ISMAIL I. SALIH JD, PhD.

***D – * Taylorwood Road, Oshawa ON L1G 3Z2

289-***-**** adpr4z@r.postjobfree.com @iisalih

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL BODY

• Call to Bar – Ontario, Canada 2020

• Call to Bar – England, and Wales 2008

MEMBERSHIP

• The Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn 2008 – Ongoing

• Bar Council UK 2008 – Ongoing

• Canadian Bar Association 2019 - Ongoing

• Ontario Bar Association 2019 – Ongoing

• Toronto Lawyers Association 2020 – Ongoing

EDUCATION

Law Practice Programme

Ryerson University, Toronto, ON 2019 – 2020

Juris Doctor Sept. 2016 – May 2018

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, ON

• Outstanding Recognition Award – Law, Disability and Social Change, Windsor 2018

• Outstanding Scholar Award - UWill Discover 2017

• Represented University of Windsor at International Patent Drafting Competition, Detroit, USA 2017

PhD, Law Sept. 2010 – March 2016

Middlesex University, London, UK

• Thesis entitled “Plights of Domestic Workers in the UK: A Legal Perspective.” Master of Law (LLM) Sept. 2008 – Sept. 2009

Queen Mary University of London, UK

Bar Vocational Course (now Bar Practice Training Course) Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2007 Inns of Courts School of Law (now City University Law School), London, UK Graduate Diploma Law Sept. 2005 – May 2006

Brunel University, London, UK

• Graduated with Commendations.

• Best Student in Evidence Law.

Bachelor of Science Honours in Nursing Sept. 2001 – May 2004 Middlesex University, London, UK

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Lawyer, Salih Law Professional Corporation, Toronto July 2020 – Ongoing

• Independently handling personal injury clients.

• Area of practice includes Civil Litigation, Employment, Provincial Offences, and Real Estate.

• Attending hearings and meetings with clients, opposing counsel, and opposing parties

• Representing client in the Tribunals, High Court and Divisional Court.

• Conducting examination for discovery.

• Engaging in mediation, conferences, and case conferences.

• Settling several files based upon self-established monthly target.

• Regularly drafting statement of claims, mediation memoranda, case conference summaries, motion materials, and other legal documents pertaining to ongoing matters.

• Extensive experience in client intake and managing clients’ expectations. Prosecution, City of Toronto Legal Services March 2020 – April 2020

• Experience in handing and prosecuting provincial offences in the Ontario Court of Justice.

• Experience in plea and fact bargaining to move matters forward expeditiously.

• Exercised reasonable judgement, fairness and consistency in negotiating with offenders and counsels.

• Cross-examined witnesses.

• Partake in video conferencing to adjourn appeals and motion to file appeal.

• Vetted DVD disclosure.

• Engaged positively with teamwork.

• Worked cooperatively with other justice sector partners. Litigation, City of Toronto Legal Services January 2020 – February 2020

• Succeeded in obtaining two out of court settlements in favour of the City of Toronto.

• Reviewed files and drafted pleadings including, affidavits, statements of claim, statements of defence, crossclaim, and counterclaim.

• Prepared and issued claims at the Small Claims Court.

• Attended and participated in case management conferences.

• Assisted senior lawyers in defending personal injury claims against the City of Toronto.

• Attended mediation with senior lawyers in the superior Court of Justice.

• Assisted senior counsels with litigation, legal research and memo drafting on points of law.

• Docketed and performed administrative functions. Litigator, Transnational Environmental Law Clinic, Windsor May 2018 – August 2019

• Coordinated transnational legal projects with students and researchers at University of Windsor and Wayne State University Law School, Michigan USA.

• Liaised with and supported Walpole Island First Nation to pursue environmental justice in the Great Lakes Areas.

• Conducted legal research on cross-border pollution. Litigator, Community Legal Aid, Windsor February 2017 – April 2018

• Assisted clients with legal matters relating to small claims, landlord and tenants’ matters, as well as summary and provincial criminal offences.

