Wajahit Iqbal
Bingley,Bradford
Summary
As a law student pursuing a Legal Intern role, I offer extensive experience providing first-class results and a dedicated work ethic to meet job demands and deadlines. With five years of practical experience and excellent legal research and contract review skills, I am a trustworthy and self-motivated professional who consistently delivers in line with stringent targets. As a bilingual team player, I bring a resourceful approach and knowledge of law practices, making me an ideal candidate for this .
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Travelling
- Acquiring 'life content' by travelling to multiple countries across Asia and Europe.
Legal Assistant
Alexander Cousins Solicitors
09.2023 - 08.2025
- Honed my skills in greeting visitors and responding to telephone and in-person enquiries, while maintaining superior confidentiality in all communications.
- Coordinated successful company events and key client meetings, building and maintaining strong relationships across the organization through clear and effective communication in both written and verbal formats.
- Coordinated meetings, enhancing team collaboration and productivity.
- Supported solicitors by arranging court dates and appointment schedules .
- Organised files and documentation to improve ease of information retrieval.
Shop Assistant
Rawdon Local
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Three hour shifts resupplying fridges, stacking shelves, cleaning floors, till management, five days per week.
- Reviewed delivery orders once received, ensuring order accuracy, reporting inaccuracies to managers for review.
Shadowing Zafar Ali KC
Zafar Ali KC - 23es
07.2022 - 09.2022
- Gained an opportunity to witness the various stages of a murder trial, the presentation of evidence from Barristers, Kings Councils opening & closing speeches and the final verdict. I observed how the prosecution and defence teams build their cases and the strategies they use to persuade the jury.
- Taking notes during my shadowing experience was an excellent way to capture your observations and insights. I reviewed and organised my notes to identify patterns and themes that emerge.
Treasurer
MMU Mooting Society
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Managing all legal and financial aspects of the society which was legally registered charity. This included filing financial years ends and the effective processing of resolutions in accordance with Trust regulations.
- Pitching to potential sponsors including barristers' sets and Manchester branches of international law firms.
Mini pupillage
Park Lane Plowden Chambers
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Introduced to the clinical negligence law and helped me to understand the logical nature of regulation and commercial aspects of a barrister's practice.
Volunteering
Scope (Charity)
07.2017 - 01.2019
- Volunteering five hours every week, I performed tasks such as pricing items, working the till and aiding disabled and customers to find items in the shop.
Open Days and Insight Schemes
DLA Piper
08.2018 - 09.2018
- DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith Freehills (2-day workshop).
Public Speaking
ITV studios
02.2016 - 08.2018
- Numerous speaking and non-speaking roles in a well-known British TV series.
Canal & River Trust
07.2018 - 07.2018
- Verified, calculated, and sent for authorisation over £100,000 of refund requests following a change of terms in licensing contracts.
Education
LAW - BARRISTER'S TRAINING COURSE
BPP
LEEDS 09/2023 - 08/2025
LLB - Law
Manchester Metropolitan University
GCSEs - undefined
Bradford Grammar School
A Level - 3 Levels in Maths, Business and Economics
Benton Park School
Skills
- Advanced MS Office Suite knowledge
- Vice President of MMU Mooting Society (committee member) (2021/22)
- Cricket: Yorkshire Schools Cricket Captain
- Currently teaching myself to code beginning with SQL
- Interests: reading autobiographies, 5-aside football, travelling, meeting new people
- URDU i: native spoken proficiency
Accomplishments
- Saville Scholarship: awarded for outstanding academic and sports achievement at Bradford Grammar School.
- Negotiation competitions: Semi finalist: Eversheds Graveson.
- Mooting: Semi finalist in Graveson Mooting Cup.
- Chess: Represented Yorkshire from 2010-2017.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Alexander Cousins Solicitors
09.2023 - 08.2025
Shadowing Zafar Ali KC
Zafar Ali KC - 23es
07.2022 - 09.2022
Shop Assistant
Rawdon Local
02.2022 - 06.2023
Treasurer
MMU Mooting Society
09.2021 - 05.2022
Mini pupillage
Park Lane Plowden Chambers
07.2021 - 08.2021
Open Days and Insight Schemes
DLA Piper
08.2018 - 09.2018
Canal & River Trust
07.2018 - 07.2018
Volunteering
Scope (Charity)
07.2017 - 01.2019
Public Speaking
ITV studios
02.2016 - 08.2018
Travelling
GCSEs - undefined
Bradford Grammar School
A Level - 3 Levels in Maths, Business and Economics
Benton Park School
LAW - BARRISTER'S TRAINING COURSE
BPP
09/2023 - 08/2025
LLB - Law
Manchester Metropolitan University
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