Shaheen Group Announces Successful Internship of Harvard Law Students at Pakistan Supreme Court
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Shaheen Group has disclosed the successful completion of a five-week summer clerkship at the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Saeed Ahmad and Hussain Awan, law students from Harvard University.
Key Points:
- Shaheen Group has disclosed the successful completion of a five-week summer clerkship at the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Saeed Ahmad and Hussain Awan, law students from Harvard University.
- Their experience expanded beyond the capital, reaching district courts in Rawalpindi and the Lahore High Court, granting them a nuanced understanding of the juxtaposition between Pakistani and American legal systems.
- The clerkship initiative originated from a seminar at Harvard which featured dialogues between Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah from Pakistan and Justice Stephen Breyer from the United States.
- This seminar incited the interest of Ahmad and Awan in serving as summer clerks at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, furthering their understanding of their legal and cultural lineage.