legal associate

CURRICULUM-

V IT AE

POORVA KHANDEKAR

Vasundhra Enclave Delhi Mobile: +91-958******* Email: ******.*********@*****.***

In pursuit of jobs in:

Corporate Services (research and contract drafting) in Mergers and Acquisitions, debt

restructuring, banking, financing, etc.

ACADEMIC RECORD

Percentage/CGPA(out

Degree/Certificate Institute/School

of 8)

KIIT Law School,

B.A.LL.B (Business

6.62

Law Honors, 2013) Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Somerville School,

C.B.S.E.(Std.12,

69.4%

New Delhi

2007)

Somerville School,

C.B.S.E. (Std.

88.2%

New Delhi

10, 2005)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• September 2013 – Till date: Corporate and Compliance Department, Pangea3, Thomson

Reuters. Designation: Associate.

• Freelanced with The Caliber, an online portal for IAS exam preparation. My

articles can be accessed at: www.thecalibre.in

Student Representative for registered organization of Student at Law. (2012-

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13)

INTERNSHIPS

1. Pangea3, Thomson Reuters, Noida, December (‘12) - March (‘13)

Worked as an intern in the organization for three months, in the litigation solution

de p a r t m e n t .

2. Khurana & Khurana, Greater Noida. May-June 2012

Supervised b y: Mr. Tarun Khurana (Partner and Patent Attorney).

Worked as an internee in the T rademarks Department for One month. Worked on various

issues of trademark passing off, drafting of replies and objections (TM-5 & TM-6) and

researching various other issues and providing arguments by the help of I ndian Cases

mainly.

3. K&S Partners, Gurgaon. June 2011

Supervised b y: Sanjeev Tiwari (Sr. Lawyer) & Kenneth Benjamin David (Senior

Partner).

Worked as an internee in the Patents Department for Twenty Seven days. Worked on

various issues of Patent infringement and contributed to the research by preparing briefs on

Indian an d International cases.

4. Bhasin & Co., Advocates, New Delhi. December 2010.

Worked as an I nt er n ee for twenty one days. Prepared case briefs, researched f or drafting

of plaints and misjoinder, assisted in drafting of various documents and attended

court proceedings assisting the senior advocates.

5. Sr. Adv.S.D.Singh, Supreme Court, New Delhi. June 2010

Worked as Trainee & R esearch assistant for T wo weeks . Attended the court proceedings

and prepared case briefs.

6. Sr. Adv.S.D.Singh, Supreme Court, New Delhi. June 2009

Library i n t er n s h i p f o r o n e m onth. Researched w i t h various j o u r n a l s available in

la w y e rs chamber’s (Delhi) and Supreme Court Library.

7. HelpAge India, New Delhi. April-May 2009

Internee at the NGO f or one month. Prepared helpline reports, created volunteer schedules

and drafted questionnaires for the purposes of survey.

MOOT COURTS AND CLIENT COUNSELING

• Semi-finalist in First UILS National Client Counseling Competition, 2011. Subject matter:

Intellectual property and Consumer Laws.

• Participant In Surana And Surana International Technology Moot, 2010. Subject matter:

Intellectual Property Rights.

First Position in Intra – KLS Moot Court Competition 2008-09.

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PAPER PRESENTATION

• Presented a paper on the topic Multiculturalism And Politics of Recognition:

How It Has Lead to Cultural Stigmatization In India” in a UGC sponsored

seminar, conducted at Chandidas Mahavidyalaya, Burdwan University.

PUBLICATION / WORKING PAPER

• Co-authored paper titled “Domestic Violence in India: Will Law Alone

Change the Situation?” published as a working paper on www.ssrn.com

• Contribution published in Westlaw Newsletter (Issue#18 on March 22nd

2012) on the Effect of Budget 2012 on the Banking Sector.

• Blog a r t i c l e published, titled “Removal from Trademarks Register Due to

Non-Use”, while interning with Khurana & Khurana. This article can

be accessed at: http://iiprd.wordpress.com/

AWARDS

• Secured first position in entrance examination (2008) thus completed

graduation with 100% scholarship at KIIT School of Law, KIIT University.

ANY OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Attended the International Youth Forum 2011 held at Seliger, Russia

from 1st July to 8th July 2011. Participated and attended the lectures under

the title “Business and Innovation”.

• Passed the Online Certificate Course on 16th February 2011 on The Right

To Information Act, 2005: with grade ‘A’ scoring 80% and above.

Conducted in collaboration with Department of Personnel and Training,

Government of India.

• Participated in the Licito Concurso’ 10- A National Legal

Writing Competition organized by the Indian Law Journal. Co- authored

an essay on the theme Legal Education.

• Participated in 1st Gurcharan Tulsi National Legal Essay

Writing Competition, 2010 organized by HNLU, Raipur.

• Participated in ENSAYO, 2009- A National Legal Essay Competition

organized by the Centre for Advanced Study in International Humanitarian

Law (CASH). Authored an essay entitled “International Humanitarian

Law and the Concept of Hinduism”. (September 2009)

• Participated in a Workshop on Mooting organized by KIIT Law School-

International Law Society. (26-27 August 2009).

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Corporate Law

• Child Rights and Welfare

• Women rights and Welfare

RESEARCH COMPETENCE

I can operate all software of Microsoft office with d exterity. Well acquainted with

researching on:

Westlaw India

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Lexis Nexis

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SCC Online

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Manupatra

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