Manahil Azfar Rana

Associate at Axis Law Chambers
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(386) 825-5501
Location
PK

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Experience

    • Pakistan
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pre-pupil caseworker
      • Oct 2021 - May 2022

      As a pre-pupil I have channelled by training from the BPC and handled casework from different practice areas to optimise case progression. The scope of my work covers; Crime: • Conferencing with clients at relevant HMP’s, through video link or in person to take instructions and prepare their proof of evidence. • Drafting Defence Statements for Attempted Murder and Section 18 charges. • Prepping Witnesses for trial regarding their EIC and Cross Examination. • Attending court hearings for pre-trial and sentencing purposes and taking attendance notes. • Conducting case management correspondence with authorities; local police stations, magistrate/crown courts, third party law firms; over the phone and sending emails. • Drafting authority letters and posting them to relevant HMPs. • Prepared templates for character references/Letters of apology and mitigating circumstances checklist to guide clients and future use for the firm. • Drafting plea mitigation package for clients and taking instructions on their mitigating circumstances for the purpose of their case progression. • Compiling mitigations for Single Justice Procedures regarding Road traffic offences. • Drafting magistrates’ letter on behalf of clients for single justice procedures. • Filling Legal aid forms. Family: • Drafting Respondent statement and compiling evidence bundle to contest Non-molestation order. • Conducting telephone conferences/ in person meetings to draft key witness statements. • Mediating with opposing solicitor firm to reach Child arrangement agreement. • Filing C-100 form for Child custody order. • Advising client on relevant evidence required to file Divorce and issuing proceedings. Civil • Drafting Response bundle to contest a Freezing order for asset forfeiture. • Drafting notice on behalf of tenants for housing disputes and tenancy disputes • Successfully conducted a conference with clients for a share distribution contract and drafted it as desired.

  • Ramdays
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    • Intern
      • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

      Displayed the extent of my propensity to immerse and succeed in new cultural settings to achieve results; • Contributed towards case progression by researching Pakistani case law to support and develop ongoing cases. • Learned and familiarised myself with the Pakistani civil and criminal procedure rules and its application to incoming cases at the chambers. • Learnt Court etiquettes and code of conduct, by visiting Tribunals and High court and shadowing senior lawyers during active court sessions. • Drafted Legal document; Notices, right to leave/reply and Defence statements with time sensitive deadlines. • Wrote legal articles on current political and legal topics for company archives.

    • South Korea
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern
      • Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

      As one of the only interns with the required set of language skills I was able to use it to my strength and combine it with other skill sets to contribute towards the ever-dynamic business objectives of the firm. • Use my linguistic skills as a Native English language speaker to proofread and correct legal documents. • Participated and attended conferences with clients and observed the dialogue used to give opinion and negotiate with opposing counsel. • Practiced drafting skills by drafting Contracts/MOU’s and Memos of reply to clients such as Louis Vuitton, Lululemon, Wework. • Conducted legal research of international case law research to draft legal memos for the arbitration team. • Displayed great sense of dependability and efficiency by reviewing and adding to the cross-examination questions, intended for an expert witness in an arbitration. Adopted meticulous approach since my contribution was the last step to the cross-examination draft. • Conducted Due diligence work for the Merger and Acquisition team. • Researched and drafted case memo’s with regards to different arbitration institutions of ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL. • Drafted research memoranda on U.S. case law to be used by attorney for case analysis purposes.

    • South Korea
    • Law Practice
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Intern
      • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

    • South Korea
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

      • Displayed excellent interpersonal skills by observing board meetings and compiling meeting minutes. • Practiced drafting skills by reviewed and summarizing contracts of tenancy, pre-nuptial agreements and lease agreements, for in house use. • Showed efficiency and dependability to complete tasks by filing and documenting privileged client information for office use. • Learnt court etiquette and procedure by preparing and compiling document bundles required for court hearing for lawyers.

  • JWT pakistan
    • karachi, Pakistan
    • Intern
      • Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

      •Handled client accounts such as Unilever and P&G Included making receipts and filing important account information, conveying to and from for work purposes. • Part of the creative team for creating a campaign for product promotion • Creating product advertisement ideas to pitch to the client • Sketching and drawing promotional posters of products •Handled client accounts such as Unilever and P&G Included making receipts and filing important account information, conveying to and from for work purposes. • Part of the creative team for creating a campaign for product promotion • Creating product advertisement ideas to pitch to the client • Sketching and drawing promotional posters of products

Education

  • The Honourable society of Lincolns inn
    Bar at law
    2020 - 2021
  • The University of Law
    BPC/LLM, Law
    2020 - 2021
  • Queen Mary University of London
    LLB(Hons), Law
    2016 - 2019
  • Nixor college
    A levels, A* A A
    2014 - 2016

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