AbstractLet{G^{1}}be an orthogonal, symplectic or unitary group over a local field and let{P=MN}be a maximal parabolic subgroup. Then the Levi subgroupMis the product of a group of the same type as{G^{1}}and a general linear group, acting on vector spacesXandW, respectively. In this paper we decompose the unipotent radicalNofPunder the adjoint action ofM, assuming{\dim W\leq\dim X}, excluding only the symplectic case with{\dim W}odd. The result is a Weyl-type integration formula forNwith applications to the theory of intertwining operators for parabolically induced representations of{G^{1}}. Namely, one obtains a bilinear pairing on matrix coefficients, in the spirit of Goldberg–Shahidi, which detects the presence of poles of these operators at 0.