In Afghanistan provision of legal services trace back to as early as 1964 when the then Afghan Constitution for the first time stipulated the right to defense counsel. However, the profession suffered a setback in the years to come as the entire justice system was heavily affected by different phases of war from late 1970s to 1990s. Contrary to this backdrop, post-2001 with the advent of the international community, a vigorous campaign was initiated to improve the legal sector and strengthen the rule of law in Afghanistan. This has transformed the justice sector immensely and strengthened the legal institutions to a noteworthy level. SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES remained an essential contributor to this campaign since it was founded.
SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES was founded in 2011 by Saeeq Shajjan and registered under the laws of Afghanistan. Soon SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES established itself as a ‘go-to law firm’ in Afghanistan. The firm’s scope of practice includes but is not limited to legal counseling, litigation, legislative drafting and legal capacity building. Additionally, provision of pro-bono legal services to the needy people is inherited as a core culture in each of our attorneys. Client service is our shared professional value. We believe that SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES is not about us; it is about services to our clients. This attitude helped us to emerge as the ‘firm of choice’ in Afghanistan and beyond.
Diversity and inclusion sparkle in our team. Our team consists of the Afghan and U.S. admitted attorneys and specialized tax consultants. Additionally, in our recruitments, we strive to employ attorneys with rich professional and academic backgrounds both in local and international contexts. Taking into account the nature of the majority of legal issues in Afghanistan, most of which involve both national and international elements, we are looking for excellent expertise while recruiting. Almost all our attorneys studied abroad, which gives us an excellent command over national and international laws in several jurisdictions.
Five of SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATE’s senior attorneys collaborate with Afghanistan Center for Commercial Dispute Resolution and ICC-Afghanistan as arbitration practitioners and members of Arbitration and ADR. Our attorneys possess excellent legal knowledge and enhanced professional skills garnered through studying at leading law schools in Afghanistan U.S, U.K, India, Singapore, and Europe. The experience and superb legal knowledge of SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES’s team affords the firm the ability to render professional and ethical advice and representation to the clients and enable it to employ the best expert and technical resources to the highest professional standards and in full compliance with the rule of law.