• Appeared before the Landlord and Tenant Board case conferences and hearings.

• Conducted legal research; prepared legal memoranda, drafted opinion letters and demand letters, and provided tribunal and court representation.

• Assisted clients to enter into plea bargain.

• Assisted clients to enter a pretrial diversion program as a way to resolve their case. Litigator, Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, London April 2015 – July 2016

• Assisted clients with human trafficking related matters such as labour exploitation, modern day slavery, domestic servitude, and irregular immigration.

• Conducted legal research; prepared legal memoranda and provide tribunal and court representation.

• Conducted resolution negotiation and participated in alternative dispute resolution. Law Lecturer, Middlesex University, London September 2011 – April 2015

• Taught Legal Method, English Legal Process, and Employment Law

• Prepared Module Curriculum and assessed students.

• Taught and assessed Moot.

• Work in association with module leaders.

Litigator, Free Representation Unit, London February 2011 – April 2015

• Assisted clients with legal matters relating to Employment Law and Small Claims.

• Conducted legal research; prepared legal memoranda; drafted legal opinion; issued demand letter letters; and provided tribunal and court representation. Litigator, North Kensington Law Centre, London February 2010 – January 2011

• Conducted legal and socio-legal research on housing and immigration matters.

• Assisted senior lawyers with litigation and research.

• Oversaw office management, supervised non-legal volunteers, entered Action Request Form into Access database, created appointments.

• Participated in outreach programs at homeless shelters and community centres. SKILLS

LEGAL COMPETENCIES

• Excellent knowledge of common law with ability to practice in Canada, and England and Wales.

• Possessing the ability to convincingly present a case in civil and criminal court settings.

• Possessing excellent civil litigation and good provincial offences prosecution skills.

• Good knowledge of business, public, employment, labour law, environmental law, and policy review.

• Effective communication with excellent oral and written advocacy skills.

• Methodical and patient approach to legal research.

• Strong familiarity with socio-legal research and the application of legal theory to practice in court.

• Excellent conferencing and good negotiation skills.

• Able to present cases and legal argument clearly and with confidence.

• Able to provide opinions on a range of legal issues outside of court cases.

• Knowledge of administrative and effective file management procedures.

• Able to represent interests of individual or corporation in all business related to legal matters.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Excellent client care with track record of supporting vulnerable clients.

• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and deal with unexpected situations.

• Flair for absorbing, understanding, and analysing large amounts of information.

• Ability to balance priorities and co-ordinate work effectively.

• Good listening, Rationale, Quick thinking, and Sound judgement.

• Knowledge of effective file management procedures, spreadsheets and information databases and IT skills.

• Organised and efficient.

PUBLICATIONS

• Ismail I. Salih, The Plights of Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK: A Legal Perspective,

(Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018).

• Ismail I. Salih, "Duty of Transnational Oil Corporations in Relation Harm Caused in Countries of Operations: Alternative Mechanism for Effective Compensation-The Case of Oil Industries in Nigeria." (2017).

• Ismail I. Salih, “Patent Claim Construction: A Review of Canadian and Common Law Jurisprudence.” (2016).

• Ismail I. Salih, “Slavery in the Twenty-First Century: A Review of Domestic Work in the UK” in Vulnerability, Exploitation and Migrants (London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) 200.

• Ismail I. Salih., “Viewing domestic workers’ problems through a human rights lens” (2015) 34.7 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 622.

• Ismail I. Salih, “The tension between prevention of terrorism and protection of human rights.” (2014)

• Ismail I. Salih, “Domestic Work in the UK: A Raw Deal for Migrants” (2013) 2.2 E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies

ACTIVITIES

• Languages: Fluent Nigerian Languages; Intermediate in Deutsch.

• Volunteer: Ontario Bar Association, Canada, Honourable Society of the Lincolns’ Inn, UK

• Investments: Real Estate and Property Management.

• Athletics: Judo – Black belt in judo.

REFERENCES – Available on request.

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