Summer Intern Legal

AYA SAFIEDDINE

Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

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Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law Anticipated May 2022 Concentration: International Business Practice

Honors: Merit Scholarship

Activities: Member, Business Law Society; Latin American Society; Black Law Society; Boston Bar Association Relevant Coursework: Corporations; Corporate Finance; Securities Law; International M&A; Property Sagesse University, Beirut, Lebanon

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., equivalent to a J.D.) September 2016 - June 2020 Activities: Social Media Manager, Civil Association Club LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Safieddine, Khoury & Jezzini Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon Trainee lawyer July – August 2021

Legal Intern June 2019 – June 2021

• Prepared and negotiated legal documents including but not limited to: certificates of incorporation, certificates of formation, lease agreements, non-disclosure agreements, SPAs, general partnership agreements, and shareholders' agreements.

• Reviewed registration statements, offering documents, board meeting materials, resolutions, and property management agreements.

• Conducted legal research in the areas of corporate and property law, including research on public real estate management, fixed asset management, and banking incentives.

• Attended court hearings with the firm’s partners regarding corporate and property matters, and prepared reports on their legal issues. ALEF - Act for Human Rights, Beirut, Lebanon

In partnership with the Clooney Foundation for Justice and the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia Law School Research Intern February – May 2020

• Monitored trials for cases related to Migrant Domestic workers, and wrote reports on human rights misconducts.

• Conducted research on the Kafala System and drafted legal memos related to human rights violations based on the observed trials. Majzoub & Partners, CPAs, Beirut, Lebanon

Tax Accountant Intern April – June 2019

• Reviewed documents related to income tax, property tax, employee benefits tax, non-resident tax, and VAT.

• Analyzed and collected data to calculate tax liabilities for possible tax deductions or exemptions. Nasrallah Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon

Summer Intern June – August 2017

• Completed various financial, accounting, and administrative reports and analyses, and reviewed cross-border SPAs.

• Coordinated responses to various information requests, including regulatory and client requests, and provided legal counsel with the help of senior associate attorneys on matters regarding corporate governance and types of partnerships in different jurisdictions.

• Attended client meetings with the lead partner, and drafted minutes of meetings in Arabic with English translations and vice versa. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Lebanon Law Review. Writer for Lebanon’s first student-run law review website. February 2020 – present

• Centre Professionnel de Médiation. Completed 23 hours of workshops on mediation. May 2021

• Inter-University Programme. Completed the International Criminal Law and Procedure Program. June 2020

• International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). February 2020 Attended a workshop on transitional justice led by experts from the ICTJ and was granted a certificate of completion.

• Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Missing in Lebanon. November 2019 – November 2020 Analyzed large volumes of documents to identify key issues and prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive reports.

• Borderless NGO. October 2018 – March 2020

Organized projects to assist refugee children of limited means with essential informal educational resources.

• The Hague Academy of International Law. Attended a summer course on Private International Law. July 2019

• Oxford Summer Courses. Attended a course on Contract Law at the University of Cambridge. July 2018 BAR STATUS

Admitted to practice in Lebanon (July 2021); Member of the Beirut Bar Association LANGUAGE SKILLS

• English (Fluent), Arabic (Native), French (Intermediate).

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