In her free time, Zahra enjoys knitting, writing fiction, spending time with her nieces and nephews, and discovering local cafes.
CONTACT INFO
Email: zvaid@lerners.ca
Phone: 416.775.7662
Fax: 416.867.9192
225 King Street West, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON M5V 3M2
Personal Information
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 Presentations/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)