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Hamza Maqsood, Legal Assistant

Hamza Maqsood

Legal Assistant·Rising Sun international

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, commercial Laws

Work experience

Total years of experience: 6 years, 5 months

Legal Assistant

August 2015 - May 2017

Rising Sun international

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

August 2015 - May 2017

• Involved in reviewing, negotiating and advising on various commercial agreements, contracts & litigation matters.
• Negotiate, write, and execute agreements and contracts.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Advise executives on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals.
• Provides legal advice in a variety of areas of business law, including employment law, wage and overtime law, labor law, licensing and administrative law.
• Prepare legal documents for the business, which include employment contracts, written agreements between the company and its clients, merger and acquisition contracts and reorganization paperwork.
• Responsible for the management of Commercial Contracts.
• Assisting with the completion of Confidentiality Agreements.
• Explain legal language.

Company industry:
Heavy Industry & Metallurgy
Job role:
Legal

legal Assistant

January 2014 - May 2015

ST LAW SOLICITORS

United Kingdom

January 2014 - May 2015

• Assisting clients in every appropriate way, and taking legal action to protect their interests.
• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations.
• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
• To conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information.
• To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis.

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Legal Assistant / PRO

February 2012 - December 2013

Al Nahar Prefab Houses Hamriyah Free Zone Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

February 2012 - December 2013

• Draft, review, negotiate and administer legal and transactional documentations.
• Provides internal legal advisory services on legal matters related to Joint Venture, mergers, registration of new products etc.
• Works on legal matters such as new agreements, reviewing existing agreements, issue necessary documents to meet the requirements of multinational laws & maintain the International companies correct legal position.
• Maintains custody of legal documents to ensure copyright handling.
• Assists HR on revising employment contracts to facilitate the recruitment or dismissed of employees and to insure its conformity to Labor Laws.
• Liaise with external legal counsel and/or specialists.
• Provide legal advice and support to legal issues.
• Analyze and identify legal risks and implications.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Legal

Advocate

November 2010 - January 2012

Muhammad Kazim Khan Law Associates

Lahore, Pakistan

November 2010 - January 2012

• Provide the legal field with a wide range of services.
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Providing secretarial & paralegal support to a team of solicitors.
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
• Research unique legal issues impacting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes.

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Education

bpp university London

May 2015

May 2015

Master's degree, commercial Laws

United Kingdom

University of the Punjab

August 2011

August 2011

Bachelor's degree, Civil and Criminal law

Pakistan

Skills

Legal Research
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Legal Research
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Legal Documents
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Legal Documents
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Civil Litigation
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Civil Litigation
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Criminal Litigation
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Criminal Litigation
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Comparative Studies
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Comparative Studies
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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DRAFTING
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DRAFTING
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LEGAL
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LEGAL
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LETTERS
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LETTERS
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LITIGATION
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LITIGATION
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MEETING FACILITATION
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MEETING FACILITATION
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MICROSOFT OFFICE
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MICROSOFT OFFICE
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NEGOTIATION
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NEGOTIATION
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PARALEGAL
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PARALEGAL
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Legal Research
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Legal Research
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Legal Documents
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Legal Documents
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Civil Litigation
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Civil Litigation
Expert
Criminal Litigation
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Criminal Litigation
Expert
Comparative Studies
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Comparative Studies
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Languages

English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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Urdu
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Memberships

Punjab bar Association Pakistan

Practicing lawyer in all districts of Punjab province

August 2011

Lahore Bar Association Pakistan

Practicing in lower courts

August 2011

Lahore High Court Bar Assosiation Pakistan

Practicing in High courts

June 2014

Hobbies

  • playing indoor games like chess snooker etc
  • reading