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KE-JIA'S RESUME

Ke-Jia Chong's unique education, awards and experiences are as follows. Please download a summary and updated resume

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (B.C.L./LL.B) (Expected: December 2013)

Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, QC

Substantive 13,000 word term paper essay, summer 2011:

"The Core of Arbitration: Waiving the Right to Impartiality and Right to be Heard" supervised by Professor Fabien Gelinas

International Bachelor of Business Administration, 2006-2010

Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, ON

University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, exchange abroad, spring 2009

Strategic management, competition law, economics and policy courses taken

Fudan University, Shanghai, China, summer study abroad, summer 2007

Intermediate Mandarin course

SCHOLARSHIPSDAAD Summer Law School Scholarship, 2012.HSBC President's Award for iBBA, 2009, highest class CGPA.York University President's Scholarship, full scholarship of undergraduate degree in international business.Export Development Canada International Business Scholarship 2008.Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation Local Excellence Award 2006.Hydro One Scholarship 2006.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONSChambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris: Diplôme de français professionnel - Juridique Niveau B2, Spring 2009.RBC Next Greatest Innovator Challenge Finalist 2008, placing 3rd out of 100+ teams.International Business, Schulich Case Competition Finalist 2007.Essay published by EL Publishers in "Challenge the Experts" Competition 2007.

EXPERIENCE, Legal Department (06/12-07/12)

Intern in M&A and Corporate Law of renewable energy company under RWE Group

Amended settlement, non-disclosure, and standard agreements.

Drafted term sheet for negotiations in major joint venture agreement.

Reviewed and commented on Reply to Statement of Claim for major arbitration.

McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution (06/12-Present)

Editor-in-Chief, Founder

Led foundation of Journal Committee with 10 students.

Organized teams to work on content of Journal, event planning and sponsorship.

McGill University, Faculty of Law (05/11-Present)

Research Assistant for Professor Helge Dedek

Performed under tight-deadlines working one-on-one with professor, creating electronic documents, editing and formatting for major project.Conducted legal research in legal history and language.Edited articles on contract theory, legal philosophy and legal history.

(10/11-Present)

President; Vice President Academic

Led team of four executives to organize continuing legal education events. Liaised with professors for internal and external relations.

(10/11-08/12)

Vice President Finance

Reviewed and assessed elements of wrongful conviction claims in Quebec.Managed budget, expenses and document distribution among 10 members.Worked closely with Director on assessment of incoming recruitment., Community Organization (02/11-03/12)

Advisor

Informed clients weekly on legal issues and rights regarding housing, pension and welfare.Developed capacity to work in bilingual environment.Honed interpersonal skills in managing relationship with challenging clients.

Actus Reus McGill law student theatre group (09/10-03/11)

Producer; Actor

Managed financial relationship with Law Student Association and budgeting with Director for 2012 play.

Rehearsed with 10 cast members in blocking actions, timing, and memorizing lines for 2011 play.

- James Lyng High School (09/10-03/11)

Facilitator

Led group of 20 students through innovative exercises about legal issues.

Organized meetings with 3 other fellow law students to plan exercises, Law School Admission Test (03/10-08/10)

Instructor

Led class of 26 students through exercises to build skills required on the LSAT using Socratic questioning.

Mentored and coached students through one-on-one phone calls and emails.

North American Debate Championships 2010 (10/09-01/10)

Registration Director

Communicated with over 30 top-tier schools from across US and Canada in daily inquiries.

Handled financial issues and collection., Strategic Programs and Operations (06/09-08/09)

Summer Intern

Conducted in-depth research on strategic and financial planning cycle of EDC and Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in order to align foreign deployment processes.

Analyzed past foreign deployments through post-mortem interviews of stakeholders within EDC and at Mission to recommend improvements to processes.

Developed internal processes for referral processes with DFAIT to affect over 1000 Trade Commissioners in over 160 countries., English Conversation Course (02/09-05/09)

Teacher

Mentored 5-8 students in English weekly through thought-provoking discussions.

Fostered welcoming atmosphere to encourage students' confidence levels., Strategic Programs and Operations (05/08-08/08)

Summer Intern

Systemized EDC's set-up process of a foreign representation for corporate memory and to facilitate communication between groups.

Researched best practices of foreign representations.

Analyzed e-Markets and advised improvements to www.emarketservices.com, an initiative by Trade Partner Organizations that facilitates B2B matchmaking and transactions.

Honed presentation skills and ability to work in a bilingual environment., HP Technology for Teaching Grant (10/07-04/10)

Research Assistant for Professor Jean Adams

Advised professor on implementation of computer tablets for classes for 200 students.

Led ten assistants in design of research experiments.

Mentored students through course activity and provided technical support.

(05/08-05/09)

Treasurer

Founded York's Inter-college Debating Tournament by forming partnerships with 9 colleges and managing 30 volunteers and 24 debaters.

Secured funding grants and managed daily finances.

Mentored and educated students in debating.

(02/08-04/10)

Ambassador

Initiated Schulich ambassador video project by managing team of 8 students under tight deadline.

Spokesperson for Schulich at recruitment events.

Spoke on exchange speaker panels to advise junior students., RBC Next Greatest Innovator Challenge (11/07-02/08)

Finalist

Created 12 page report on innovative solution to help RBC do business better with customers through online budgeting tool

Only undergraduate team chosen out of over 100 proposals across Canada, competed against 4 MBA teams and placed 3rd.

York Investment Club (01/07-12/07)

Vice President Information Systems

Negotiated and closed sponsorship deal with BMO Investorline.

Implemented newsletter to improve public relations with 450 members.

Advised club strategy to boost membership and build value for members.

Designed and maintained website (see model ).

(09/06-12/07)

Features Editor and Production Assistant

Managed article contributions with 50 staff writers monthly.

Edited articles and provided feedback to staff writers.

Design page layouts for monthly issues.

CONFERENCES AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIESRunner Up in Speak Out 2005 Youth Speech ContestCompleted Toastmaster International Youth Leadership Program

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