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Salma Talaat

Associate at Shahid Law Firm

Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • AssociateFull Time

    Shahid Law Firm

    Nov 2019 - Present -5 yrs, 8 months

    • Legal InternInternship

      Zaki Hashem & Partners

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019 -1 month

      • Job Details:- Researching and conducting comparative studies of legal codes and presenting them to the partners. - Document research, drafting legal documents, attending court hearings, and using various legal strategies to complete assigned tasks. - Presenting and preparing executive summaries of legal documents and contracts to the partners and senior associates.
    • International Programs SpecialistFull Time

      American University in Cairo

      Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 -1 yr, 1 month

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:" Manage incoming short-term special academic programs: o Host incoming short-term (one to twelve week) academic programs, including arranging the logistics of housing, lectures and classroom facilities o Arrange for and manage study-visits to AUC by special groups from foreign universities, including establishing contracts for each visit, budgeting their visits and managing the budget o Arrange lectures, lecturers and classroom space o Help arrange housing and food services and problem-solve during the visit o Facilitate visits to AUC by representatives of foreign universities, including providing campus tours for such visitors o Managed special academic programs for the following universities: Westmont College, St. Olaf College, Tsinghua University, Peking University and Edinburgh University " Responsible for organizing the first Global Fashion Entrepreneurship Competition at AUC with Farida Temraz of Temraz House of Fashion in collaboration with the Council of International Fashion Designers. " Responsible for writing up detailed and extensive reports, on student mobility, events, internationalization at AUC, tuition structures, programs at AUC and abroad, for the Provost and President's Offices. " Responsible for managing the outgoing summer abroad programs: o Oversee and maintain records for AUC students intending to study abroad in the summer o Correspond with overseas summer programs regarding the programs and the status of AUC students (e.g. acceptances and withdrawals) o Assist AUC students in their preparation for departure (visa, travel) and the pre-departure orientation o Communicate directly with partner universities o Develop guidelines, fact sheets and database for the summer and the graduate program o Design relevant publications and announcements o Work on a marketing campaign for the summer program o Help to design relevant publications and announcements " Responsible for managing the outgoing graduate exchange programs: o Oversee the graduate-level exchanges; with particular emphasis on providing information and advice to AUC graduate students who will study abroad for a semester and maintaining their records. o Responsible for handling the AUC graduate exchange program affiliated universities " Responsible for organizing the pre-departure orientation. " Coordinate inquiries, applications and registration for AUC students wishing to pursue graduate and summer study-abroad programs.
    • Teaching Assistant Internship

      American University in Cairo

      Sep 2016 - Dec 2016 -3 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:• Moderated class discussions and students’ presentations. • Helped students with problems and accepted assignments/papers on behalf of the Professor. • Held office hours with the Professor to assist students with their course work.
    • Education

      • LLB in Law

        Cairo University (CU)

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2019 - 4 yr

      • Bachelor's in Political Science, Law and Development

        American University in Cairo (AUC)

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 - 3 yr

      • Non-Degree in Law and Development

        Sciences Po.

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2016 - 0 Month

      • High School - American diploma

        American International School in Egypt

        Jan 2012 

      Activities

      • Volunteer at Support for Mothers and Youth in Local Empowerment (SMYLE)/Murmushi

        Volunteering

        Oct 2017 - Jan 2018 -3 months

      • Volunteer/Student Teacher at American University in Cairo

        Volunteering

        Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 -3 months

      Achievements

      PUBLISHED WORKS: 2019: "Beyond the Cross and the Crescent: The Dynamics Behind Egyptian Sectarianism" in the Supreme Council of Culture's Journal on the Centennial of the 1919 Revolution (to be published) 2016: "Solar Developing Egypt" in The Undergraduate Research Journal (URJe) https://urje.aucegypt.edu/index.php/AUC/article/view/31 "Egyptian Women's Revolution: Interrupted" in The Paris Globalist http://www.parisglobalist.org/egyptian-womens-revolution-interrupted/ 2015: "[Trans]ition in Egypt: The Controversy of Transgenders and Transsexuals" in Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Entrepreneurship and Creative Achievement (EURECA) 2012: 1) "Shameful, Yet We Still Do it" on sexual harassment in Egypt in Egypt Today http://egypttoday.com/blog/2013/10/02/shameful-yet-we-still-do-it/ 2) "Ambassador of Art" on photographer Coucla Refaat in Egypt Today (Print Edition)

      Skills

      • Microsoft Office
      • Mac OS
      • Microsoft Windows
      • Research
      • Social Media
      • Hard Skills
      • Presentation Skills
      • Presentation
      • Research
      • Administration
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      Languages

      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • English

        Fluent
      • French

        Beginner

      Training & Certifications

      • TOEFL

        2018
      • Addressing Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa: Policy and Practice

        Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, AUC·2017
      • Erasmus+ International Week: International Programs

        Freie Universitat Berlin·2017
      • Hydroponics and Green Roofs Workshop

        American University in Cairo·2016
      • ER22x: Justice

        edX HarvardX·2013
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