Kayla Bergsson (she/her) is an Associate at Victory Square Law Office with experience advocating for employees in civil litigation and human rights matters. She has appeared before the BC Provincial Court and BC Supreme Court. She has made submissions for clients before the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal. Kayla is experienced in representing clients at mediations, conducting examinations for discovery, drafting applications and arguments, and conducting legal research.

Prior to joining Victory Square, Kayla worked for a civil litigation law firm where she handled her own voluminous caseload, including representing individual workers in wrongful dismissal matters and disputes with disability benefit providers.

Kayla is passionate about substantive equality, and she strives to provide personalized, compassionate, and collaborative representation that leaves clients feeling heard. She is particularly interested in supporting clients who experience discrimination in the workplace based on their personal characteristics, including Indigenous identity, race, disability, and gender.

She is also committed to giving back to the community. She serves as a co-chair of the board of directors for NEED2, a non-profit organization providing suicide prevention services for youth. Further, she volunteers for the Community Legal Assistance Society’s (CLAS) Human Rights Law Clinic as a lawyer reviewer for its Law Student Complaint Drafting Project.

In 2018, Kayla completed her law degree at the University of Victoria, where she published an article in the law school’s journal, volunteered in a few different social justice-oriented education roles, and completed a co-op term with the Squamish Nation. She also conducted research as a volunteer through Pro Bono Students Canada and West Coast LEAF. The UVic Law Students’ Society presented her with the Scales of Justice Award for the student who best demonstrated a balanced approach to their legal education.

Kayla works primarily out of Victory Square’s Victoria office and lives in East Sooke, BC with her child. In East Sooke, the forests and ocean inspire her to sing, songwrite, paddleboard, and hike.