Fatma Swaleh

Layer with practical experience in legal research, writing, regulatory compliance, and mediation. A proven leader and award-winning researcher with a strong commitment to professional excellence.

Legal attache at Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) (2025-06 – 2025-09)

Directorate of Board Secretariat and Legal Services (under both the Legal Services Department and the Maritime Governance and Compliance Department)

• Conducted legal research and analysis in diverse areas, including civil litigation, maritime law, employment law, and contract law
• Drafted legal briefs, opinions, MOUs, and formal response correspondence
• Reviewed internal and external regulations and assisted in preparing public participation forums
• Performed regulatory oversight to verify organisational compliance with legal standards

Mentorship and Mediation Observation Program at Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya (FIDA-K) (2025-05 – 2025-07)

• Attended structured mediation observation sessions
• Receiving mentorship in practical dispute resolution and gender-sensitive legal practice

Attachment in the Legal and Ombudsman Directorate at County Public Service Board, Mombasa (2023-09 – 2023-12)

• Drafting legal opinions on employment/labour matters
• Data collection and analysis at the Board
• Dispute resolution process at the Board
• County complaints handling system
• Disciplinary process under the County Human Resource policies and manual

Attachment at Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mombasa (2023-06 – 2023-09)

• Legal research and drafting of legal documents
• Handling of police investigative files
• Record keeping and Electronic filing using the Uadilifu Case Management system

Research assistant for a study conducted on insecurity in Mombasa at Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) (2023-05 – 2023-05)

• Took notes of the interviewees' responses verbatim
• Filled in the open-ended questionnaires for each of the interviews conducted during the research

Judicial attachment at Mombasa Law Courts (2022-06 – 2022-09)

• Worked in the Traffic Registry and High Court Civil Registry
• Attached in the Chief Magistrate's Court, County Court No.1 and High Court No.3

Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (ATP) in Law – Kenya School of Law (KSL) (2026)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in Law – University of Nairobi, Mombasa campus (2021 – 2025)

Secondary School Certificate in General Education – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Secondary School (2017 – 2021)