SYEDA KAZIM

**** ************* ***. #*** ? Washington, DC ? 20005 ? 832-***-**** ?

abgyj5@r.postjobfree.com

ADMISSIONS Admitted to the Illinois Bar on December 18, 2008

EDUCATION

Middle East Institute, Washington, District of Columbia

Beginner Arabic Language Courses, 2011

South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas

Juris Doctor, May 2008

Class Rank: Top 50%

Activities: Mediation Clinic, Assistant to the Law School

Dean, and Vice President of the South Asian Law Students

Association

Honors: Dean's List and CALI Excellence for the Future

Award in Legal Negotiations

St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, December 2003; Majority of

coursework in International Relations

Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude; Awarded Dean's

Scholarship & Dean's List

EXPERIENCE

Steptoe and Johnson, Washington,

District of Columbia

Contract Attorney

04/2011-06/2011

. Perform electronic document review using Relativity.

Reviewed documents to determine responsiveness and

privilege for complex litigation matters.

Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, District of Columbia

Research Assistant to Ambassador Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to

the United States 06/2010-09/2010

. Attend congressional hearings and think tank events

related to South Asia

. Research and stay current on societal trends in the

South Asian region such as economics, sociology, and

conflict to provide daily analysis

. Draft comprehensive policy and position papers, reports,

memoranda, and briefing materials

. Conduct research for Ambassador Haqqani's publications

George R. Willy, P.C., Houston, Texas

Immigration Attorney, 6/2009-04/2010

. Appeared at Master Calendar and Individual Hearings

before the Immigration Court

. Prepared briefs and motions for submission before the

Board of Immigration Appeals and before the United

States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Second, Eleventh,

and Tenth Circuit

. Represented clients at Asylum Officer Interviews;

Adjustment of Status Interviews, Naturalization

Interviews, and other appearances before the Citizenship

and Immigration Services

. Prepared family-based petitions, asylum applications,

naturalization applications; prepared evidentiary

submissions during deportation (removal) cases

Karadag Law Firm, Houston, Texas

Immigration Attorney (Temporary), 2/2009-05/2009

. Advised corporate clients to facilitate the hiring and

transfer of employees into the U.S.

. Prepared temporary visa petitions for nonimmigrant

workers and applications for permanent residence (PERM,

I-140, and Adjustment of Status)

. Prepared legal memorandums in company with legal

research, case analysis, and interpretation of federal

immigration statutes and regulations

Asian Americans of Texas, Houston, Texas

Outreach Coordinator, 10/2008 - 1/2009

. Identified and trained volunteers in campaign related

activity targeted towards the Asian community

. Responsible for awareness of the political process in

the Asian community; Communicated with Asian community

members to inform them of their voting rights and

organized campaign material in various Asian languages

Law Offices of Kevin R. Michaels, P.C., Houston, Texas

Law Clerk, 8/2008 - 1/2009

. Researched and drafted memoranda for civil litigation

matters

. Assisted in trial discovery matters such as answering

interrogatories, requests for production, and

communicating case issues with clients

Manuel E. Solis Immigration Law Firm, Houston, Texas

Law Clerk, Summer 2007

. Researched and drafted memoranda for matters pertaining

to immigration law

. Prepared all forms and correspondence for immigrant

petitions

Lai & Associates P.C., Houston, Texas

Law Clerk, Summer 2006

. Attended settlement negotiations, depositions, and

client meetings

. Conducted research, prepared pleadings, reviewed case

files, drafted and edited legal memoranda

. Gained exposure to a number of practice areas ranging

from civil litigation, immigration, family law, and real

estate transactions

. Prepared National Interest Waiver (NIW) petitions for

employment based immigration purposes

. Preformed legal research pertaining to areas of law such

as consumer transactions, torts, real property, and

business law

LANGUAGES & SKILLS

. Fluent in Urdu and Hindi; working towards fluency in

Arabic

. Certified Mediator

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