
Salma Talaat
Associate at Shahid Law Firm
Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
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 EgyptJan 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
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
FluentFrench
Beginner
Training & Certifications
TOEFL
2018Addressing Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa: Policy and Practice
Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, AUC·2017Erasmus+ International Week: International Programs
Freie Universitat Berlin·2017Hydroponics and Green Roofs Workshop
American University in Cairo·2016ER22x: Justice
edX HarvardX·2013