MUHAMMAD SAJID

151-A, ST. 8, CHAKLALA SCHEME III, RAWALPINDI

ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT BAR, ISLAMABAD
CONTACT : 0345 9301 606
EMAIL: wakeel1606@yahoo.com

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ADVOCATE HIGH COURT AND EDUCATIONIST

Legal Advisor, Corporate Consultant & Educationist
NEGOTIATING
CHILDREN & FAMILY LAW OUT OF THE COURT SETTLEMENT
CIVIL LAW
WRITS & HUMAN RIGHTS
TAX, CUSTOMS, CORPORATE & BANKING LAW
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS LAWS

EDUCATION
M SC (MATH), LL B, B Ed, ISLAMIC SHARIAH LAW (IIU ISLAMABAD),
CRM (NPO PAK)
LEGAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS
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KPK BAR COUNCIL AS HIGH COURTS LAWYER

ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION
PESHAWAR HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION
RAWALPINDI ISLAMABAD TAX BAR ASSOCIATION
DISTRICT COURTS B AR ASSOCIATION

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

SKILLS AS AN ADVOCATE
Broad legal and Educational background with more than 24 years of teaching
Grammar rules and mathematical laws, preparing pupils grammatically fit and
analytically thinking and more than eight years as a lawyer and a teacher of law
subjects. A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS,
GRAMMAR AND THE LAW, WHICH ALL ARE ANALYTICAL SUBJECTS AND
REQUIRE LOGIC, MADE ME A GOOD PROBLEM SOLVER. I am a persuasive
individual possessing strong negotiating skills, oral and written communication
skills.

SKILLS

study skills, argument skills and legal knowledge

Can handle and use legal texts, Can read and write about the law, Can acquire
disciplined study techniques and Can construct legal arguments.
Having comprehensive knowledge of corporate, labour and various local
laws
Having thorough understanding of companys operations, policies, and
related legal matters

Can demonstrate a proven track record of achieving organization objectives

while addressing corporate legal issues
Relentless pursuit of excellence, while being thoughtful of colleagues at all
levels
Having outstanding arbitration and counselling skills
Effective interaction with both internal and external contacts
Ability to coordinate legal activities & formulate contracts and policy
recommendations
Ability to draft and negotiate complex documents.

Oral Skills

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Problem-solving

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Interviewing (client, witnesses, medical personnel)

Negotiating (opposing counsel, administrative case workers)
Persuading (oral arguments
Counselling (clients)
Ability to analyze research and apply to problems at hand
Attention to detail; excellent preparation
Ability to set priorities and find creative strategies and solutions
Resourcefulness

People Skills

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Ability to listen
Ability to communicate
Empathy/patience (but also ability to stay detached when necessary)
Ability to work with people in crisis
Diplomacy, tact, persistence

ORGANIZING, MANAGING, E DUCATING & PERSUADING PEOPLE ASSERTIVELY

Working in different schools, law firms, IRDP and as a Legal Advisor for different
Companies made me familiar with organizational procedures and gave me the
experience of working with people and I learnt how to manage group of people and
how to build relationship with my students, stakeholders, co-workers and other
people. My legal profession, working with people and teaching different types of
writing (Persuasive, Assertive and Argumentative) to my students gave me a
persuasive power and I can argue on any issue and can persuade people.
Can analyze and understand a case and prepare it through legal research.
Able to interpret statutory provisions and contractual stipulations.
Good experience of using a law library for theoretical studies to present a
relevant statute for helping the Judges in the interpretation of Laws.
Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, within and outside
an organization.
Have report writing and interpersonal skill and have knowledge of
administrative procedure
Proficient in articulating technical ideas clearly and precisely, both orally and
in writing, in order to summarize findings, disseminate information and
make presentations, taking into account the audience and nature of
information.
Listen to others and respond appropriately.

PLAIN LEGAL WRITING SKILLS

I am possessing:
Persuasive legal and factual writing and drafting in a neutral and plain
language paying attention to detail.
A way with words and knowledge of how to cross the ts and dot the is and
a knowledge of sentence length and layout that significantly affect readers
perception of clarity.
The ways of removing officialese and pompous language by using simple
alternatives and reconstructing the sentences.
The ability to understand official language and decipher jargon and legalese,
with the plain English alternatives.
The ability to synthesize complex information into coherent and persuasive
analyses.

