Following my accomplishment of the LLM degree in International Business Law 2014, which was the most challenging and beneficial course I ever had.

I returned to my home country Kurdistan of Iraq, started working as Legal advisor and Coordinator in an International Organization working on the most challenging problems in Iraq and Kurdistan, I am working specifically on strengthening the role of the law in combating the most violations against human right such as providing advocacies to Iraq and IKR Parliament to enact special laws to prohibit torture in prisons.

Additionally, training and providing legal assistance to Iraqi officials to enhance enforcement of combating trafficking in persons. 

It is one of the most life-challenging, but memorable, moments I have ever come across, to have achieved a master degree of law (LL.M. International Business Law in 2013) from The University of Newcastle.

I am now a first-year Ph.D. law student, specialized in copyright law and fully funded by The University of Nottingham.

A grant of such funding opportunity is considered by the committee, whereby an emphasis is principally placed on the Master background, including dissertation and overall score.

I would thus never have come this far had Newcastle not given me such an opportunity to experience not only an unforgettable warm hospitality from the Toon, but also such a fascinating and inspiring learning environment in the University, school of law in particular, throughout my Master.

Despite all the interesting modules provided therein, it was primarily due to the fact that the Intellectual Property Module was incorporated with numerous intriguing topics that gave me a particular interest in carrying on doing my Ph.D. with the title of ‘The Statutory ground of Public Interest Defence in International Copyright Regime’.

As far as the prospective career is concerned, I am motivated to be in an area of legal academia or lawyers in the UK.

I graduated in December 2013 with a distinction in LLM International Business Law.

No later than a month after graduation I landed a job with ZALORA; leading company in South Asia for e-commerce and Asia's fastest growing online fashion destination.

I am currently leading the Legal Department for the Malasian region.

 

I am from Astana, Kazakhstan and graduated from Newcastle University's Law School with a Master degree in International legal studies in 2012.

I am grateful for the great education at Newcastle University’s Law School.

Education is the key to a career, and the Law school gave me an amazing opportunity to expand my knowledge in the sphere of International law.

Now, I am working at the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan as an expert on legal issues.

My work is related to drafting laws, approval of the draft resolutions and presidential decree with interested state bodies; submission of draft legislative acts for adoption to the Government; legal expertise of Laws, international agreements.

I am happy that I use the knowledge gained from the Law school and apply it to my work.

I graduated from Newcastle Law School in 2011 with a degree in LL.M in International Commercial Law.Shortly after my graduation, I started working with Swinburne University as a lecturer at its branch campus in Malaysia.

Since then, I have been teaching International Commercial Law, Company Law and Financial Law at its business school at the undergraduate level.

Recently, I have also started to teach Corporate Governance and Sustainability under the MBA program. Simultaneously, I have also been doing coordinating work for all postgraduate courses offered by the business school at the University.

My training at Newcastle Law School has equipped me with the necessary skills and knowledge to secure a job in academia.

It also allows me to handle any assignments in an effective and efficient manner albeit many times under stress and time constraints.

I really appreciate what I have learnt from Newcastle Law School that allows me to choose a career path that I enjoy and to know that I have been trained to do it right!

On top of that, the memories, friendships and guidance that I have formed and received from different people in Newcastle Law School will always be there to last me a lifetime.