Leila Jade Levi

Leila (she/her) is Senior Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). She spearheads NWLC’s work developing legal support for health care professionals facing employment barriers and discrimination due to their support for or participation in abortion services. She gives Know Your Rights presentations on these issues and consults with individual health care professionals across the country regarding instances of discrimination or other barriers to their participation in abortion care.

Prior to joining the National Women’s Law Center, she was an Attorney-Advisor at the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the Civil Rights, Labor, and Employment Law Division, Litigation Section. She defended the USDA in civil lawsuits alleging discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Federal Court. She served on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Bar Association of DC for eight years and was President in 2019.