Reut Amit | Barrister & Solicitor
Reut Amit
Mediator · Arbitrator · Investigator
778-868-9212
ramit@southernlaw.ca
Reut Amit is a workplace lawyer, investigator, mediator, and facilitator who has a depth of experience in advising and representing diverse public and private sector clients on labour and employment matters, including human rights.
Qualified Mediator through the ADR Institute of Canada
Workplace Investigator specializing in diplomacy & conflict resolution
Member of the Government of Canada’s Work Place Harassment & Violence Prevention Regulations Registry of Investigators
Independent Investigator of Sport Integrity CanadaLanguages: English & Hebrew (fluent)
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As an investigator, Reut combines her legal acumen and experience with high emotional intelligence to approach each case with a sensitivity to the significant impact that workplace conflict has on those involved.As a mediator and facilitator, Reut facilitates a process whereby parties work to understand the roots of the conflict between them and their contribution to the conflicted relationship, and to explore one another’s deeper interests and beliefs.
Mediator
Reut Amit has a depth of experience in advising and representing diverse public and private sector clients on workplace issues, including human rights. She has also worked in an advisory capacity in political environments and is well-versed in the practicalities of those environments. Her experience in assisting parties to find their common interests and develop a strategy for moving forward in a manner that both preserves relationships and serves those interests informs all aspects of her practice, including mediation. As a mediator and facilitator, Reut facilitates a process whereby parties work to understand the roots of the conflict between them and their contribution to the conflicted relationship, and to explore one another’s deeper interests and beliefs. She aims to create a process whereby parties are empowered to find resolution to their own conflict in a way that preserves workplace relationships. Reut believes in the power of mediation to transform the parties and their relationship with one another, thereby addressing the source of conflict and providing tools to engage in future conflict productively, rather than resolving a singular issue. -
Reut holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Victoria, a Master of Arts in Government from the Reichman University with a specialization in Diplomacy and Conflict Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of British Columbia. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2015. Reut completed a Mediation and Conflict Management certification course from Harvard Law School Executive Education in 2022.
Prior to joining Southern Law, Reut practiced workplace law and civil litigation at one of the leading workplace law boutiques in Canada.
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Designated as a Qualified Mediator through the ADR Institute of Canada (2025)
Appointed as an Independent Investigator of Sport Integrity Canada (2025)
Member of the Government of Canada’s Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Registry of Investigators (2025)
Appointed as an Investigator under Article 31 of the Collective Agreement between the Nurses Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (2025)
Presented with Tonie Beharrell and Heather Hettiarachchi on “The Reasonable Person: Challenges and New Directions”, CLE Human Rights Law Conference (2022)
Presented on “Times Are A-Changin’- A Call for Social Context in Labour Arbitration”, CLE Human Rights Law Conference (2021)
Authored, “Mental Distress Damages in the Employment Context: A New Legal Standard?” Employment and Labour Law Reporter (2018)
Called to the British Columbia Bar (2015)
