Her position is funded by a Department of Justice grant and administered by the Office of Violence Against Women. Zakia represents clients throughout the state of Utah in high conflict cases in family law, protection from abuse and immigration law. Zakia currently serves on the Utah Sexual Violence Council as the Legislation and Policy Committee co-chair and serves on the Utah Trafficking in Persons as the legal subcommittee co-chair. Zakia graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Texas School of Law. She volunteers as a Board of Director at the American Academy of Innovation middle school and high school and serves on the Women Lawyers of Utah board where she represents the Utah Minority Bar Association and Young Lawyers Division as a liaison.