Summary




An ambitious and driven corporate counsel, with an experience of 7+ years working in-house and with multiple law firms. A highly organized team player with commendable work ethic, strong communication, execution, and networking skills. Capable of understanding business realities and establishing myself as a trusted advisor and partner for stakeholders. I thrive working in a challenging and fast-paced environment, solving problems, simplifying complex situations, and take pride in creating work environments where people are inspired to grow, learn, and achieve their full potential. 




Experience

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Manager Legal & Corporate Secretariat
HBL Microfinance Bank Limited
Jun 2021 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan

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Manager Legal
Pakistan Services Limited
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan

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Assistant Manager Legal
U Microfinance Bank Limited
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan

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Senior Officer Legal
U Microfinance Bank Limited
Dec 2017 - Dec 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Vetting contracts

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Associate
AQLAAL Advocates
Feb 2017 - Dec 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Drafting legal documents

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Associate
H&M Law Advocates & Solicitors
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Drafting legal documents, such as Plaints, Writ Petitions, Counter Memorials
Drafting, vetting, reviewing, amending Contracts
Legal research for ongoing cases and prospective claims
Responsible for registration of companies
Responsible for answering queries of present and prospective clients

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Legal Associate
Samdani & Qureshi Advocates and Corporate Consultants
Aug 2015 - Apr 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Making case briefs to assist the Managing Partner at an ICSID arbitration, representing the Government of Pakistan against a Kuwait-national Company
Managing clerical work regarding the above-mentioned arbitration
Vetting, reviewing, commenting, and making amendments to Contracts
Drafting Legal Documents, such as Writ Petitions, Counter Memorials
Legal Research for ongoing and prospective claims
Maintaining minutes of meetings with clients
Maintaining case briefs for regular Pakistan Law Digest (PLD) cases
Responsible for legal work for the registration of International NGOs

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Legal Intern
Fazleghani Advocates
Aug 2014 - Aug 2014 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• Two-week internship at a renowned Law Firm
• Legal Drafting
• Legal Research concerning Property Law
• Making Case Briefs

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Legal Intern
Orr Dignam & Co.
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• Two-week internship at a Chambers Top-500 Law Firm
• Assisting Senior Associate with Employment Law cases
• In depth study of the Companies Ordinance 1984
• Legal Research concerning Company law, Import/Export law and Employment law

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Legal Intern
A. R. & Co. Advocates
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• Three-month internship with Barrister Shoaib Razzak
• Shadowing the Managing Partner in the Islamabad High Court and Lower Courts.
• Making case briefs
• Legal research for Intellectual Property and Constitutional Law cases
• Preliminary drafting for applications to be filed in court

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Legal Intern
Aqlaal Advocates & Corporate counsel
Jun 2012 - Jul 2012 | Islamabad, Pakistan

One-month internship at a Chambers Top 500 Law Firm
Studying the 1971 Constitution of Pakistan in depth
Legal research for drafting Energy Laws for the Government of Pakistan

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Temporary Teacher
ASAS International School & College
Nov 2010 - Feb 2011 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• Class Teacher of Grade 3
• Taught Mathematics, Science, and Islamiyat to Grade 3G
• Taught Mathematics and Islamiyat to Grade 2

Education

University of London
Bachelors, Bachelors in Law, Bachelors Of Laws‎
Contract Law, CLRI, Criminal Law, Public Law, Tort Law, Trust Law, Property Law, Islamic Law, IPHR.
CGPA 3.5/4
2011

Skills

Expert Common Law
Intermediate Dissertation Editing
Intermediate Document Drafting
Intermediate Drafting Agreements
Intermediate Employment Law
Intermediate Energy Law
Expert EU Competition Law
Expert EU Law
Expert Gynecology Consultancy
Expert Handling Assignments
Intermediate Human Rights Research
Intermediate international Human Rights
Expert Islamic Law
Expert Land Use Law
Intermediate Legal Counseling
Expert Legal Research Skills
Expert Legislative Research
Expert Offline Editing
Expert Property Law
Expert Rule Of Law
Expert UK Law

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert English

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