AYESHA Z. SIDDIQUI

631-***-**** / adwro2@r.postjobfree.com / 8 League Court, Centereach, NY 11720 EDUCATION

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY Master of Laws, magna cum laude, in U.S. Legal Studies, December 2018 GPA: 3.9

Honors: LL.M. Outstanding Academic Achievement Award; CALI Awards for Academic Excellence in Torts Survey and Introduction to U.S. Legal System; Dean’s List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018) Brunel University, London, UK

Master of Laws in International & Comparative Criminal Justice, December 2013 Academics: 2:2 (Achieved)

Activities: Student Union Member; Visited the ICJ, International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia and Special Tribunal for Lebanon in Netherlands

University of London International Programmes, Karachi, Pakistan LLB (Hons Law); Second Class Honors, June 2011

Academics: 2:2 (Achieved)

EXPERIENCE

Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

College Aide July 2022 – Present

Checking Out books and managing other responsibilities at the information desk. SCDA Office, Financial Investigations & Money Laundering Bureau, Hauppauge, NY Paralegal October 2019 – February 2021

Draft Subpoenas, Grand Jury Notices & Affidavit Cover Letters for ADAs, manage & log evidence received in response to subpoenas, manage other ADA & supervisor requests, manage email and phone correspondence between ADAs & Defense Counsel and ADAs & Victims. Law Office of Joel D. Katims, P.C., Stony Brook, NY Legal Assistant March 2016 – September 2016

Reviewed and edited legal documents such as property deeds and sale contracts, wills, living wills, Health care proxies. Performed various administrative tasks, including corresponding with the clients and arranging appointments. Ahmed & Qazi, Advocates and Legal Consultants, Karachi, Pakistan Corporate Associate Lawyer May 2014 – May 2015

Drafted various mortgage security documents such as hypothecation agreements, security trust deeds, and trust receipts, on behalf of various financial institutions. Vetted various financial instruments including standby letters of credit, bank guarantees, counter-guarantees, back to back guarantees to ensure compliance with Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits and ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees regulations. Successfully incorporated several companies and drafted memorandum and articles of association along with filing mandatory forms and related documents. Drafted various agreements between parties seeking to set up and commence business together. Drafted short-term and long-term financing agreements and syndicated financial instruments for various banks. Provided property opinions to financial institutions in lending transactions based on use of immovable property as security. Conducted due diligence of various financial institutions’ property documents to ensure complete compliance and preservation of all legal paperwork to ascertain their true assets and liabilities. Justice Project Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan

Internee (Remote) March 2014 – June 2014

Conducted research on the applicability of the U.N. Convention against Torture in Pakistan and into the background of the death penalty and its connection with Islamic States.

Zulfiqar Noorani and Co., Karachi, Pakistan

Legal Secretary July 2011 – September 2011

Drafted legal opinions for banks. Managed communications between the barrister and clients, including drafting correspondence, arranging meetings and delivering invoices. Managed and delegated responsibilities, served as a liaison with staff, and ensured and maintained office environment and supplies.

Habib Bank Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan

Internee July 2009

Assisted with legal drafting and liaising with clients and staff. Developed knowledge of the vetting of guarantees, the legal requirements adhered to and enforced by the bank when determining eligibility in succession claims, and the bank’s criteria and adherence to legal paperwork required to determine eligibility and processing of successful mortgage claims. OTHER

Languages: Fluent in English (written and verbal), Urdu (written and verbal), Hindi (verbal) and Sindhi (verbal) Memberships: Sindh Bar Council (2014 – Present); Karachi Bar Association (2014 – Present)