Practice Area:
Health Law
Health Law
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Zahra Vaid
Health Law Lawyer
Phone:
Fax:
416.867.9192
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Professional History
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2021)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2020-2021)
Summer Student, Human Rights Legal Support Centre (2019)
Achievements
Janet Lambert Book Prize in Equity Studies (2016)
The City of Toronto Women's Studies Undergraduate Award (2015)
Dean’s International Initiatives Fund Recipient (2015)
Scholars Award, University of Toronto (2012)
Selected Presentation/Publications
Author, Ontario Accident Benefits Case Summaries, LexisNexis (2022)
Co-Author, Top Five Case Briefs Project, Ontario Justice Education Network (2018-2019)
Call it what it is – Islamophobia: Erasure, Consciousness, and Resistance, IDERD Conference, University of Toronto (2017)
Community Involvement
Volunteer, Legal Services Coordination Pilot Program, Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)
Vice President, Osgoode Peer Support Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School (2019-2020)
Co-Director of External Communications, Osgoode Women’s Network (OWN), Osgoode Hall Law School (2019-2020)
Junior Caseworker, Immigration Law Division, Community Legal Aid Services Programme, Osgoode Hall Law School (2017-2018)
Counsellor, 315NISA: Muslim Women's Helpline (2015-2017)
Memberships
Member, Mentorship Committee, Women’s Law Association of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
South Asian Bar Association of Toronto
Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL)
Education
Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2021)
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School (2020)
Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program, Osgoode Hall Law School (2018-2019)
B.A. (Hons), Equity Studies and Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto (2016)
Indigenous Resurgence & Sustainable Development Research Program, Center for Engaged Learning Abroad, Belize (2015)
Personal Information
In her free time, Zahra enjoys knitting, writing fiction, spending time with her nieces and nephews, and discovering local cafes.
Professional History
Professional History
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2021)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2020-2021)
Summer Student, Human Rights Legal Support Centre (2019)
Professional History
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2021)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2020-2021)
Summer Student, Human Rights Legal Support Centre (2019)
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Selected Presentation/Publications
Selected Presentation/Publications
Selected Presentation/Publications
Community Involvement
Community Involvement
Community Involvement
Memberships
Memberships
Memberships
Education
Education
Education
Personal Information
Personal Information
Personal Information
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