In The White House Counsel
Reema Shah has been appointed to the Office of The White House Counsel on January 2021. She got the position of Deputy Associate Counsel.
The Office of The White House Counsel deals with an array of legal issues involving The White House and the President of the US, which include handling judicial nominations and disseminating ethics advice to The White House staff among others.
“My administration has no greater task than restoring faith in American government. Our White House Counsel’s Office will be built upon a foundation of integrity and honesty. This qualified and crisis-tested legal team will ensure that this administration is accountable and always operates in service of the American people,” said President-elect Joe Biden during the announcement of the appointment of the additional members of the Office of the White House Counsel, which included the appointment of Reema Shah.
“The American people deserve a government that is open, honest, and transparent. These dedicated public servants will help us meet the unprecedented challenges facing our nation while upholding the highest standards of ethics and integrity,” said Vice President-elect Kamala Harris when President-elect Joe Biden and she announced the appointment of additional members of the Office of the White House Counsel.
From Law to Politics
Earlier, Reema Shah worked in the Biden-Harris Campaign; in the debate preparation team for Joe Biden. She also worked as a Counsel in Biden-Harris transition team. If one were to ask what is the profession of Reema Shah then lawyer would be the most apt answer. She is presently based in Washington, D.C. though she is originally from the Edison township of New Jersey.
There is news on Reema Shah that she worked as an Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP, an American multinational law firm, during 2019-20. The Indian-American lady also served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the US Department of Justice, during 2017-18.
She also worked as law clerk to Justice Elena Kagan in the US Supreme Court during 2018-19 and also to Judge Sri Srinivasan on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit during 2015-16.
In Revered Institutions
If anyone gets interested in writing a biography of Reema Shah in the future, of which there is a possibility, he or she should mention that Reema Shah graduated from the much revered and globally renowned Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a BA in Social Studies in 2011.
Thereafter she did her Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in International Relations and Affairs from another globally renowned institution – Cambridge University in the UK, in 2012. She did her Doctor of Law from Yale Law School in 2015.
When in Doubt, Work Harder
While exploring about Reema Shah one can come to know that she said that many a time she doubted herself through her career till now, but on each of those occasions of doubt, she endeavored to use those doubts to strive to work harder and be better. She also said that her loving family always believed in her even when she doubted herself.
Reema is a former Girl Scout, and traveling around the world, reading, and dancing are among her interests. She also enjoys dancing. Reema loves dancing to Bollywood songs and is a student of Odissi dance; a classical dance form of India.
FAQs
She is married to a man named Richard with whom she lives in Washington, D.C.
There is news on Reema Shah that she is a native of the Edison township of New Jersey. The age of Reema Shah is most probably within 30-35 years.
There is no authentic news in public domain about the exact net worth of Reema Shah.
She began her legal career as a law clerk in 2015.
