Hi, I’m Utkir.
I’ve been successfully applying for scholarships, grants, and fellowships for the past 4+ years.
I received my education in Uzbekistan and I am currently pursuing my master's degree at Harvard Law School in the U.S.
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Here is my CV
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Master of Laws - LLM
Tashkent State University of Law | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
L.L.B. (hons), Faculty of International Law and Comparative Jurisprudence
Awards & Honours
● Class valedictorian (2024)
● Law Student of the Year (2023)
● Islam Karimov State Scholarship (2023)
● JACAFA International scholarship (2022)
● Ministry of Justice Scholarship (2022)
● Excellence Scholarship (2021)
August 2025 - May 2026
September 2020 - July 2024
GPA: 4.89/5.0
Activities
● Jessup Moot (2023, highest ranked oralist in CIS)
● FIAMC Competition (2023, oralist)
● FDI Moot (2022, researcher and oralist)
● ICYF debates championship (2022, winner)
● TEDxTSUL (2020–2022, founder/licensee)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Senior Consultant, Department of International Legal Cooperation (since 01.2025)
Conduct legal analysis of international agreements to review compliance with national legislation.
Draft detailed legal opinions assessing the feasibility and implications of joining key international agreements.
Facilitate the establishment and enhancement of international cooperation with foreign governments and international organizations.
October 2023 - August 2025
Law Clerk, Department of legal protection of the interests of Uzbekistan (04.2024-12.2024)
Analyzed local investment agreements, bilateral investment treaties (BITs), and power purchase agreements (PPAs) to assist senior consultants in drafting relevant detailed legal opinions.
Monitored and researched ongoing international legal disputes involving foreign investors with capital in Uzbekistan, particularly in the energy sector, while tracking relevant developments.
Legal Trainee, Department for harmonization of national legislation with the WTO agreements (10.2023-03.2024)
Analyzed WTO agreements and reviewed legal opinions on the harmonization of domestic laws with WTO rules.
Conducted inventorisation of national legislation on subsidies to ensure alignment with relevant WTO provisions.
Researched international best practices for state accession to the WTO and wrote comprehensive reports.
Nagoya University of Economics | Remote
Research Assistant to Professor of Law, Alisher Umirdinov
Review the legal content of blog-posts for www.uzbekistanlawblog.com as an assistant editor.
Supervise a team of researchers in drafting analytical summaries of international law cases, contributing to Uzbekistan’s biggest casebook on international law.
July 2024 - Present
Embassy of Uzbekistan in Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden
Legal Intern
Supported the Ambassador’s Trade and Economic Advisor in implementing a national program to attract foreign investment and observed negotiations related to investment projects.
Organized a chess tournament for the Uzbek diaspora in Stockholm (over 100 participants) and coordinated media engagement to promote the event.
July - September 2023
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