Amal AlamuddinĀ is obviously a pretty special woman.
She has managed to get perpetual bachelor George Clooney to put a ring on her finger, after all. (ViaĀ E!)
ButĀ Alamuddin is a lot more than the latest beautiful woman to take her place on Clooney's arm. Here's what you need to know.Ā (ViaĀ YouTube / IBA Global Insight)
"In a free society, you don't want the government to exercise an influence over judges."
Ā The 36-year-old is an extremelyĀ successful international lawyer who has represented some pretty big namesĀ ā includingĀ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (ViaĀ EuronewsĀ )
āTheĀ New York PostĀ reports AlamuddinĀ was born in Lebanon and studied law at Oxford University and New York University School of Law.
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And according toĀ Forbes, after completing her education, she practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's New York office for several years.
From there, Alamuddin moved on London, where she now specializes in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law for the firmĀ Doughty Street Chambers.
During her career, AlamuddinĀ has advised United Nations former secretary-general Kofi Annan and Ukraine's ex-prime minister YuliaĀ Tymoshenko, asĀ The IndependentĀ points out.
And she has representedĀ Assange in his fight against extradition from Sweden since 2011. (ViaĀ ABC)
On top of all of that, Alamuddin is also a published scholarlyĀ writer.
She co-edited the book "The Special Tribunal for Lebanon" and co-authored an article in the Journal of International Criminal Justice.Ā (ViaĀ Oxford University Press,Ā Oxford Journal)
With all of these accomplishments under her belt, one of her colleagues had nothing but praise for the successful lawyer during an interview with theĀ LondonĀ Evening Standard.Ā "She is a fabulously bright woman, she's independent and has a Rolls-Royce mind."
And while herĀ fianceĀ has a long list of impressive former flames,Ā Alamuddin'sĀ isn't too shabby either. (ViaĀ CBS / "Late Show")
According to several reports, she has beenĀ linked to Eric Schmidt, the director of Google, in the past. (ViaBloomberg)
Though Clooney has long preferred the actress/model types, like his most recent ex Stacy Kiebler, many say the actor really neededĀ a woman of substance ā like Alamuddin ā to get him to finally commit.Ā (ViaPeople)
And they have a lot in common too ā AsĀ CNNĀ notes, both Clooney and AlamuddinĀ share a passion for human rights.
So if anyone could steal the elusive George Clooney's heart, it would definitely be someone who's both brilliant and beautiful. Life's just not fair.
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