Leah Mazzuco
Dispute Resolution Paralegal at Howard Kennedy LLP- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Serbian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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International Baccalaureate Diploma
International BaccalaureateJul, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Howard Kennedy LLP
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Legal Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Dispute Resolution Paralegal
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Apr 2022 - Present
Assisting the Commercial Dispute Resolution team on International Arbitration and Litigation matters. Involved in the Mozambique v Credit Suisse case related to the Tuna Bond Scandal, taking on significant responsibilities due to my Portuguese language skills. Involved in document management and review for disclosure, preparation of bundles and attending hearings. Assisting the Commercial Dispute Resolution team on International Arbitration and Litigation matters. Involved in the Mozambique v Credit Suisse case related to the Tuna Bond Scandal, taking on significant responsibilities due to my Portuguese language skills. Involved in document management and review for disclosure, preparation of bundles and attending hearings.
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Hogan Lovells
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Paralegal
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Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
Worked with multidisciplinary teams worldwide in matters involving diverse fields of law (Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Pro Bono, Privacy, Investigations and White Collar Crime, and Business Development). Drafted and reviewed documents related to cases involving white-collar crime investigations, compliance and data privacy matters. Drafted and reviewed legal documents, including circle-up and back-up requests, offering memorandums and signature pages for capital markets operations in the process of fifteen initial public offerings in Brazil. Draft client alerts and presentations related to Brazilian legislation for foreign clients, as well as on topics related to international legislation for Brazilian clients. Engaged in pro bono matters with PeachTech Lab to assist in the COVID-19 Violence Tracker Project, the Global Hate Speech Project and Road to Equal Justice Workshops on matters of racial justice. In addition, I continuously participated in the missing maps project with OpenStreetMap for humanitarian aid and development. Show less
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International Citizen Service
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Development Worker
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Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
International Citizen Service is a development programme that is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) to work to end extreme poverty. The project focus in Kenya was on inclusive education and female empowerment. Led training sessions to Maasai women groups on business marketing, environmental conservation, sustainability and resource development. Facilitated peer education sessions on relevant concerns within the community such as drug abuse, early pregnancies, school drop outs, safe sex, environmental conservation as well as life goals, aspirations, teamwork and motivation. Organised educational events with the community to raise awareness on a specific topic. The events included 16 Days of Activism, World Aids Day, International Volunteering Day and International Disability Day. Show less
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Zanoide De Moraes, Peresi & Braun Advogados Associados
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São Paulo Area, Brazil
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Legal Intern
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Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Internship in a criminal law firm. Assisted the firms lawyers in legal research, case briefings, going to court proceedings and checking updates on the different cases. Internship in a criminal law firm. Assisted the firms lawyers in legal research, case briefings, going to court proceedings and checking updates on the different cases.
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Demarest Advogados
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Brazil
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Intern
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
Internship in the corporate law department. Assisted the firms lawyers in translating contractual agreements and companies’ by-laws, drafting documents such as Power of Attorney and Meeting Minutes, and handling legal research. Internship in the corporate law department. Assisted the firms lawyers in translating contractual agreements and companies’ by-laws, drafting documents such as Power of Attorney and Meeting Minutes, and handling legal research.
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Grupo Peraltas
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Brazil
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1 - 100 Employee
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Camp Counsellor
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Jan 2015 - May 2015
Supervised children from the age of 7-15 who travelled with their schools for the time they were at camp, guided them through all the activities. Worked as a translator for International schools and foreign families. During holidays worked as the hotels employee and was part of the recreational team and activities. Supervised children from the age of 7-15 who travelled with their schools for the time they were at camp, guided them through all the activities. Worked as a translator for International schools and foreign families. During holidays worked as the hotels employee and was part of the recreational team and activities.
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Education
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2021 - 2022
BPP Law School
Legal Practice Course, First Class Honours - Distinction -
2015 - 2018
University of Kent
Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law -
2020 - 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Challenge of Global Poverty, Economics -
2019 - 2019
Harvard University
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2003 - 2014
St.Francis College (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
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