SKILLS AS AN EDUCATIONIST
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, EMPATHY, EXAMS PREPARATION TECHNIQUES,
PARENTING & HANDLING STUDENTS WITH M ATH PHOBIA AND SLOW LEARNING

After learning educational/children psychology I have been practicing it. I know

how to teach a student and how to make him/her understand any difficult topic in
simple language, provided he/she would be ready to learn. My teaching experience
made my mind that every student should be taught according to his/her own
mental level and emotional intelligence. I believe in teaching with highly undivided
and personalized attention. I love my role and love to be with my students. I believe
that little steps in learning go a long way. I feel very comfortable with working and
exceptional learners.
CREATIVE WRITING S KILLS

Promotional Material Development such as proposals, reports, newsletters,

brochures and scripts. Copying, editing or rewriting of write-ups. Preparing generic
write-ups for recycling.. Essays & short stories, prcis & summary writing,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal, Commercial, Voluntary and Part Time

AS AN ORGANIZER IRDP MARDAN

As a social organizer/coordinator in the development of Community Information

System envisaged by IRDP and UNICEF Peshawar in District Mardan As a Project
Coordinator in Universal Primary Education (UPE) Program of National
Commission for Human Development (NCHD)

Legal Experience
AS AN INDEPENDENT

LAWYER

JANUARY 2002 TO P RESENT

Standing lawyer at Lower Courts and High Court conducted a number of
causes of civil nature.
Enrolled in Lower Courts on 26-01-2002 and in High Court on 16-12-2005.
Member High Court Bars of Peshawar High Court and Islamabad High
Court
Working with the well known and legend lawyers of Pakistan such as
1. Mr. Justice Muhammad Alam Khan Sr. Advocate Supreme Court
(Ex-Judge of the High Court Peshawar),
2. Mr. Qazi Muhammad Jameel Sr. Advocate Supreme Court
(Ex-Attorney General of Pakistan)
3. Mr. Farhat Nawaz Lodhi Advocate Supreme Court (Islamabad)
4. Barrister Masroor Shah (Islamabad) and
5. Mr. Sayyed Haziq Ali Shah Advocate (Peshawar)
as a Research Assistant and Associate Lawyer in their Chambers.

Commercial Experience
JULY 2008 TO PRESENT
SHARIF INTERNATIONAL
An Energy Services Company, certified by ENERCON, dealing in providing
renewable energy and energy conservation solutions
SHARIF INTERNATIONAL
LEGAL, TAX & CORPORATE AFFAIRS CONSULTANT
Reporting directly to the top management of the Company. Responsible for all legal
and corporate matters of the Company which broadly include the following
responsibilities:

Performing the legal functions with a particular focus on providing

commercial, legal, industrial relations and transactional support to business
segments and department.
Managing all legal and corporate matters of the Company in accordance with
local legislative system.
Implementing the business profiles in all business transactions and managing
the department in compliance with all requirements set by the management.
Overseeing and coordinating activities of subordinate lawful staff.
Meeting among customers and other attorneys, organizing legal briefs,
closing and opening courtroom arguments, compiling evidence and
conducting research.
Organizing pay taxes, settlement of labor disputes, business contracts, and
managing other legal issues.

Offering legal recommendation on business firms, companies and its projects

and to corporate officers about their legal responsibilities or obligations,
duties, rights and possibilities of violations
Directing the Company through the procedure, and attending public
shareholder matters.
Offering analysis and advice on policy, legal, and environmental matters,
proposing latest products and defending thinker property.
Providing legal expertise and directions to handle legal matters of the
company.
Framed Byelaws for the company employees
Working to the best of my knowledge and expertise for making the company
to be TECHNO-LEGALLY SAFE.

Voluntary Experience
JANUARY 2002 TO P RESENT

Children & Family Law Out of the Court Settlement of Differences

Demonstrated experience in outside counsel in litigation matters as well as in
resolving many disputes of family matters by saving precious time of clients rather
than involving them in useless and time wasting litigations.
Divorce, separation, and custody cases are the way in which the vast majority of our
society is involved with our Courts. My Initiative is dedicated to promote new ways
to handle these issues that ensure better outcomes for children, less-adversarial
approaches for parents, and greater accessibility, efficiency, and fairness for
everyone involved.
PART-TIME JOB/ACTIVITIES AS AN EDUCATIONIST TO DEMONSTRATE MY SKILLS
1991 TO PRESRENT
Have been serving in different public schools and giving private tuitions teaching
the following subjects with highly undivided and personalised attention:
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Mathematics
Business Mathematics
Science Subjects
Standard Written English Language (Plain Legal Writing, Official
Correspondence & Communications, Grammar & Creative Writing)
5. Law Subjects
6. Business/Commercial Law
7. Contract Law
8. Energy & Environmental Laws
9. Construction Law & Practice
10. Preparing students for entry tests of different cadet colleges, PAF and Army
colleges and Aitchison College with highly undivided and personalized
attention to students of different ages and classes (from primary to degree
classes and O & A Level)
REFERENCES Reference will be provided on request