Saumya Rai
Oakville,ON
Summary
Proactive and multi-skilled student of socio-legal environment, interested in using my social and legal skills in addressing the challenging socio-legal issues for larger public interests.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor Law
Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharastra
11.2014 - 12.2018
- Co-taught and Coordinated various courses at TISS.
- I was Field Work Coordinator and Placement Co-coordinator for LL.M. in Access to Justice Program for 2017-18 and 2018-19 Batches.,
- Organized various field visits, workshops and skill enhancement programs for LL.M. students.
- Redeveloped and upgraded the curriculum of LL.M. in Access to Justice Program, Restructured Course curriculum of Law and Society of Masters of Developmental Studies program for the year 2014-15 and 2018-19
- Took community training on Domestic violence and personal laws. Also developed the material for paralegal.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
Law Researcher
High Court of Delhi, New Delhi
Delhi, Delhi
02.2013 - 12.2014
- Researching on laws and precedents related with rights of contract employee, unorganized labour, matrimonial, succession and inheritance rights of women ect in various benches presided by the Hon’ble Justice.
- Preparing notes/briefs for the Hon’ble Justice;
- Systematizing relevant information for cases;
- Analyzing various rules, regulations, and legal framework;
- In the child custody matter did counseling of child and made report on the same.
Education
Maters of Law - Law And Justice
University of Delhi
Delhi06.2011
Bachelor of Law - Procedural And Substantial Law
University of Delhi
Delhi05.2009
Skills
- Teambuilding
- Decision-Making
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Active Listening
Accomplishments
- Wrote Article on “India’s Abortion Laws Need to Change and in the Pro-Choice Direction”, The Wire, https://thewire.in/134182/abortion-pregnancy-law-india/, May 11, 2017.
- Wrote two e-PG pathsala modules titled “Child Rights: Normative Framework” (Available at http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608 under the paper code P-09 and Module name M-23) and “Sentencing: Principles, Approaches and Procedures”(Available at http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608 under the paper code P-09 and Module name M-24) under the module Human Rights and Criminal Justice, subject Criminology. E-PG Pathsala is an online project of MHRD and UGC under its National Mission on Education through ICT(NME-ICT), to develop the e content on various subjects for master level courses.
- Published paper titled Changing Perspectives Of Law Of Rape: A Judicial Paradigm Shift, in Bharti Law Review, Volume VI issue 4, July 2018, 202 -215.
- Published paper titled Changing society and need of different response-legal deconstruction of section 498a-A critical analysis, in Vol.15, No.1(2019), Indian Journal of Human Rights and Justice, ISSN : 0973-3418.
- Published paper titled The role of judiciary in shaping 498A jurisprudence in sustaining the belief that women misuse law, in Indian Journal of Human Rights and the Law, Vol.16, No.1 (2019), ISSN:0973-0818, 47-53.
- Presented various papers in conferences etc
Timeline
Assistant Professor Law
Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai
11.2014 - 12.2018
Law Researcher
High Court of Delhi, New Delhi
02.2013 - 12.2014
Maters of Law - Law And Justice
University of Delhi
Bachelor of Law - Procedural And Substantial Law
University of Delhi
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