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Shigraf Shahid

London,UK

Summary

3 years PQE, looking for further opportunities to contribute to professionally

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
4037
4037
years of post-secondary education

Work history

CONSULTANT SOLICITOR

LAMPTONS SOLICITORS
London, United Kingdom
07.2022 - Current

Residential Conveyancing

  • Responsible for handling the conveyancing process from liaising with estate agents to reporting on title to respective lenders and clients and completing with post-completion registrations
  • Provide stellar customer service with quick and accurate answers to questions and positive solutions to problems from assisting staff
  • Manage up to 60 files at once using time management and effective prioritising skills.
  • Devised individualised contracts and legal documentation to fulfil bespoke client requirements.
  • Established greater controls to ensure that KYC and AML checks were being adhered to

SOLICITOR

JULIA & RANA SOLICITORS
04.2021 - 06.2022

Commercial Leases

  • Drafted commercial and residential leases, raised and replied to pre lease enquiries, attended at closings and dealt with all post-completion registration requirements
  • Advised clients on all aspects of conveyancing transactions including purchase and sale of commercial property, leases and private residential letting agreements

Family law

  • Advised on private child proceedings, complex financial proceedings on divorce and contested divorce proceedings/annulment proceedings

Commercial Law

  • Drafted contracts to meet client aims and advised on consequences of draft agreements
  • Collated bundles for civil action in County Courts

Education

LLM in Legal Practice - Law

City, University of London

LLB Undergraduate -

City, University of London

Skills

  • Clio
  • Infotrack
  • LEAP
  • Practical Law
  • LexisNexis
  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • Adobe


Previous experiences

  • Support assistant, Advising London (Law centre), 11/2016, 07/2017, Pro Bono work included meetings with clients that involved sign-posting them to relevant councils, Assisting clients in making social benefits applications, Shadowed an application made in Lambeth County Court for extension of rent deadline
  • McKenzie Friend, National Centre for Domestic Violence, 09/2016, Interviewed Clients and drafted witness statements to be used for litigation in Court

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

CONSULTANT SOLICITOR

LAMPTONS SOLICITORS
07.2022 - Current

SOLICITOR

JULIA & RANA SOLICITORS
04.2021 - 06.2022

LLM in Legal Practice - Law

City, University of London

LLB Undergraduate -

City, University of London
Shigraf Shahid