The document is a personal statement from Saba Al-Shohatey. It summarizes her experience as a personal assistant and legal professional, including her current role as a PA in the commercial department of Travers Smith LLP in London. It outlines her educational background, including an LL.M in international legal practice from the University of Law, and lists her skills in Microsoft Office, languages, and event planning.

1. SABA AL-SHOHATY
PERSONAL STATEMENT
A management level Personal Assistant, I am organised and attentive with strong interpersonal
skills. I am currently a PA in the Commercial department of Travers Smith LLP, before which I
successfully supported a key partner in the largest law firm in the Middle East. Discreet,
trustworthy and professional, I am proud to be a PA with the passion to work behind the scenes
to support my executives. I am highly motivated whether working alone or as part of a team.
Versatile yet able commit to rigorous deadlines, I take pride in being adaptable to new situations
whilst maintaining accuracy. Not one to shy away from new challenges, I hold an LL.M in
International Legal Practice with Distinction, which I undertook independently via distance
learning.
I am a member of the Executive & Personal Assistants Association (Associate), Global PA
Network and Travers Smith PA Forum and was previously a member of the Support Staff
Consultation Forum and also founded the PA & Secretary Network in Al Tamimi & Co. I am
passionate about my career and the PA profession as a whole.
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Fluent in spoken, written and read Arabic; knowledge of basic French.
 Holder of LL.M in International Legal Practice with Distinction from the University of Law.
 Advanced Microsoft Office Suite user- Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
 Nominated Compliance “Champion” – increased volume of opened matters in the Jordan
& Iraq offices by over 60% due to tailored and targeted compliance training to the team.
 Client Seminars – organised seminars for in-house lawyers and key clients.
 Translation of firm-wide “Know Your Client” requirements into Arabic.
 Marketing coordinator for both the Jordan and Iraq offices of Al Tamimi & Co.
 Founded Al Tamimi & Company’s PA & Secretary Network.
 Member of the Global PA Network and the Travers Smith PA Forum.
CAREER SUMMARY
TRAVERS SMITH LLP, LONDON, UK
PA, Commercial, IP & Technology Department
October 2015 – Present (Maternity Cover)
Travers Smith is a full service law firm based in the City of London. I provide full support to two
of the Commercial Partners and several other team members. My duties include:
 Managing diaries and making necessary entertainment and travel arrangements.
 Setting up the Department's monthly training sessions, including assisting with
preparation of the presentations, distribution of the content, coordinating dates,
arranging meeting rooms and updating various training registers (internal, CPD, etc).
 Managing the invitations, reminders, delegate packs and room bookings for client
training sessions being held at the Firm for in-house lawyers and key clients.
 Creating, managing and sending electronic legal updates and client briefings via the
Vuture application, including maintaining various contact lists on InterAction.
 Designed and created internal web pages for the Firm's intranet in the firm-wide overhaul
project.
 Assisting with matter opening formalities and issuing monthly bills.
Sabaya02@yahoo.com
LinkedIn
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2. AL TAMIMI & COMPANY, AMMAN, JORDAN
PA to Partner / Head Of Jordan & Iraq; Jordan & Iraq Marketing Coordinator
July 2013 – May 2015
Al Tamimi & Co is the largest law firm in the Middle East with 16 offices across 9 countries.
 Responding to written and verbal enquiries on behalf of Partner.
 Managing the Partner’s diary and arranging all local and international business trips.
 Running internal conflict checks, compiling KYC and risk assessment files for Partner
and MLRO checks and making recommendations to ensure compliance with regulators.
 Updating and maintaining Partner’s time sheet and billing entries on Elite 3E software.
 Leading Jordan and Iraq offices’ marketing and business development, including
preparing firm and attorney profiles, website listings and legal directory submissions.
 Successfully completed over 60 proposals to various international entities such as banks
and government authorities as part of their project bidding processes in the region.
 Coordinating office article submissions for the Firm’s monthly “Law Update Magazine".
ZALLOUM & LASWI LAW FIRM, AMMAN, JORDAN
PA to Partner
March 2013 – June 2013
 Attending meetings and taking minutes.
 Proofreading legal correspondence and documents.
 Preparing and reviewing English-Arabic and Arabic-English legal translations.
MLC LANGUAGE CENTRE, AMMAN, JORDAN
TESOL Accredited English Instructor
October 2012 – January 2013
ADDIE & CO SOLICITORS, LONDON, UK
Solicitor – Litigation, Probate, Commercial And Immigration
December 2011 – May 2012
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (UK) LLP, LONDON, UK
Legal Assistant – Litigation / Arbitration Department
January 2011 – October 2011
MS-LEGAL SOLICITORS, LONDON, UK
Trainee Solicitor – Qualified as English Solicitor in September 2009
September 2007 – August 2009
EDUCATION
 The University of Law – Masters in Law (July 2010 – June 2013)
LL.M in International Legal Practice – Distinction
 TEFL Lab London – TRINITY Cert-TESOL (June 2012)
Full-time Trinity accredited TESOL Course.
 The College of Law of England and Wales (August 2006 – July 2007)
Legal Practice Course, Commercial and Private Context – Commendation.
 University of Leicester (September 2002 – June 2006)
BA Economics and Law with a Foundation Year in Economics.
 Sana’a International School (September 1990 – June 2002)
American curriculum taught in English, accredited by the US MSA.
INTERESTS
 Travelling  Cinema  Blogging  Reading 