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Yoshita Narendra Kote

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BAR STATUS

Plan to sit for the New York Bar Exam, February 2016

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL

LL.M. in US and Transnational Law for Foreign Lawyers Candidate, May 20016

Activities: Library- Certified Research Scholar (University of Miami, Law library, School of Law)

Christ University, School of Law, Bangalore, India

Joint Degree LL.B (equivalent to Juris Doctor) and B.A., with honors, May 2015

Activities: Volunteer, Spastic Society of Karnataka (teaching independent skills to autistic children); Team Leader, Legal Aid camps from the Legal Aid Cell of School of Law (creating legal awareness among the rural parts of India); Participant, Mock United Nation TGIM BC MUN 2011and SLCU MUN 2015; Christ University Football team, 2014.

Moot Court: Participated in an Internal International Moot competition

EXPERIENCE

A.MADUSUDHANA RAO, Advocate B.sc., LLM, Bangalore, India

Legal Intern, October - November 2014

Attended court proceedings in the Karnataka High Court and Civil Court

Researched on matters pertaining to Hindu Succession and Code Of Civil Procedure

Observed preparation of pleadings, assisted in drafting legal notices and participated in client counseling

K.V Narendra and Associates, Bangalore, India

Legal Intern, May 2014

Researched application of Registration Act, Karnataka Stamp Act, Land Revenue Act

Read and analyzed case files and studied certain provisions of transfer of property in depth

Actively participated in meeting with clients

Legal Intern, November 2011

Assisted in drafting agreements and legal documents

Researched cases regarding general power of attorney and dealing with different statutes like The Hindu law, Muslim law and The Transfer of Property and the basic rules of interaction with clients

SREEVATSA ASSOCIATES, Bangalore, India

Legal Intern, October - November 2013

Assisted in preparing drafts and researched in matters relating to family law, Civil Procedure Code, Indian Evidence Act, among others; attended court proceedings in the Karnataka High Court

Holla and Holla Advocates, Bangalore, India

Legal Intern, November 2012

Assisted associates in researching litigation process dealing with law of contract, transfer of property, Hindu law, among others; responsible for finding case laws relating to breach of contract under the Contract Act

Attended the High court proceedings

Janaagraha – Center of citizenship and democracy (NGO), Bangalore, India

Intern – Legal Research Department, November 2010

Assisted in reaching on a project called citizen index to measure the citizens of India based on their political and civil engagement and conducted sample surveys and data entry for the citizen index project

Assisted in organizing a public event called Bangalore Patrol

SKILLS AND INTERESTES

Languages: Kannada (native), English (fluent) and Hindi (conversational)

Computer: Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Manupatra (legal database)

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