate
Afifa (she/her/hers) practices in all areas of labour, employment, human rights, regulatory and administrative law. She articled with us at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, and joined us as an associate when she was called to the bar.
While in law school, Afifa completed co-op work terms at West Coast LEAF and in-house at a large BC union. In her summer prior to law school, she worked for the Migrant Workers Centre as a community outreach coordinator. These experiences reinforced her interest in human rights and advocating on behalf of workers and unions.
Afifa was also an active member of her law school community. She served as the UVic Law Students’ Society Equity Representative and held leadership roles in the Feminist Law Students’ Association (FemLaw), the Racialized Law Students Collective, and the Labour Law Club. Afifa also strengthened her advocacy skills as a participant in the 2020 BC Law Schools Competitive Moot, which her team won.
Afifa is passionate about social justice, including intersectional feminism and racial equity, and has pursued this passion through advocacy and research volunteer work for many public interest and social justice organizations. She has also volunteered for Access Pro Bono and Pro Bono Students Canada and engaged in community organizing.
Afifa is currently a Co-Chair of the Human Rights Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch (CBABC), an Executive of the South Asian Legal Clinic of BC (SALCBC) board, and a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers BIPOC Committee. She has also served as a director and a Vice President of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society (FACL BC), contributing to the organization’s advocacy work. Outside of work, Afifa enjoys art and poetry.
EDUCATION
B.A. (Hons), Simon Fraser University
J.D., University of Victoria
CALL TO THE BAR
2021
Assistant
Erin Laflamme (she/her/hers)