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Fariya Umer

Dubai,DU

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Legal Intern

Intesa Sanpaolo
09.2023 - 09.2023

- Examined various types of bank guarantees, determining whether they aligned with the
Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees to ensure coherence with global policy frameworks
- Updated contracts pertaining to cross-border commodity trade, ensuring provisions relating to geopolitical changes such as EU and US sanctions on Russian imports and the potential shift from EURIBOR to €STR were in place

Conveyancing Intern

McCone Properties
12.2022 - 12.2022

- Drafted contracts for transactions on behalf of both sellers and buyers

- Attended meetings at Housing Court, honing my negotiations skills through assisting the negotiation of prices, and entering the negotiated terms into the contract

- Received seminars and education in UAE contract law and UAE real estate law

Research Intern

King's College Cambridge
06.2022 - 06.2022

- Conducted research in the university archives and the UK National Archives, producing a 3500-word report on 'morality policing' in Victorian Cambridge to assist a Fellow of Gender History

- Chosen to give a presentation on my research and the objectives of the King's Research Project as a whole, securing funding from charitable donors such as the Gatsby Foundation

Education

Master of Arts - International Development

Institut D'Études Politiques De Paris
Paris, France
06-2026

Master of Science - Economics And Management of Government

Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Milan, Italy
06-2025

Bachelor of Arts - History And Politics

Cambridge University (King's College)
Cambridge, United Kingdom
06-2024

High School Diploma -

Jumeirah College
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
05-2021

Skills

  • STATA command of use
  • Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Policy Analysis
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Research
  • Academic Writing
  • Public Speaking

Other Experience/Societies

  • Cambridge Climate Society, 2023-2024
  • Cambridge Women in Business, 2023-
    2024
  • Demilitarize Cambridge, 2023-2024
  • Cambridge University Law Society, 2021-
    2024
  • King's Politics Society, 2021 - 2024


First Speaker of the UAE National Debate Team, 2019 - 2021 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Represented the UAE in  the World Schools Debating Championships, leading the team into the elimination rounds for the first time in 7 years
- Debated diverse topics such as: the role of women in international organisations, drug legislation, and land repatriation
Other Public Speaking Experience: 

-First place in Gulf Debates Debating
Competition (2019)
- First place in BSME Debating Competition
(2016)

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Urdu
Advanced (C1)
Italian
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Legal Intern

Intesa Sanpaolo
09.2023 - 09.2023

Conveyancing Intern

McCone Properties
12.2022 - 12.2022

Research Intern

King's College Cambridge
06.2022 - 06.2022

Master of Arts - International Development

Institut D'Études Politiques De Paris

Master of Science - Economics And Management of Government

Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Bachelor of Arts - History And Politics

Cambridge University (King's College)

High School Diploma -

Jumeirah College
Fariya Umer