Faiza M.

Faiza M.

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  • About me

    Lawyer

  • Education

    • University of Toronto Scarborough

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      Honours Bachelor of Arts English, Religion, and Women's Studies

      Activities and Societies: Board member of the UTSC Women’s Centre, Street Support Graduated with distinction

    • Ryerson University

      2014 - 2015
      Law Practice Program

      Activities and Societies: An innovative and rigorous alternative to articling in Ontario

    • University of Windsor Faculty of Law

      2011 - 2014
      J.D.

      Activities and Societies: Students' Law Society AskLaw Committee, Steering Committee member of the Law Union of Ontario - University of Windsor branch, The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) - Windsor Law chapter

  • Experience

    • Community Legal Aid

      Sept 2011 - Dec 2011
      Student Caseworker
    • Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
      Summer Student
    • Legal Assistance of Windsor

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2013
      Student Caseworker
    • Legal Aid Ontario

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
      Student

      I worked in the criminal duty counsel office at 1000 Finch, providing summary legal advice and legal information to accused persons appearing before the Ontario Court of Justice (under staff lawyer supervision as I was a student at the time)

    • The Law Offices of Faiza Malik

      Jul 2015 - Mar 2018
      Sole Practitioner
    • Nguyen Law Chambers

      Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
      Associate Lawyer
    • Axess Law

      Aug 2017 - Nov 2017
      Lawyer
    • Splyt Legal Solutions Inc.

      Nov 2017 - Dec 2020
      Founder

      Splyt was a legal technology start-up in incubation at the Legal Innovation Zone. November 2017: Splyt became a proud finalist of the Legal Innovation Zone's AI Legal Challenge. March 2018: Splyt won third place at the challenge, receiving $15,000 in seed funding. http://www.legalinnovationzone.ca/startup/splyt/

    • CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)

      Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
      Legal Content Developer
    • Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation

      Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
      Caseworker and Housing Rights Educator
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lawyer

      Law Society of Ontario
      Jun 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Faiza M.
      Leigh West Award - 2014 Received for contributions and dedication to the Windsor Law Community
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by The Canadian-Muslim Vote on Oct 2016
      The Canadian-Muslim VoteAssociated with Faiza M.