Nadia Bouajila Law Clerk Email: nadia@armooh-williams.com

Ms. Nadia Bouajila holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law (WCL) and B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University. Nadia also holds a certificate on Racial Equity and the SDGs from the Federal Bar Association and UN Global Compact.

She worked as a Consultant for the African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA), a joint legislation gathering, organization, dissemination and capacity building project between the World Bank, the African Union Commission, and the African Legal Support Facility. In this role, Nadia oversaw and contributed to the research, drafting, editing and publication of two toolkits: Toolkit for State Equity Participation in Mining Companies; and Toolkit on Local Development & Community Engagement in Mining Projects. She was responsible for the curriculum development, logistical planning, and execution of a 5-day hybrid capacity building workshop which gave 10 law students from around Africa the opportunity to gain an expertise in the fundamental aspects of mining law in Africa. She also coordinated AMLA’s participation at the 2022 Mining Indaba which included a launch of the two toolkits and panel discussion on state equity participation.

During law school, Nadia served as a Student Attorney in the WCL Community Economic and Equity Development Clinic, where she represented nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia and Maryland. As a as a Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group: Lawyering Peace Program, she provided legal assistance and guidance to parties involved with negotiating ceasefires, developing transitional justice mechanisms, designing wealth-sharing agreements, and negotiating peace.

While at WCL, Nadia also worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Padideh Ala'i, Dean of the WCL Trade, Investment, and Development Program (TID). Nadia served as President of WCL's African Law and Policy Association and Managing Editor of the Arbitration Brief. She was a Status Updates Researcher for the War Crimes Research Office (WCRO) focusing her work on the IIIM Syria and Universal Jurisdiction.

Nadia was a joint intern for Sethi & Mazahiri, an immigration law firm and Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI), a non-profit providing services to artists who faced censorship and persecution for their free expression where she drafted USCIS applications and eligibility briefs, agent contracts, and parole requests for defensive asylum cases. Nadia was a contributor to AFI’s Artistic Freedom Monitor report: Systematic Suppression: Hungary’s Arts and Culture in Crisis.

Nadia interned with Armooh-Williams PLLC, a boutique law firm engaged in Global Trade Policy, Immigration Law, and Business Law where she researched and created presentations on the African Continental Free Trade Area and the opportunities it created for women owned businesses. She provided legal research and drafted MOUs for clients focused on south-to-south trade development and investment. She also maintained client files and supported case work in the firm’s immigration practice.

She was a 2021 Corporate Scholar for the Association of Corporate Counsel North Capital Region, where she served as a Legal Intern for the DC Green Bank. At DC Green Bank Nadia supported the legal team in drafting and negotiating loan agreements and affiliating documents. She also worked to develop internal bank policies on mobilizing private investment to provide gap financing, remove up-front costs and maximize the impact of public investments in carbon neutrality, climate resiliency, and inclusive economic growth.

Before attending law school, Nadia worked as a paralegal at Ahmad Assed & Associated, a criminal defense firm in New Mexico, and as a trainee at Kivvit, a political affairs firm in New York City. She was also a Youth Delegate at the 2018 Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in Geneva.