Mehreen currently works as an independent Business Development Advisor in areas of immigration and refugee law.  She regularly travels to South Asia and the Middle East for consultations and client development.  Her work and volunteer activities have focused in the access to justice sector assisting immigrants with providing them information about the settlement process and legal information. 

 

Previous Work Experience

  • Ontario Public Service (Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services and the Ministry of the Attorney General) (2007-10)
  • South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, Pro Bono Project (2003-07)
  • Pro Bono Law Ontario, Project Director (2002-03)
  • Law Society of Upper Canada, Connecting Communities With Counsel project (2000-2002)
  • ACTIONAID Pakistan, Programme Officer Funding & Communications (1996-97) 
  • Orr, Dignam & Co., Legal Associate (1995-96)

 

Achievements

  • Awarded the Britannia (Chevening) Scholarship, 1998/99
  • Co-author, Public Interest Litigation in Pakistan, May 2000

 

Education

  • B.A., University of Punjab
  • LL.B, University of Punjab
  • LL.M, University of London