Hawa Barud
Iqaluit
Summary
Legal professional with extensive prosecutorial experience and solid foundation in criminal justice. Proven ability to navigate high-stakes cases with integrity and precision. Known for fostering collaborative team environments and delivering consistent results.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Crown Prosecutor
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
04.2024 - Current
- Assessing files for reasonable prospect of conviction and alternative measures
- Conducting Bail hearings - risk assessment - primary, secondary and tertiary grounds
- Trial experience - meeting with complainants and witnesses, preparing examination questions, cross examination, redirects, final submissions, voir dires
- Second crown on Jury Trials - Jury selection, opening and closing statements
- Sentencings
- Drafting and sending resolution positions
Associate
Doli Law
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Personal Injury & Civil Litigation - Meeting with clients, gathering evidence, commencing accident benefits and tort claims, reviewing medical documents, calculating damages, drafting pleadings and motions, prepping and preparing clients for trial, engaging in mediation, discoveries, and examinations
Student at Law
Tinarwo Law
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Criminal law - research, court appearances, adjournments, pleas, setting dates for summary dispositions and trials, bail, detention reviews, preparing submissions and sentencing
- Experience in specialized courts such as the Mental Health Court, Indigenous Court, and Drug Court
- Family Law - meeting with clients, research, legal writing, attending docket, special chambers, alternative dispute resolution, correspondence with clients and opposing counsel, preparing financial disclosure, and settlement proposals
- Immigration - meeting with clients, preparing opinion letters and basis of claim
- Civil Litigation - Commencing a claim, filing a claim, summary judgments
Clerk II
City of Edmonton
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Coordinating administrative duties related to contracts, management, and financial administration, word processing, creating presentations, reports, and spreadsheets
- Worked in various sections: City Operations, Citizen Services, Multicultural Relations, Urban Planning & Economy
Communications Officer
Statistics Canada
12.2015 - 07.2016
- Engaged with external organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs); regional, provincial/territorial or national associations; and/or community-based organizations (CBOs)
- Connected with clients of various ethnic backgrounds and provided materials in various languages
- Collected, researched, and prepared communication materials
- Coordinated media events
- Assisted in the preparation of brochures, reports, posters, newsletters and other material
Education
Master of Laws - International Business Law
York University
Toronto, None02-2023
LLB - Law
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom06-2020
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Athabasca University
Athabasca, None02-2015
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Effective communication
- Decision-making
- Legal analysis
- Risk assessment
- Adaptability
Languages
Certification
- Bar Admission - Nunavut - May 2024
- Bar Admission - Alberta - June 2023
Timeline
Crown Prosecutor
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
04.2024 - Current
Associate
Doli Law
09.2023 - 12.2023
Student at Law
Tinarwo Law
09.2022 - 06.2023
Clerk II
City of Edmonton
08.2016 - 09.2018
Communications Officer
Statistics Canada
12.2015 - 07.2016
- Bar Admission - Nunavut - May 2024
- Bar Admission - Alberta - June 2023
Master of Laws - International Business Law
York University
LLB - Law
University of Leicester
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Athabasca University
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