Summary

As a corporate and Legal Manager at Kinonah IT Consulting Services, I handle the legal matters of the company's liaison office in Pakistan, working with the remote team in the head office to draft, review, and negotiate contracts with various parties. I also ensure the company's compliance with laws and regulations and assist in arranging and maintaining the company's corporate records and meetings. I have successfully helped the company secure and manage several large and complex contracts, and protect its interests in various legal disputes.

In addition to my corporate role, I am also a freelance lawyer and a Level II seller at Fiverr, where I provide legal services to clients from around the world. I have over 7 years of experience in the legal field, and I am well-versed in contract law, litigation, and corporate matters. I have drafted and reviewed hundreds of legal documents and guided clients in resolving their legal issues. I have also represented clients in court and mediated settlements. I am passionate about providing high-quality and affordable legal services to my clients and helping them achieve their goals. You can visit my portfolio for reference: https://www.fiverr.com/sana_umair9395?up_rollout=true

I hold a Master of Laws degree from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, where I studied international law and legal studies. I also have a Bachelor of Shariah and a Law degree from the same university. I have a strong academic background and a keen interest in learning new legal concepts and skills. I am always looking for new opportunities and challenges to grow and develop as a lawyer, and to contribute to the legal profession and society.

Experience

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Legal and Corporate Manager
Kinonah Information Technology
Mar 2023 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan

In my current role as a full-time Corporate and Legal Manager at Kinonah, operating within a dynamic hybrid work environment, I am entrusted with overseeing all legal affairs of the Company's Liaison office in Pakistan. Collaboratively engaging with the remote team at the Company's head office and its offices in Amman and Cairo, I specialize in expertly drafting and meticulously reviewing contracts, while adeptly negotiating terms with involved parties to safeguard the company's interests and ensure optimal contractual arrangements.

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Freelancer Lawyer
Fiverr
May 2020 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan

I am a Level II seller at Fiverr wherein I assist clients from around the world in drafting their legal documents and guide them in pleading their cases pro se. I also draft and review legal contracts for my clients from almost all corners of the world.https://www.fiverr.com/sana_umair9395?up_rollout=true

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Law and Litigation Officer
Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023 | Islamabad, Pakistan

I am Assisting the manager corporate affairs in corporate matters, including filing the annual returns and other statutory documents. I am further assisting the corporate team in arranging BOD, Annual General Extra Ordinary General meetings of the company. I am also assisting the manager corporate affairs in Keeping and maintaining the record of the statutory books or registers and corporate records of the company. I help the corporate team in the filing of the trademarks of the company and keeping records of the trademark certificates and their expiration and renewals. I am also helping the team in keeping the record of contracts of the company in the hard form as well as updating the contracts on the database in the soft form for future use. I also review/vet the contracts and ensure that the contracts are legally sound and safe to be executed and the interest of the company is 7 dimensionally protected. I also assist the legal team in litigation matters. Keeping the record of cases in MIS and dealing with external lawyers for the quick disposal of the cases. In addition to this, I assist other departments and branches in the collateral loan opinions along with the daily miscellaneous opinion required by the branches of the company.

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Investigation Analyst-legal
CRI - Corporate Research and Investigations
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Helped the investigation team in the background screening of the individuals and employees and the due diligence of the companies. I also helped the compliance and legal department in drafting, reviewing, vetting, and keeping the record of the contracts of the company. I also help the legal compliance team in tracking the expiry dates of the contracts and ensuring the renewals of the contracts of the company. I further helped manager legal and compliance in legal research on certain issues of the company.

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Compliance Assistant
Austin Macauley (Viral Webbs)
Apr 2019 - Oct 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Legal compliance, legal research, internal audit.

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Research Associate
Federal Law and Associate
Jun 2017 - Jan 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Education

International Islamic University
M-Phill, LLM International Law‎
International Law
Completed
2021
International Islamic University
M-Phill, LLM‎
Shariah and Law
Completed
2020

Skills

Expert Bank-Corporate
Expert Board of Legal Specialization
Intermediate Business Development Strategies
Expert C++
Expert Canadian Law
Expert Communication Skills
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Contract Abstraction
Expert Contract Law Knowledge
Expert Control Points Knowledge
Expert Cooordination Skills
Expert Coordinatiion Skills
Expert Coordination Abilities
Expert Corporate Affairs
Intermediate Corporate Law Knowledge
Expert Cross checking
Expert Data Miniing
Expert Digital Communication Skills
Expert Digital Marketing Analysis
Expert Digital Space
Expert Document Handling
Expert Drafting Legal Documentation
Expert eBay
Expert Email List Management
Intermediate emergency preparedness and response planning
Expert Employment Law
Expert Evaluating Risk
Expert Excellent English Writing Skills
Intermediate Experience in Disaster Preparedness
Expert Experience in the country office programme
Expert External Coordination and Networking
Expert Fluent in Urdu
Expert Framework
Beginner global practices and UN cluster system
Expert Handling Assignments
Intermediate hazards mapping
Expert Health Ftness
Expert HRM Command
Expert Humanitarian principles
Intermediate Intellectual Property Experience
Expert Intellectual Property Issues
Expert Keen Sense of Responsibility
Expert Knowledge Of Civil & Criminal Laws
Expert Knowledge of humanitarian response planning
Intermediate Knowledge of Legal Procedural Frameworks
Beginner Knowledge of Spreadsheets
Intermediate Knowledge of Substantive Law and Legal Procedure
Expert Legal
Expert Legal Administration
Expert Legal Adoption

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert Arabic
Expert English