Parisa Pourhashemi
Articled Student
JURISDICTION
British Columbia, 2022
Language(s)
English
Persian
Contact
Business
Overview
Parisa Pourhashemi is an articled student under the supervision of Heena Han and intends to work as a lawyer at Pax Law after being called to the bar. She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Common Law from the University of British Columbia.
Before relocating to Canada, she studied law in Iran and held several legal positions, including serving as Head of the Peace & Humanitarian Law Department at the UNESCO Chair for Human Rights, Peace & Democracy.
She has a strong foundation in legal research and has contributed to numerous projects as an author, editor, and project coordinator, with a focus on human rights and criminal law.
Fluent in English and Persian, she enjoys reading novels and plays and staying active at the gym with her partner.
Related Services
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Legal research
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Human rights law
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Criminal law
Experience
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Articled student under the supervision of Heena Han
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Legal roles in Iran including Head of the Peace & Humanitarian Law Department at the UNESCO Chair for Human Rights, Peace & Democracy
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Work as author, editor, and project coordinator on legal research projects
Career & Education
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LLM, Common Law – University of British Columbia (2024–2025)
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Master of Criminal Law & Criminology – Shahid Beheshti University (2016–2019)
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B.A., Persian Language & Literature – Shahid Beheshti University (2013–2018)
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Bachelor of Law – Shahid Beheshti University (2012–2016)