ANEM SHAIKH

** ******* ***., ****** ******, NY **580 315-***-**** adcixx@r.postjobfree.com

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Nassau County Attorney’s Office, Mineola, NY

Law Graduate in Litigation Bureau & Family Court, 2019 – 2020

Drafted forms and petitions for neglect and juvenile delinquency hearings

Appeared under a practice order before the court and represented clients

Investigated claims such as interviewing witnesses for employment and labor investigations and assembling evidence

Prepared summary judgment motions for constitutional law issues

Performed research on Westlaw and Google and reviewed statutes, case law, and legal codes to provide recommendations for policies and legal opinions

Law Offices of Lee M. Nigen, New Hyde Park, NY

Legal Intern, 2018

Interviewed clients and witnesses to gather and review information

Composed complaints, motions to dismiss, responses to discovery requests, notices of appeals, appellate briefs

Progressive Emergency Physicians, Uniondale, NY

Legal Intern, 2017

Provided opinions on definitions of contract provisions

Managed contracts by reviewing and summarizing for internal database

Conducted legal research in platforms such LexisNexis and Bloomberg

Provided guidelines for new laws for the employee handbook

Swiss Re, Armonk, NY

eDiscovery Intern, Summer 2017

Managed and processed the notice system for legal matters

Conducted interviews and queries regarding legal investigations and reviewed the answers to identify important sources

Achievements included closing over 300 open legal matters

Prepared minutes for panels

Nassau County Attorney’s Office, Mineola, NY

Legal Intern in Litigation Bureau & Appeals Bureau, 2016

Drafted litigation documents such as affidavits, motions, appellate briefs

Provided opinions, strategies, and theories on policies and cases

Formulated training materials for other departments

Reviewed legal platforms to gather sources for cases

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

Fluent in Urdu, working knowledge of Punjabi and Hindi

Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, Juris Doctor Degree, May 2018

Honors: Journal of International Business and Law, Junior Staff, Vol. 15

Coursework: Civil Procedure, Transnational Law, Constitutional Law, Business Organizations, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Employment Law, Advanced Labor Law, Lawyers’ Ethics, Collective Bargaining

City College of New York, New York, NY, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2013

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