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  • Both my parents immigrated to the country from Yemen and Kenya but both decided to practise law in the UK – this was my first exposure to law as a career.
  • Went to school in North London until 2013 (my A levels were History, Politics and English Literature). During this time, I did some work experience at a broad range of firms, including local outfits, UK firms and US firms to compare them.
  • Studied Politics (within HSPS) at the University of Cambridge, and during this time received an offer from Latham & Watkins LLP to start my training contract with them.
  • Converted to Law via BPP (doing the GDL and LPC).
  • Started at Latham in 2018, and sat in Financial Regulation, Banking, Tech Transactions and Employment (which seat was mostly remote due to COVID), choosing to qualify into the Tech Transactions team in 2020.
  • Spent two good years at Latham, and joined Kirkland & Ellis in 2022.
  • Diversity, and crucially diversity mentorship, is important to piece together a holistic picture of our ecosystem and share collective experiences.

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