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    "name": "Fausta Gjika",
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    "summary": "Dedicated lawyer with over two years of diverse legal experience in civil, commercial, and human rights law. Successfully managed 50-80 active cases, drafted over 100 legal documents, and conducted in-depth legal research, enhancing client communication and compliance. Committed to delivering strategic and creative legal solutions with great efficiency. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and responsibility. ",
    "location": "Ali Visha Street, 1001, Tirana, Albania",
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    {
      "company": "Studio Ligjore \"GEGA & Associates\" sh.p.k.",
      "position": "Attorney Assistant",
      "location": "Tirana, Albania",
      "startDate": "2025-06",
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      "highlights": [
        "1. Managed over 50-80 active cases simultaneously, optimizing timelines and enhancing communication between clients and contracted attorneys of the Studio.",
        "2. Drafted and filed 100+ legal documents, including complaints and defenses, memos, correpondence ensuring compliance with court and bailiff requirements.",
        "3. Conducted comprehensive legal research and evidence gathering for new cases, producing detailed defense statements.",
        "4. Drafted all required notarial documents and coordinated with partner notaries such as Elona Syla and Anila Q. Kacupi to support office operations.",
        "5. Leveraged legal expertise to resolve complex issues in contract and commercial law, contributing to favorable client outcomes.",
        "6. Focused on commercial and property law while successfully supporting criminal and administrative cases, demonstrating versatility in legal practice."
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    {
      "company": "Council of Europe CoE",
      "position": "Legal Intern",
      "location": "Tirana, Albania",
      "startDate": "2025-06",
      "endDate": "2025-07",
      "highlights": [
        "Project Name: D-REX III Project for the Balkans",
        "I assisted the Council Staff with meetings and events concerning human rights as Free Speech and Property Rights, such as AMA Consultation Meetings.",
        "Report writing and legal research on property rights (art 1 prot 1 ECHR) and on discrimination of roma community."
      ]
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    {
      "company": "DAMIANI & PARTNERS",
      "position": "Legal Intern",
      "location": "Tirana, Albania",
      "startDate": "2024-04",
      "endDate": "2024-07",
      "highlights": [
        "Specialization in Civil, Contract, Commercial and Consulting Law",
        "I have worked as a junior lawyer mainly for commercial law issues, succession projects and writing contracts such as work contract, property transaction, shareholders agreements."
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "BITRI & BAKIU Law Firm",
      "position": "Legal Intern",
      "location": "Tirana, Albania",
      "startDate": "2022-10",
      "endDate": "2022-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Specialization in Insurance Law"
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      "institution": "Luarasi University, Tirana",
      "degree": "Master of Law",
      "field": "Law",
      "startDate": "2021",
      "endDate": "2026",
      "score": "10.00 0r A+"
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    {
      "institution": "Istanbul Arbitration Centre (istac) ELSA Turkiye, Bodrum",
      "degree": "Winter Law School",
      "field": "Energy Law and Sustainability",
      "startDate": "2025",
      "endDate": "2025",
      "score": "A"
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    {
      "institution": "Praktika Ligjore Av. Ledio Milkani",
      "degree": "Legal Assistant",
      "field": "Legal Course",
      "startDate": "2023",
      "endDate": "2024"
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    {
      "institution": "Central European University CEU",
      "degree": "Undergraduate Course",
      "field": "Western Balkans: Imperial Legacies, Nation Building, (Dis)State Integration",
      "startDate": "2023",
      "endDate": "2024",
      "score": "4 ETC"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Proffetional Academy ELITA",
      "degree": "Course (Remote)",
      "field": "Public Administration",
      "startDate": "2023",
      "endDate": "2024"
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    {
      "institution": "Pan-European University, Bratislava",
      "degree": "Undergraduate Erasmus Semester",
      "field": "Law",
      "startDate": "2023",
      "endDate": "2023",
      "score": "A"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Ali Demi High School, Vlorë",
      "degree": "General High School",
      "field": "Social Science Profile",
      "startDate": "2018",
      "endDate": "2021",
      "score": "9.82 or A"
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    "Microsoft",
    "Powerpoint",
    "Excel",
    "Contract Drafting",
    "Client Communication",
    "Case Management",
    "Document Review",
    "Time Management",
    "Team Collaboration",
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  "languages": [
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      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Fluent"
    },
    {
      "language": "Italian",
      "fluency": "Intermediate"
    },
    {
      "language": "German",
      "fluency": "Basic"
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    {
      "language": "Russian",
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      "name": "Legal Assistant Certified",
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      "date": "2024-05"
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      "title": "Finalist, 10th Edition of MootCourt Albania",
      "date": "2023-05",
      "awarder": "Civil Rights Defenders"
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      "title": "Best Negotiator",
      "date": "2024-05",
      "awarder": "ELSA Negotiation Competition ,  FIRE & FROST CONSULTING",
      "summary": "I represented my university and won second place and first place for outstanding negotiation skills as an individual on three negotiation cases and mediating agreement drafting."
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      "title": "First Place Winner",
      "date": "2024-03",
      "awarder": "Albanian Helsinki Committee",
      "summary": "Legal Drafting Competition on \"No Corruption, No Democracy\""
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    {
      "title": "Second Place Winner (Team)",
      "date": "2025-05",
      "awarder": "Halimi Foundation and Netherlands Embassy",
      "summary": "University Law Competition 3rd Edition"
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    {
      "title": "First Place Winner Datathon",
      "date": "2024-07",
      "awarder": "Albanian Institute of Science AIS",
      "summary": "Research on: Dedicated Budget on Penitentiary System in Albania 2021-2023"
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      "organization": "Social Education & Enviroment Protection (SEEP)",
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      "startDate": "2017-07",
      "endDate": "2021-08",
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        "In the SEEP organization I have been part of environmental protection projects at the Naturalisti Club, where I have participated in various environmental activities such as Karaburun (Awareness Campaign for the Protection of Dater), Narta Lagoon (Cleaning and Awareness Campaign), etc. I was able to coordinate groups of 15-25 people"
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      "organization": "Reinforce Sustainability RESU",
      "position": "Volunteer",
      "startDate": "2026-03",
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        "Volunteering Activity in collaboration with Yves Rocher in Paskuqan, Tirana."
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      "position": "Volunteer Assistant",
      "summary": "Supported NGO program delivery by assisting Alketa Lamani with marketing, participant outreach, reporting, and project implementation. Contributed to the OSCE-supported \"Youth Against Corruption and Organized Crime\" initiative, participated in training programs, and led the development of an anti-corruption website featuring anonymous reporting, educational resources, and expert podcasts."
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