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Shanika Rajanathan

Capon Road, Colchester,ON

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Article Writer

DiverseMinds
01.2024 - Current
  • Research existing literature for writing of articles
  • Writing website articles for topics aligning with being neurodivergent: ADHD and Autism

Team Assistant

Home and Community Care Support Services
06.2024 - 10.2024
  • Collaborated with healthcare agencies to provide legal referrals tailored to specific needs, including domestic abuse cases, drug convictions, and family lawyer requirements.
  • Oversee maintenance and organization of medical records.
  • Managed patient caretaker arrangements.

Legal Fellow

Lex Fellowship
06.2024 - 06.2024
  • Attending law firms of different fields (criminal law, lobbyists, personal injury lawyers and more) to gage case examples from their workload
  • Undergoing legal training from a 2L student providing lectures on first year law classes
  • Participating in mock trials and debates on topics given

Research Assistant

York University
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Assist with collection of interviews with foster care employees and previous youth in care homes, along with transcribing each individual interview
  • Involvement in literature searches on a variety of research projects (ex: sex trafficking)

Research Assistant

Service Canada
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Note-taking and administrative organization of weekly group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy sessions
  • Assisting with literature searches to support research proposals involving Substance Use Disorder, Immigrant Mental Health and more

Service Responder

Talk Suicide
03.2020 - 12.2021
  • Communicate with high-risk, suicidal individuals
  • Exhibit crisis interventions and management
  • Use judgement/analyzing skills and suicide de-escalation protocol throughout active, ongoing conversations with service users

Child Life Support : Neurology and Trauma Unit/EMU - Volunteer

SickKids Hospital
  • Provide patient relief to those with neurological disorders throughout their various procedures and treatments in a hospital setting

Education

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Essex
Colchester, CO4
10-2024

Timeline

Team Assistant

Home and Community Care Support Services
06.2024 - 10.2024

Legal Fellow

Lex Fellowship
06.2024 - 06.2024

Article Writer

DiverseMinds
01.2024 - Current

Research Assistant

York University
01.2021 - 01.2024

Research Assistant

Service Canada
01.2021 - 01.2024

Service Responder

Talk Suicide
03.2020 - 12.2021

Child Life Support : Neurology and Trauma Unit/EMU - Volunteer

SickKids Hospital

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Essex

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