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WAQAR IBRAHIM

WAQAR IBRAHIM

Mile End Road

Summary

Accomplished case management professional with extensive experience achieving positive client outcomes. Planned strategically to manage high-volume caseloads within assigned deadlines. Prioritised ethical practice for optimised compliance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Legal Case Manager

ADANS Solicitors & Advocates
London
01.2014 - Current
  • The role entails dealing with a heavy caseload of Freehold & Leasehold residential properties
  • Supervising and training a Trainee Licensed Conveyancer and two paralegals on day to day tasks of conveyancing transactions
  • Ensuring compliance with CQS standards and firm's internal procedures
  • Residential Property
  • Advising UK and overseas based individuals on acquisitions of residential property ranging from mid-value to high value properties
  • Dealing with a heavy caseload involving Sale, Purchase, Right to Buy, Re-mortgage, New Built, Transfer of Equity, Help to Buy (ISA & other) and Shared Ownership transactions from the initial stages right through to completion without any supervision
  • Drafting contracts whilst ensuring all details are accurate beforehand, raising and replying to pre-exchange enquiries and commissioning searches
  • Involved in exchanging contracts, undertaking any pre-completion work and all associated working such as liaising with bank, clients and other party solicitors
  • Considering mortgage & bridging loan offers and lenders instruction, ensuring that all their requirements and compliance under CML Handbook is satisfied
  • Preparing Completion Statements, reporting to clients on Title
  • Completing online Stamp Duty Tax Returns ensuring all details are accurate and complete
  • Dealing with post completion issues and correspondence including registration at the Land Registry and scheduling deeds
  • Grant and acquisition of leases, drafting and amending Commercial Leases, Contracts, Licences, Rent Deposit Deeds and Lease Précis
  • Dealing with Lease extensions
  • Managing a team of a Trainee Licensed Conveyancer and two paralegals
  • General
  • Actively involved in business development and networking by attending networking events with agents and developers to generate new business
  • This has resulted in my receiving direct instructions
  • Working on the case management system and using legal databases for research purposes and precedents for drafting
  • Attending events at exhibitions to maintain and develop existing business relations with agents and developers as the sole representative of the Firm
  • Dealing with clients in a professional and personable manner
  • Clients often provide referrals and future instructions
  • Immigration Seat
  • Undertaking all aspects of preparing and submitting visa applications, in particular:- Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, Spouse, Partner, Visit, Work, Settlement, Naturalisation EEA, Long Residence and Discretionary Leave applications
  • Drafting and submitting Appeal Grounds on which appeals were to be made upon, preparing Skeleton Arguments & Appeal Bundles
  • Preparing Grounds & issuing Judicial Review Proceedings
  • Registering corporate clients with the Home Office under Tier 2 (General) and Intra Company Transfer Category
  • Advising clients on conducting Resident Labour Market Test
  • Issuing Restricted & Un-restricted COSs on behalf of corporate clients using Sponsorship Management System (SMS) as Level 1 User
  • Briefing and liaising with counsel in relation to the immigration matters
  • Litigation Seat
  • Drafting and submitting Particulars of Claim, working on small claims to large claims and preparing trial bundles.
  • Progressed cases quickly through accurate data processing and management.
  • Communicated case updates with solicitors, barristers and judicial teams.
  • Escalated suspicions around Anti-Money Laundering regulation breaches for senior appraisal.

