Sonali Sharma

Types of Unbundled Services Offered

• Initial consultation

• Providing a legal opinion

• Drafting pleadings or other documents

• Reviewing/organizing/listing documents

• Drafting contracts / agreements

• Coaching

• Negotiating

• Providing legal advice before, during or after mediation

• Representing a client at mediation

• Providing independent legal advice on an agreement or MOU coming out of mediation

• Drafting agreement coming out of mediation

• Advising on courtroom procedures, behaviours

• Making a one-time court appearance

• Collaborative law services

Approach to Providing Unbundled Legal Services

I tend to offer the first 30 minutes of the initial consultation on a pro-bono or low fee (i.e $25) basis and then depending on the client's need, urgency of matter, and financial situation, I work with the client to set-up a "Limited retainer" for the services requiring legal assistance and we build a road map together. I am currently taking on 3-4 "low bono"files whereby, the client offers me an hourly rate based on their affordability and then we agree to x amount of hours of legal work and work out a workable flat fee rate. I find this to be empowering and offering the client incentive and motivation to complete many tasks on their own.

Mediation

• Does not have mediation training

• Does not practice mediation as counsel or mediator

Cultural Diversity Experience

I have worked with first nations clients and many from the south asian and filipino community. Being a visible minority myself and being raised in an immigrant family household, I can empathize with many issues and the importance of honouring culture and respecting discretion with respect to cultural communication. I actively listen and balance the legal procedure, ethics with the idiosyncrasies of human communication.