Legal Project
Resume:
DIPALEE RAHUL GHODATUREs
**** *** ****., *** ** • Jersey City, NJ 07306 • 201-***-****
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Profile Summary:
Skilled and qualified Tech Savvy Lawyer and Litigation Support Specialist with a demonstrated work experience in ITES/Legal Process Outsourcing industry. 5+ years of extensive hands on experience in Technology Assisted Review Tools/Litigation support technologies including Citator- BCIT, Bloomberg, Kira, CLM, Concordance, Relativity, and LexisNexis. Legally authorized to work in United States.
Highlights:
5+ years of experience in providing Litigation Support Services for Legal Analytics, Legal Document Management and Legal Case Management and eDiscovery in a Legal Process Outsourcing industry
Extensive hands on experience in Technology- Assisted Review tools including Concordance, Relativity, Citator- BCIT, Bloomberg, CLM, Kira, LexisNexis
Worked on Case Law Analysis, Case Summarization, eDiscovery-Document Review, Contract Review, Contract Abstraction, Legal Research, Deposition Summary and Objective Coding Projects for US and UK Clients
Extensive hands on experience to use BCIT to cite check or locate copies of cases and statutes and creating table of contents and table of authorities
Excellent Legal Research, Drafting Legal Memorandum and Case Summarization skills
Ability to interpret and extract data from complex legal documents
Advance knowledge of litigation applications and thorough understanding of federal and state rules of civil procedure
Thorough knowledge of eDiscovery Process and worked on various Document Review Projects
Exemplary writing and editing skills, effective proof reading skills
Detail oriented, ability to work on tight deadlines and handle multiple assignments
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
Strong written, verbal communication skills and
Flexibility for overtime, as needed
Bachelor of Arts - B.A. degree in English and Economics with honors from University of Mumbai (India), 2001
Bachelor of Laws – LL.B. degree from University of Pune (India), 2007
Work Experience:
Lead (Advocate) (Sep 2013 to July 2014)
Law offices of C. D. Konale, Pune, India
Maintained client relationship, supported Legal Operations and Business Development
Responsible for managing office services by ensuring office operations and procedures are organized, correspondences are controlled, filing systems are designed
Allocated tasks and assignments to subordinate attorneys and to keep record of case status updates
Sr. Process Executive-Legal Analyst & Researcher (April 2010 to Dec 2011)
Infosys BPO Ltd., India, Pune
Project Description:
1.Quality Control- Case Law Project
As a Quality Analyst worked on Citation project/ Citator- BCIT tool
Worked on Citing References for US Client in Legal Publishing
Worked on BCIT to cite check or locate copies of cases and statutes and for creating table of contents and table of authorities
Trained and mentored new employees on data collection system and software’s
2.Case Law Project:
Worked on BCIT tool to search for legal precedents and analyze their applicability; searched rules, regulation, statutes as to effectively find, monitor and track cases
Prepared summaries of US court judgments also prepared summaries on points of law and case histories
Performed legal research using BCIT research tool; Blueboook, cite-check and proofread legal documents to ensure proper formatting and compliance with local and federal court rules
Cite-check and edit legal documents
Awards and Recognition:
Production and Quality efficiency rating of 99%
Spot Rewards for excellence in production and quality
Assigned role of Quality Analyst
Training - Rainmaker Legal Training Program:
In depth training on US Court Structure, Legal Research and Drafting Legal Memorandum, Case Summarization, Legal Compliance, Document Review, Contract Review
Associate Attorney– Legal Support Services (March 2009 to Oct 2009)
Mindcrest India Pvt. Ltd. (India), Pune
Project Description:
1.Case Law/Citation
Worked as a Legal Analyst on Citation project / BCIT tool
2.Document Review:
Performed Document Review in Concordance tool
Reviewed documents for responsiveness and prepared privilege logs
Tagging and Issue coding
3.Legal Compliance
Reviewed contractual, due diligence and regulatory requirements
4. Contract Review and Contract Abstraction
Worked on Contract Review- CLM tool and Contract Abstraction- Kira tool
Reviewed contracts for requirements, high-risk and special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies and discussed the basis for changes to contracts with management
Performed Redlining of contracts and provided written and oral recommendations
Legal Associates (Jan 2008 to Mar2009)
Loxodrome Solutions India Private Ltd., Pune, India
Project Description:
1.Objective Coding
Worked as a Legal Coding Specialist and Legal Proofreader
2.Deposition Summarization/Deposition Summary
Worked on Deposition Summarization projects and prepared concise, accurate and reliable summaries of deposition
3.Contract Review
Reviewed Contracts for requirements and high-risk
Performed legal data analysis, red lining and black lining
Attorney Associate/ Junior Advocate (May 2007 to Dec 2007)
Law Offices of M.P. Bendre, Pune, India
Interacted with client contacts for information, documents
Assisted Attorney in drafting documents, including contracts and other agreements
Under Attorney supervision- preparation and filing of documents responses, motions, and briefs at courthouse; followed up cases at various stages
Attended court hearings and observed trial
Educational Qualification:
LL.B.- Bachelor of Laws, 2007
University of Pune (India)
B.A.- Bachelor of Arts, (English and Economics) with honors, 2001
University of Mumbai (India)
Volunteer Work Experience:
Volunteer –Teacher and Mentor (Dec 2014 to Nov 2017)
A Little Happiness Foundation, USA
NGO mission is to empower the under privileged sections of society through educational, economic and social awareness and training programs
Worked as a Volunteer Teacher and participated in Hindi language teaching programs
Participated in mentoring relationship with patience and compassion
Developed and maintained genuine, positive and consistent communication with parents
Additional Information:
Language Proficiency:
Fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi
Work Permit:
Legally authorized to work in United States
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