Associate Solicitor

Daybells LLP
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • An integral part of this small but well established firm
  • Due to the firm's dynamics I have gained a variety of experience which was hands on from the offset
  • Responsible for and maintaining a healthy case load supervised by the principal of the firm
  • Continuing to develop and maintain client relationships for the firm and network to attract new clients and business
  • Commercial Property Seat
  • This seat consisted of both freehold and leasehold commercial transactions
  • Drafting and negotiating Commercial Leases
  • Drafting Rent Deposit & Extension Deeds and Licence to Assign
  • Retainers varied from small companies to large corporate organisations
  • Have worked for clients across a variety of sectors including retail, restaurants, care-homes and health and leisure
  • Maintained the retainer from beginning to the end of the transaction
  • Residential Property Seat
  • This seat comprised of both freehold and leasehold residential conveyancing
  • Drafting Contracts, Deeds and Leases
  • Dealing with all pre-exchange, exchange, completion and post-completion formalities
  • Transactions varied from simple freehold sale/purchase to acquisitions of residential units including new development, off-plan and complex residential leasehold transactions
  • Prepared auction packs for auction sales and have also worked on auction purchases
  • Transaction Law Seat
  • To provide a wide range of legal services to the Organization;
  • On the basis of underwriting reports and supporting documents from the risk underwriting team, review and confirm the eligibility of investment projects and/or commercial transactions proposed for ATI insurance or guarantees;
  • Conduct legal due diligence on proposed transactions, review documentation on transactions ATI intends to insure and advise on their adequacy including, without limitation, insurance applications, loan/finance agreements, common terms agreements, security documents, intercreditor agreements, supply contracts, guarantees (sovereign or corporate), power purchase agreements, legal opinions, letters of support - as applicable;
  • Review and advise on transaction structure and related documentation (equity investment, project finance, trade finance, corporate finance etc.);
  • Review ATI's policy wording/insurance contracts (general conditions of insurance, special conditions of insurance, warranties and representations, exclusions, amendments, various endorsements) and reinsurance contracts and propose improvements in line with compliance to relevant insurance laws, regulatory requirements and claims experience;
  • Negotiating/structuring insurance cover: Assist when and where necessary ATI's underwriting team in negotiating with clients the scope of cover including but not limited to specific terms and conditions of insurance, amendments to insurance contracts or endorsements or any other underlying legal agreements ;
  • Drafting and submitting Particulars of Claim, working on small claims to large claims and preparing trial bundles
  • Assist ATI's claims and recoveries team in developing strategies for claims avoidance and/or evaluating actual claims for compensation by insured or reinsured
  • Assist ATI in obtaining recoveries where ATI has paid an insurance claim
  • Family Law Seat
  • Assist with divorce settlements, cohabitation agreements, childcare proceedings and other legal issues around divorce and separation
  • Advising clients on behalf of principle of their legal rights and best solution possible
  • Conducting legal research, writing legal documents, general preparation of the cases, liaising with other legal professionals.

Legal Representative of Solicitors

Crown
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Family Courts in UK
  • Criminal and Family Law
  • Legal Rep of Solicitors in Crown and Family Courts in UK
  • Drafting witness statements, defence case statement, skeleton arguments for the Barristers and senior Counsels
  • Worked as a legal rep on high profile case of R v Mark Osborne & Ors in Central Criminal Court at Old Baily
  • Representing Solicitors firms in family cases in the Principle Registry of Family Division on cases of divorce, domestic violence to child alimony to possession cases.

Education

SQE 1 and 2 - Law

Law Society of England and Wales
United Kingdom

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2012

Diploma - Paralegal Studies

Institution of Paralegals
2010

LLB (Hons) - undefined

University of Wales
2008

Skills

  • SKILLS & INTERESTS
  • Fully proficient in all aspects of
  • Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience of West law and Lexis Nexis, Halsburys Laws of England
  • Effective principles based, commercial approach to decision making with a clear focus on outcomes
  • Excellent analytical, communication and relationship management skills
  • Thorough planning and organisational skills
  • Contracts management
  • Arbitration and litigation
  • Litigation
  • Mediation

Interests

Keen horse rider from a very young age. Enjoy listening to music and watching musical performances. Active in sports, particularly Cricket, Athletics and Table Tennis.

Additional Information

  • Note: I am getting married in U.A.E in January 2024 and therefore, relocating from United Kingdom. 1

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Native

Timeline

Senior Legal Case Manager

ADANS Solicitors & Advocates
01.2014 - Current

Associate Solicitor

Daybells LLP
01.2011 - 01.2014

Legal Representative of Solicitors

Crown
01.2009 - 01.2011

SQE 1 and 2 - Law

Law Society of England and Wales

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Diploma - Paralegal Studies

Institution of Paralegals

LLB (Hons) - undefined

University of Wales

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