Ria Dey
Toronto,ON
Summary
Driven Internationally Trained Lawyer with four years of expertise in Litigation Support, eDiscovery & Document Review, Contracts, and Data Privacy. Adept at multitasking and prioritizing tasks to ensure timely project completion and effective decision-making. Dedicated to streamlining processes to enhance organizational growth and efficiency.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant - Class Proceedings Committee
Law Foundation Of Ontario
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Prepared meeting materials for class action funding hearings held each month - including but not limited to preparing meeting agenda, hearing schedule, case assessments, case binders
- Post meetings, I was tasked with preparing and sending out letters to counsel and meeting minutes and hearing memos
- Each month I was tasked to process disbursement requests, wherein I prepared payment requisition forms, letters to counsel, excel sheets calculating funding requested, disbursed and remaining
- Regular correspondence with law firms to ensure smooth and prompt functioning of day-to-day requests.
Legal Intern - Litigation Support
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Tasked with preparing a comprehensive guidance document outlining each process in the Litigation Team
- I researched about Canadian litigation process, learnt all about the various steps and procedures of how Davies conducts litigation, and prepared a 500+ page memo streamlining internal processes and simplifying each step, along with detailed technical instructions on using different eDiscovery software, CaseLines, etc
- The aim of this guidance document was twofold - to standardize and streamline processes and help to save time by answering questions earlier only certain professionals could answer, and also be used to train new joiners to the process.
Senior Subject Matter Expert - Litigation Support - Legal
Flex India
07.2018 - 05.2021
- Led the process for standardizing and having in place Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with ≈150+ clients, along with the review of ≈200+ DPAs and handling ≈50+ negotiations with clients
- Created knowledge manual on using the Serengeti tool for financial and shareholder information; crafted a comprehensive playbook on Data Privacy for EU and US stakeholders for company-wide guide to GDPR, CCPA as well as prepared high-level decks on Brazil's LGPD and the best way to implement it in the company
- Drafted a data processing agreement template for use in India keeping in view Personal Data Protection Bill (soon to become India's first law dealing solely with data privacy)
- Further, prepared a research memo showcasing the differences and similarities between the GDPR, CCPA and Indian Bill for easier induction and implementation of the requirements
- Identified risks at the pre-contractual stage for 5+ customers, creating detailed risk assessment profiles and analyzing potential risk to enable senior management to make informed business decisions
- Worked on 12+ time-bound document e-discovery projects with multiple US-based law firms and coordinated with US lawyers regularly over weekly calls for alignment and discussions
- Software known - EverLaw Cloud-Based eDiscovery Software, Relativity - Legal & Compliance Software
- Contributed to ≈$1,000,000 company savings per year by assisting in e-discovery document review productions, deposition summary transcripts, subpoena intake, litigation profiling, research work, legal hold, due-diligence
- Prepared quarterly litigation reports, yearly litigation event calendar
- Conducted inventory analysis of top 50 customers - reviewed contracts with 8 customers to determine excess and obsolete inventory to mitigate potential inventory obligations in case of unforeseen situations
- Assisted IT team in creating two AI-driven virtual assistants, the NDA ChatBot and the Data Privacy ChatBot for reducing manual labor by almost 40% for lawyers and process simplification for aiding Legal, Business as well as IT Team
- Reviewed ≈250+ Non-Disclosure Agreements, ≈50+ termination letters, amendments
- Initiated to be a part of the IP team and assisted in two projects for patent landscaping and patenting in the automobile industry.
Legal Intern - Litigation Department
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
03.2018 - 05.2018
- Assisted in research on matters of breach of environment clearance, right in rem and right in personam, class action lawsuits for consumer products, registration and validity of mixed-race marriages in India and the process of registration of company under Indian Laws
- Attended court hearings, developing a deeper understanding of trial procedures and advocacy strategies.
- Analyzed statutes and regulations relevant to specific cases; providing additional context necessary for successful arguments.
- Prepared accurate pleadings, motions and briefs for review by attorneys.
Judicial Intern
Hon'ble Justice N.V.Ramana, Supreme Court Of India
02.2018 - 03.2018
- Prepared case briefs for 40+ matters primarily dealing with criminal law, sexual offences, family law, motor vehicle accident claims and compensations, dishonor of cheques, transfer petitions
- I primarily summarized the whole case in one or two short paragraphs, identified the relevant laws and prepared the matter for hearing.
Legal Intern
Sandersons & Morgans
05.2017 - 06.2017
- Assisted in preparing a Sale Deed for a transaction and researched on the prohibition of smoking in public places in India and the penalties associated with it.
- Shadowed experienced lawyers during client meetings, gaining valuable insight into attorney-client relationships and effective communication techniques.
Education
Master of Laws - Data Privacy, IP, Tort Law, Evidence
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Legislative Law (B.A.LLB) -
Amity Law School
Noida, India11.2018
Skills
- Research - GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, Personal Data Protection Bill, Patent Landscape, Labor & Employment, Arbitration
- Research Databases - Westlaw, LexisNexis, Casetext, Manupatra, SCC Online
- Cross-collaboration - knowledge manual for Corporate Governance practice, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Technical - Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Commercial Awareness - Dentons CLE Seminar for In-House Counsel (San Francisco, California, USA), 25 Practising Law Institute (PLI) webinars attended, Blogger (Tips for First Generation Lawyers), National Criminal Law Moot Court Judge (India)
- Flexibility - Seamlessly supported the US, EU, Chinese and Brazil Team with timely and accurate results despite time differences
- Litigation Support
- Contract Review
- Client Communication
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali
Awards
- Best e-Discovery Team of the Legal Department 2020' award organized by Biz Integration (external)
- Team of the Month Award - 1 (internal)
- Team of the Quarter Award - 1 (internal)
- The General Counsel Award for Trusted Advisor - 1 (internal)
Hobbies and Interests
- Travel - highlights include hiking at Big Sur, California, snorkeling in Bangkok, feeding baby sharks in Maldives, parasailing in Goa and spending two weeks solo travelling in New York City.
- Mentoring - I have guest lectured over 100 students about building a law career, blogged about life of in-house counsels and shared interviews with industry leaders for the benefit of young lawyers. I was invited to judge the rounds of National Moot Court Competition in 2020, organized by LawInternships in association with Atharva Legal LLP.
- Cooking meals for friends and family - Italian is my favorite cuisine to prepare.
- Paying-it-forward" - regularly speak to young law students and help with their LLM applications.
Timeline
Legal Assistant - Class Proceedings Committee
Law Foundation Of Ontario
01.2023 - 06.2023
Legal Intern - Litigation Support
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
07.2022 - 12.2022
Senior Subject Matter Expert - Litigation Support - Legal
Flex India
07.2018 - 05.2021
Legal Intern - Litigation Department
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
03.2018 - 05.2018
Judicial Intern
Hon'ble Justice N.V.Ramana, Supreme Court Of India
02.2018 - 03.2018
Legal Intern
Sandersons & Morgans
05.2017 - 06.2017
Master of Laws - Data Privacy, IP, Tort Law, Evidence
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Legislative Law (B.A.LLB) -
Amity Law School
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