Bilingual Arabic-English attorney admitted in California. LLM, UC Berkeley, LLB, University of Surrey. Experience spanning mediation, comparative legal research, and cross-jurisdictional analysis. Focused on developing a career in international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution with a special interest in the Middle East region.
Bar Admission and Education
State Bar of California – Admitted Dec 2024 | Bar #359430
University of California, Berkeley Law – LL.M., 2022
High Honors in Advanced Legal Research | Published in Berkeley Technology Law Journal Blog (AI patent ownership) | Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice.
University of Surrey (UK) – LL.B., 2020 | Upper Second Class Honours | Negotiation Officer, Law Society
Relevant Experience
Bar Association of San Francisco - Conflict Intervention Service
Mediator, November 2024 - July 2025
Mediated and facilitated negotiations for tens of complex housing cases per week within San Francisco’s Housing Court and outside of it.
Provided referrals and support where mediation was not possible.
Tracked ongoing cases totaling over one hundred during my time there, drafted mediation reports, and supported programs for equitable housing outcomes.
Law Library of Congress
Middle East Legal Research Intern, June 2022 - January 2023
Published comparative legal reports on labor protections, migrant worker conditions, and large regulatory changes within the MENA region.
Conducted comparative legal research on legal systems across Arabic-speaking countries, informing international policy and legal frameworks.
Delivered reports with minimal editorial revision for Library's Global Legal Monitor. Totaling two articles per month during the length of the internship
The Atticus Project
Intern, June 2021 - September 2021
Trained machine learning models by labeling contracts and classifying M&A clauses; improved AI outputs for legal clause extraction tools used to improve legal NLP pipelines through the creation of the MAUD dataset which was used to train many of the currently existing LLMs.
Gained hands-on exposure to commercial contracts and clause-level review.
Additional Experience
AI Startup - SimplyClause
Founder, January 2023 - September 2024
Founded a platform that simplifies complex legal clauses into plain language for non-lawyers and small businesses.
Designed an AI-driven Q&A engine using retrieval-augmented generation to interpret and explain contract terms.
Delivered a working product simplifying incorporation, IP, and compliance documentation for international users.
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Mediator, May 2021 - June 2022
Mediated civil and interpersonal disputes in partnership with Los Angeles County.
Guided parties toward voluntary settlement in housing, consumer, and small claims matters.
The International Justice Group in Kuwait
Paralegal, November 2019 - March 2020
Conducted legal research and client interviews for civil cases, including domestic abuse and civil protections.
Worked on cases within areas of civil protections, unfair treatment during incarceration, and domestic abuse cases.
Skills & Technical Experience
Fluent in Arabic
Salesforce CRM, Excel, Westlaw, Lexis+, SEC Edgar search tools, Govinfo.gov and Congress.gov.
I also enjoy running, hiking and watching Formula 1.