• Coordinating the daily activities of Somali Drafting Committee.• Translating legal documents and inputs between English and Somali languages• Collaborating with international experts and liaising with Somali Constitutional Drafting committee and Interim Juba Administration Authorities.• Providing advice on applicability of constitutional clauses to Somali and Islamic law Approach.• Working in conjunction with team of international Legal Drafters.• Serving as the main focal… Show more • Coordinating the daily activities of Somali Drafting Committee.• Translating legal documents and inputs between English and Somali languages• Collaborating with international experts and liaising with Somali Constitutional Drafting committee and Interim Juba Administration Authorities.• Providing advice on applicability of constitutional clauses to Somali and Islamic law Approach.• Working in conjunction with team of international Legal Drafters.• Serving as the main focal point between international legal experts and Somali drafting committee teams.• Overseeing and preparing daily legal and constitutional translation documents• Providing legal advice to the international drafting team• providing advice on Islamic and Somali law to the local Somali Drafting Committee• Recording of weekly translated materials between International Experts and Somali Drafting Committee.• Weekly reporting of legal texts contributed to the Jubbaland Constitutional working documents.• Coordinating the input of public outreach responses into a working document Show less

14.03.2012-11/2013 Legal OfficerLevenes Solicitors, London, United Kingdom• Responding to and coordinating legal inquiries face to face,via email, over the phone and in writing• Managing clients’ casework and making legal referrals to appropriate lawyers within law firm and with external counsel• Preparing pre-litigation documentations (trial bundles, appeals, judicial review, witness statements and legal paperwork)• Coordinating legal inquiries and liaising clients… Show more 14.03.2012-11/2013 Legal OfficerLevenes Solicitors, London, United Kingdom• Responding to and coordinating legal inquiries face to face,via email, over the phone and in writing• Managing clients’ casework and making legal referrals to appropriate lawyers within law firm and with external counsel• Preparing pre-litigation documentations (trial bundles, appeals, judicial review, witness statements and legal paperwork)• Coordinating legal inquiries and liaising clients casework with external stakeholders Government departments• Assisting with case administration and preparation including client contact, processing evidence, preparing, collating and ordering documentation • Keeping and maintaining firm’s manual filing and electronic database systems and records• Attending tribunal/court case hearings, supporting firm’s litigation team representing clients at trials and visiting detainees in detention centres/prisons and youth offending facilities with counsel (lawyers) and families• Translating legal documents from English to Arabic and vice versa• Conducting legal research, interviewing, advising and advocacy• Drafting, reviewing, amen ding and updating reports and standard contracts documents• Instructing external legal counsel and liaising litigation matters with court/tribunal officials, clients and legal representatives, and• Providing general paralegal/secretarial and administrative support services to firm’s senior solicitors and partners Show less

• Liaising and coordinating clients legal inquiries internally and externally• Providing generalist legal advice and support services to clients• Drafting legal documentations (legal correspondence , appeals, and legal opinions)• conducting due diligence and instructing counsel and other experts• Conducting legal research work and reviewing ongoing casework with senior solicitors• Attending court and tribunal hearings and providing support to litigation teamManaging… Show more • Liaising and coordinating clients legal inquiries internally and externally• Providing generalist legal advice and support services to clients• Drafting legal documentations (legal correspondence , appeals, and legal opinions)• conducting due diligence and instructing counsel and other experts• Conducting legal research work and reviewing ongoing casework with senior solicitors• Attending court and tribunal hearings and providing support to litigation teamManaging, maintaining and updating firm’s database programming service• Supervising junior members of staff within organization’s advocacy, communication and marketing department, and• Providing administrative and legal secretariat services to organization’s director Show less

• Tackling legal inquiries on Human rights, Immigration/asylum, housing law, social security law and community care • Providing legal information and guidance to clients in concise, understandable and prompt manner• Filling in court application paperwork on behalf of clients and Preparing appeals/petition documentations, correspondence letters and reports• Arranging solicitors and barristers for clients, and• Co-ordinating and liaising clients’ legal enquiries with relevant… Show more • Tackling legal inquiries on Human rights, Immigration/asylum, housing law, social security law and community care • Providing legal information and guidance to clients in concise, understandable and prompt manner• Filling in court application paperwork on behalf of clients and Preparing appeals/petition documentations, correspondence letters and reports• Arranging solicitors and barristers for clients, and• Co-ordinating and liaising clients’ legal enquiries with relevant stakeholders/legal advice providers Show less

• Drafting legal documents in collaboration with senior solicitors and in-house legal team• Assisting senior in-house lawyers in Housing, Corporate and Prosecution Departments• Attending court hearings and providing litigation support to barristers• Carrying out legal research and reviewing case law/legal precedents and legislations• Arranging files/trial bundles for court hearings, and• Providing administrative and secretarial support work for Town Hall’s legal Service… Show more • Drafting legal documents in collaboration with senior solicitors and in-house legal team• Assisting senior in-house lawyers in Housing, Corporate and Prosecution Departments• Attending court hearings and providing litigation support to barristers• Carrying out legal research and reviewing case law/legal precedents and legislations• Arranging files/trial bundles for court hearings, and• Providing administrative and secretarial support work for Town Hall’s legal Service Department Show less