Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Volunteering Community Service
Nca Certification
Hobbies and Interests
Certification
Timeline
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PENAAZ DHILLON

Toronto,ON

Summary

Devoted worker with great people skills, attention to detail and an organized approach to managing high workloads. Assistance to individuals of diverse backgrounds with legal advice and coordinates referrals for advanced cases. Great at managing time and advanced with word processing software and legal database research. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Advocate/Assisting Counsel

Law Office Of Designated Senior Adv. D.V.Sharma
07.2021 - 06.2023
  • Core duties: Advocate/Assisting Counsel; Legal Operations Administrator
  • Legal advice to clients: Assisted clients in navigating legal processes and procedures to resolve issues, understand rights and express views.
  • Client-dealing: Delivered friendly service and offered expert support in every interaction.
  • Court Appearances
  • Witness examinations and preparations
  • Document Review & Document Preparation: Compiled documentation, ensuring accuracy and detail for legal briefs, responses to opposing counsel, motions to court and trial exhibits.
  • Worked closely with litigation attorneys to research, complete trial preparations and create document drafts for court use.
  • Assisted litigation attorneys with research, depositions, trial preparation, discovery and document drafts for court submittal.
  • Prepared interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for production of documents and requests for examination or inspection.
  • Proof Reading
  • Administrative tasks of liaisoning between clients and the senior advocates.
  • Managed administrative tasks for firm partners and associates: Streamlining tasks and assigning them to the team, and later reporting thereon to the seniors.
  • General office management and organization.
  • Handled complex scheduling for appointments, court appearances and depositions for a busy litigation firm.
  • Worked effectively with fellow team members to maintain positive relationships and build dynamic partnerships.

Advocate

Law Office Of Advocate Harjinder Singh Mann
02.2021 - 06.2021
  • Handled filing systems for cases in courts and maintained records thereof in office.
  • Answered telephone and coordinated meetings and conferences.
  • Preliminary meetings and interviews with clients to assess legal problems and assist with a broad outline of the legal procedure.
  • Collected and prepared pre-trial discoveries, records and evidence displays.
  • Investigated facts and law of cases, using pertinent sources to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
  • Created interrogatory documents and requests for admissions, document productions, examinations and inspections.
  • Provided administrative support and research for civil litigation and civil proceedings.

Education

B.A. LL. B (5 Year Integrated Professional Course) -

Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana

LL.M. in Canadian Common Law - Law

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
08.2024

Skills

  • Confident
  • Articulate
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration skills
  • Disciplined
  • Meticulous
  • Attention to detail
  • Deadline-adherence
  • Time management
  • Self-motivation
  • Effective communication
  • Organizational skills
  • Public speaking
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Professionalism
  • Active listener
  • Client-dealing
  • Creative thinking
  • Multitasking
  • Analytical and logical thinking
  • Critical thinker and a problem-solver
  • Computer / technology skills
  • Self-starter
  • Willing to learn
  • Legal Research
  • Lexis-Nexis
  • Westlaw
  • Writing and Editing
  • Legal Writing
  • Document Filing
  • Document Preparation

Languages

English
Hindi
Punjabi

Volunteering Community Service

  • Pioneer member of ‘Help Me Survive’ – an organisation formed by students of Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana essentially for organising plantation drives through the city of Ludhiana.
  • Volunteer with the non-profit organisation ‘Let’s Clean Ludhiana Foundation’ for various community services and volunteering activities in the state of Punjab with active involvement in keeping the main water canal clean, organising cleansing drives to remove plastic waste from the water canal and public places, organising events towards creating awareness regarding proper disposal of plastic waste amongst the public, and how to remedy the damage already caused.
  • Being a vigorous supporter of animal rights, working towards rescuing and rehabilitating injured, sick, and malnourished animals as an active member of the Animal Protection Welfare Society, Ludhiana (Regd. No. LDH/OL/00334).
  • A committed volunteer at Fateh Blood Sewa Foundation working towards the noble cause of contributing to blood banks to give precious lives new beginnings - as a blood donor as well as a volunteer for organising the blood donation camps.
  • Often visit schools for blind children and orphanages to organise treat meals for the children.
  • An active member of ‘NIMAKH’ – a registered NGO working towards plantation drives, spreading awareness on hazards associated with unplanned deforestation, and organising fundraisers for families in distress; jurisdiction spans across the state of Punjab.

Nca Certification

05/24/22, Requirements will be completed during the course of LL.M. in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode Hall, York University., Approval for the courses to be studied during LL.M received from NCA.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Nature lover
  • Animal Lover and animal rights activist
  • Sports and games. I have been awarded ‘Best Athlete’ during my schooling, thrice. I was the Deputy Sports Captain of the school in 2010-11, and was the ‘Sports Captain’ of the school for 2 years in the sessions 2011-12 and 2012-13.
  • Baking
  • Cooking
  • Dancing

Certification


  • Member of the Bar Council of India.

30th March 2021 onwards

Essential for practicing as an advocate in India, and

granted only after clearing the ‘All India Bar Examination’)

  • All India Bar Examination (AIBE)

January 2021

(Mandatory to be cleared within 2 years from membership of

State Bar Council (Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana in my

case)

  • Member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana

15th November 2019

(Essential for practicing as an advocate in courts in the State

of Punjab & Haryana, and membership mandates clearing the

‘All India Bar Examination’ within 2 years from membership)

Timeline

Advocate/Assisting Counsel

Law Office Of Designated Senior Adv. D.V.Sharma
07.2021 - 06.2023

Advocate

Law Office Of Advocate Harjinder Singh Mann
02.2021 - 06.2021

B.A. LL. B (5 Year Integrated Professional Course) -

Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana

LL.M. in Canadian Common Law - Law

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
PENAAZ DHILLON