Advocate · Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shaila Binta Sayed

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Advocate, Bangladesh Bar Council & member of the Dhaka Bar Association — practising across civil, criminal and land matters, with a High Court Division permission application under way.

Bangladesh Bar Council · 2026 Dhaka Bar Association Civil · Criminal · Land
Portrait of Shaila Binta Sayed

About

Advocate, Bangladesh Bar Council (enrolled March 2026) with about two years of chamber and law-firm experience across civil, criminal and land matters in the Dhaka courts — assisting on ~50 matters and drafting plaints, written statements, bail applications, legal notices and agreements in Bangla and English. Experienced in client interviews, brief preparation and legal research. Currently pursuing High Court Division permission under Sr. Advocate Mansur Habib, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and seeking a junior legal role with a bank, law firm or NGO in Dhaka.

Bar Enrollment & Membership

Advocate — Bangladesh Bar Council

Enrolled 15 March 2026 after the full enrollment examination (MCQ, written and viva stages, 2025–26).

Member — Dhaka Bar Association

Regular member since 22 April 2026.

High Court Division — In Progress

Permission application filed July 2026; pupillage under Sr. Advocate Mansur Habib, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Experience

Chamber of Sr. Advocate Mansur Habib
Dhaka
Pupil Advocate — High Court DivisionCurrentJul 2026 – Present
  • Undertaking the Supreme Court pupillage under Sr. Advocate Mansur Habib of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (in practice since 1980); High Court Division permission application filed with the Bangladesh Bar Council, July 2026.
Apprentice LawyerAug 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Full-time chamber apprenticeship — drafting support and daily case assistance.
Chamber of Sr. Advocate Md. Robiul Alam Budu
Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Dhaka
Pupil (Bar Council Registered Pupillage)Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Completed the Bar Council–registered pupillage under a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh — 15 months, six days a week in chamber.
  • Assisted on ~50 civil, criminal and land matters before the Dhaka district (judge) courts.
  • Drafted plaints, written statements, petitions, legal notices, agreements, deeds and bail applications — primarily in Bangla, in English where required.
  • Handled client interviews, brief-taking and case-status updates on behalf of the chamber.
  • Researched case law and statute using DLR reports, practitioner texts, and online research tools.
Chamber of Advocate Palash Mondal
Dhaka Judge Court
Apprentice LawyerSep 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Full-time apprenticeship at a Dhaka Judge Court chamber, concurrent with the registered pupillage — day-to-day drafting and court assistance.
S.R. Associates (Law Firm)
Dhaka
Junior Legal AssociateNov 2021 – Aug 2022
  • First legal role, begun during the final year of the LLB — junior associate support across the firm's matters.

Education

LL.B. (Hons.)
Stamford University Bangladesh — Department of Law
2018 – 2022
CGPA 3.67 / 4.00

Skills & Languages

Legal Drafting

PlaintsWritten statementsPetitionsLegal noticesAgreements & deedsBail applicationsBangla + English

Litigation Support

Client interviewsBrief preparationCase-status managementCourt filing assistance

Legal Research

DLR case reportsStatutory researchPractitioner textsOnline research tools

Languages

Bangla — nativeEnglish — working proficiency