Zahra Jimale

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

• Advising on rules of evidence

• Preparing exhibits

• Preparing submissions or briefs

• Making a one-time court appearance

• Collaborative law services

• Providing legal advice before, during or after arbitration.

• Preparing documents required for arbitration.

Mediation

• Has family mediation training

• Acted as counsel in more than 30 mediations in the last 5 years.

• Acted as mediator in 5 or fewer mediations in the last 5 years.

Approach to Supporting Clients in Mediation

Depending on what stage the client is at, I help clients determine if mediation is appropriate and review with them the benefits of out of court settlements, including mediated settlements and the risks of litigation. I assist clients to:

• determine what information and documents they need to provide to the other side and what documents and information they need from the other side to make the mediation session productive.

• make document production demands if necessary, including document production court applications.

• provide legal opinion on the issues is dispute and prepare mediation brief.

• attend mediation with the client or be available by phone to provide advice during the mediation.

• provide independent legal advice on mediated terms of agreement prior to signatures.

• reduce mediated terms of agreement into a written agreement (marriage, cohabitation, separation, co-parenting, and donor agreements)

Cultural Diversity Experience

I have extensive experience dealing with people of diverse backgrounds (clients, opposing parties and counsel) through negotiations, litigation, mediation, arbitration and collaborative divorce practice.