Based in Dubai · 15+ Years Across Four Continents

Jamilia
Grier.

International Lawyer·Author·Speaker

I help Black women design global lives, build cross-border businesses, and lead across continents.

Jamilia Grier — international lawyer, author, and speaker based in Dubai
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Currently —
Practicing international law from Dubai Hosting What Black Women Know Writing my first book Speaking globally · 2026—2027
The Complete Guide

The Black Woman’s
Guide to Dubai.

Jamilia Grier
New · The Complete Relocation Playbook

Everything you need to build a life, a home, and a business in the UAE.

Neighborhoods. Schools. Cost of living. Business setup. Cultural navigation. The conversations nobody else has honestly — written by a lawyer who’s lived it for nearly a decade.

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Three Ways to Engage

Find me where you read, listen, and lead.

Speaking

Three keynotes
on the rising decade.

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Jamilia Grier in Dubai
About Jamilia

An American girl who became a global woman.

Senior US export controls and trade compliance lawyer. Managing Director of a UAE-based firm. Founder. Author. Mother of four. Mandarin speaker. Based in Dubai.

Raised in the US, Jamilia trained as an international and technology lawyer with 15+ years across the US, China, Singapore, and the UAE. Past senior counsel roles at Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) and Marriott International (Shanghai).

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The Newsletter

Weekly letters from Jamilia.

A weekly dispatch on global business, leadership, and the lives we're building across borders.