We are pleased to share that Samira Zayid is the new Director of Legal Services for Nova Scotia Legal Aid effective April 25, 2022.<\/p>\n
Samira is entering her 29th year as a lawyer and has spent 26 of those years at Nova Scotia Legal Aid. She first came to NSLA as an Articled Clerk and after a brief 2-year period in private practice, she returned NSLA and has never left.<\/p>\n
She has spent her time at Legal Aid practicing exclusively in the field of family law. This has meant helping our clients deal with many problems in the areas of child protection, custody, parenting, support, and divorce.<\/p>\n
In 2018, Samira became the Managing Lawyer of the Dartmouth Family Office, which then expanded to include management of the Child Protection Practice Group when that office opened in 2020.<\/p>\n
She has also found time over the years to sit on many different committees including:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nova Scotia Barristers\u2019 Society Family Law Standards Committee
\n\u2022 Nova Scotia Barristers\u2019 Society Bench & Bar Supreme Court Liaison Committee (Family Division)
\n\u2022 Halifax Domestic Violence Court (Subcommittee assisting in the implementation)
\n\u2022 Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) Child Protection (Bench & Bar)
\n\u2022 Nova Scotia Maintenance Enforcement Program Review Committee
\n\u2022 NSLA\u2019s Children & Family Services Act Committee<\/p>\n
Samira has also volunteered as a facilitator at the Supreme Court Family Division for the Parent Information Program continuously since 1996.<\/p>\n
Congratulations Samira and welcome to your new role!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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