Paralegal
Clyde & Co LLP
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :17 years, 11 أشهر
Paralegal (Corporate Group) - Clyde & Co LLP, Dubai, UAE (Aug 2010-Present)
• Working with partners and associates on company incorporations and branch registrations both on-shore and off-shore in the UAE and the BVI.
• Compilation and update of corporate bibles.
• Follow up of annual registration renewals for UAE, free zone, offshore and BVI companies.
• Entity licence renewals and amendments including change of manager, directors, name, share
transfers, and business activity addition/removal.
• Drafting letters of advice, engagement and invoicing for partners and associates.
• Updating clients, partners and associates regularly.
• Matter physical and electronic filing.
• Time recording and following up with clients for unpaid invoices.
• Liaising with UAE government authorities and various UAE free zone authorities to lodge various and complex enquiries such as on policy, business activities, law.
• Corporate precedents and know-how development and updating.
Corporate Services Coordinator - Clyde & Co LLP, Dubai, UAE (Aug 2010-Present)
• Coordinating in-house translations in line with deadlines.
• Ad-hoc translation.
• Diary management for the government liaison team for government authority enquiries,
submissions and notary public appointments.
• Drafting and circulating the daily activity of the government liaison team to the regional case
handlers.
Paralegal - Strohal Legal Group, Ras al Khaimah, UAE (Oct 2008 - Aug 2010)
• Advising clients on matters relating to UAE immigration.
• Residency visa applications and cancellations.
• Working with lawyers on LLC, offshore and free zone companies.
• Reviewing and checking Arabic translation of legal documents.
• Assisting with the drafting of monthly expenses, profit reports and annual balance sheets.
• Establish contacts within UAE Governmental and Non Governmental Authorities.
• Preparing client invoices, managing administrative tasks and filing system, maintaining calendars and meeting schedules.
Taxes Officer - Ministry of Finance, Egypt
(Oct 2000 - Jun 2008)
• Client taxation files management.
• Creation of strategies to implement government tax policies and offering client such facilities to encourage tax payments.
• Inspection and supervision of companies and their business activities including documents,
balance sheets and profit/loss reports.
• Client taxes due calculations.
• Preparation of monthly reports and discussion with management and assessment of targets.
Executive Secretary & Accountant - Royal International Company, Egypt
(Sept 1995 - Oct 2000)
Assistant Secretary - Hansa Marine Shipping Company, Egypt
(Jun 1993 - Jul 1995)
Helwan University - Cairo, Egypt (2007- 2008) Diploma in Accounting and Taxes (with honours)
- Suez Canal University - Port Said, Egypt (1989- 1992) Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (with honours)