Aislin Jackson – VIPSS25
Policy Staff Counsel, BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
Aislin is a staff lawyer in the policy department of the BC Civil Liberties Association, focussing on privacy, technology, and free expression issues. They attended law school at the University of Toronto, where they were Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Indigenous Law Journal and a student caseworker in the family law and residential tenancy departments of the school’s legal clinic. Aislin started their legal career in the Treaty 7/southern Alberta area, representing First Nations in a variety of areas of law, including historical claims and child protection matters. They later practiced family and estates law in the Lower Mainland, serving Legal Aid clients and 2SLGBT+ families. Outside of law, they have a background in linguistics, Indigenous language documentation/revitalization, and computer science. In their free time, they practice the soft arts: knitting, spinning, weaving, sewing, and quilting
Aislin is a staff lawyer in the policy department of the BC Civil Liberties Association, focussing on privacy, technology, and free expression issues. They attended law school at the University of Toronto, where they were Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Indigenous Law Journal and a student caseworker in the family law and residential tenancy departments of the school’s legal clinic. Aislin started their legal career in the Treaty 7/southern Alberta area, representing First Nations in a variety of areas of law, including historical claims and child protection matters. They later practiced family and estates law in the Lower Mainland, serving Legal Aid clients and 2SLGBT+ families. Outside of law, they have a background in linguistics, Indigenous language documentation/revitalization, and computer science. In their free time, they practice the soft arts: knitting, spinning, weaving, sewing, and quilting