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Indian-American lawyer Reena Patel has been appointed to a key post in US. Patel has been named to the post of civil division chief in the attorney general's office in the Northern Mariana Islands. The island is one of the five island territories of US that is inhabited.

Recently the appointment of Patel to the post was announced by the territory's acting Attorney General Gilbert Birnbrich.

As chief of the civil division, Patel will have the responsibilities to administer the day to day smooth functioning of the department.

After the appointment Patel expressed her gratitude for being offered the position of chief of the civil division. Patel also said she was looking forward to continue serving the people of the commonwealth in her new role.

Reena Patel is a native of New York City. Her academic qualifications include an undergraduate degree from New York University in 2000, a law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2008 and an LLM in international trade in 2009.

Patel entered private practice in San Diego after her law. In March 2012, Patel moved to the CNMI to serve as an assistant attorney general.

During her stint as attorney general, Patel served as legal counsel to several government agencies that include labour, commerce and consumer counsel.

(AW: Pratima Tigga)