Our team

Founded in 2017. Built around our clients.

Alexander James Solicitors was established in 2017 by Founding Partners Claire Lines and Nadeem Malik. When you instruct us, you work directly with a qualified solicitor or specialist who takes ownership of your matter from start to finish.

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Claire Lines

Solicitor / Director — Founding Partner

Co-founded the firm in 2017. Claire leads on public law, regulatory and AML matters and on financial product mis-selling litigation.

Qualifications

  • BA Economics — University of Leeds
  • PgDip Law (CPE) — University of Liverpool
  • LPC — University of Huddersfield

Experience

  • Public Law
  • Regulatory Law
  • Financial product mis-selling litigation
  • AML compliance
  • Risk & Compliance Management

Certified AML Regulations Reporting Officer.

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Nadeem Malik

Solicitor / Director — Founding Partner

Co-founded the firm in 2017. Nadeem brings over 25 years of legal practice across litigation, business, immigration, insolvency and family law.

Qualifications

  • LLB Law — University of Wolverhampton
  • LLM Law — University of Staffordshire
  • LPC — University of Huddersfield

Experience

  • Litigation
  • Business Law
  • Immigration
  • Insolvency
  • Family Law
  • AML Regulations
  • Governance & Compliance

Over 25 years in legal practice.

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Alysha Malik

AML & Fraud Analyst

Alysha specialises in banking, AML, financial-crime investigations and sanctions compliance.

Qualifications

  • BA Law & Philosophy — University of Liverpool
  • LLM AML & Financial Crimes — University of Leeds

Experience

  • Banking Law
  • Anti Money Laundering
  • Financial crime investigations
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Regulatory product compliance

Currently studying for the Bar at Law.

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Arfa Malik

Solicitor / Consultant

Arfa advises on AML compliance, civil litigation, regulatory processes and quality assurance for legal compliance systems.

Qualifications

  • LLB Law — University of Leeds
  • LPC — BPP Law School

Experience

  • AML compliance
  • Civil litigation
  • Regulatory processes
  • Quality assurance
  • Legal compliance systems

Certified AML Regulations & Reporting Officer.

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Sunnia Ashraf

AML Training Officer

Sunnia delivers AML training and compliance management across e-money, fintech and remittance services.

Qualifications

  • BSc Nutritional Sciences — UCLAN
  • PGDip Business Law (Financial Crimes)
  • Diploma in FX Trading

Experience

  • AML training
  • Compliance management
  • E-money services
  • Fintech
  • Remittance services

Advanced Diploma in Risk & Compliance Management.

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Sebina Noreen

Solicitor

Joined the practice in 2020 and has been a valuable asset to the firm. Sebina contributes regularly on litigation, contract drafting and negotiation.

Experience

  • Litigation
  • Contract drafting & negotiation
  • Litigation funding