About Our Lawyer and Our Firm.
About Our Lawyer
Our Lawyer
Alaa Abu-Hijleh
Alaa Abu-Hijleh is the firm’s principal lawyer. She received her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in Political Science. Subsequently, she earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Birmingham and her Masters of Law (LL.M) from Osgoode Hall Law School. As part of her LL.M, Alaa presented her thesis on refugee law titled: ‘Mandatory Military Enlistments: A Case of Inadequate Protections under Refugee Law’.
Alaa was called to the Bar of Ontario in June 2020. Since then, she gained experience working on Immigration and Refugee cases. Alaa appeared before all divisions of the Immigration & Refugee Board (IRB) and represented clients before the Federal Court of Canada. She also has experience in other disciplines, including Wills & Estates and Personal Injury.
Alaa is a member of various associations including: Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, Women’s Law Association and Toronto Lawyers Association.
About Our Firm
Our Firm
Amplus Law
‘Amplus’ is a Latin word that means ‘comprehensive’. We chose this name to reflect our vision, which is to provide our clients with a well-rounded experience from beginning to end. Our promise to our clients is our slogan, ‘We do our best, to be the best, and achieve the best’.
At Amplus Law, we take pride in our international outreach and ability to attend to our client needs at any time. Our clients’ success is our top priority; therefore, we continuously strive to earn their trust whilst assuring them that we will maximize and utilize all avenues to professionally achieve the best results. We consider our client relationships to be our greatest asset and their success to be our main target.
Our knowledge about the various legal processes ensures that we provide our clients with the most accurate advice. We work closely with each client to ensure they understand every stage of the application process from the beginning to the end. To achieve this, we pride ourselves on our multilingual abilities, including English, Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish.