Zoya Dhingra

Took a planned career break to take care of my newborn child, ensuring their early development and well-being

Worked on cyber incident review “Project Tower Arctic” for OpenText reviewed and protected sensitive information of

the client by using e-discovery system and Microsoft Excel.

• Reviewed documents of the clients to determine personally identifiable information (PII), or protected health

information (PHI) is present in the data set.

Work on US immigration cases

• Assist lawyers with the preparation of U.S immigration files
• Amazon immigration cases (H-1 B, H-4, F-1 visa’s)
• Processing clients' applications, including, collecting documents, organizing documents, completing immigration forms, and drafting supporting documents
• Updating and maintaining internal Client Management Software systems and databases daily to ensure that all communication records are available and organized
• Notifying clients of upcoming extensions, and changes in processes or procedures
• Work on E-receipts, FedEx waybills - maintain filing of shipping documents.

• Worked on cyber incident review “Project Victory” for OpenText reviewed and protected sensitive information of the client by using e-discovery system and Microsoft Excel
• The data largely consists of unstructured Documents such as office files, images and emails
• Completed the deliverables by recording suspicious records and filing them in the system.

• Worked on cyber breach “Falcon project” for Epiq developing solutions, reviewed and protected sensitive information of the company by using e-discovery system
• Identified and reviewed high volume of documents and recorded the protected information in “Open text Axcelrate” software
• Completed the deliverables by recording suspicious records and filing them in the system.

• Maintained IP law clinic trademark and copyright files and conducted searches on potential new trademarks based on surname, descriptive marks, and logos that were likely to cause confusion
• Drafted Non-disclosure agreements, Information Disclosure Statement (IDS), trademark registration letters, search reports
• Drafted reporting emails to the clients, and actioning items where appropriate
• Sending reminder correspondence to clients as necessary
• Managed incoming and outgoing correspondence with clients and professionals as necessary
• Provided administrative support, which includes completing file opening, scanning, filling and creation of file folders.

• Researched and analyzed US and European patents vis-à-vis inventions, patentability criteria and Infringement, under the direction and supervision of a licensed attorney
• Responsible for conducting legal search using patent platform Espacenet, PatSnap, Google patents, which ultimately leads to patent filing
• Worked closely with the in-house counsel, and analyze the subject patent by preparing a claim chart (claim mapping)
• Analyzed each patent to prove clients’ claim chart, and identify the potential infringement of the existing patents, if any- Drafted emails to the clients and monitored all patent due dates.

• Assisted with pro bono legal clinics
• Responsible for maintaining IP law clinic’s trademark and copyright files
• Communicated with clients via emails and phone calls regarding how their trademarks must comply with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) standard, issuance of an office action and sending reminders to the client regarding office action deadlines
• Mentored new intern students on tasks required in the IP law clinic such as searches of logo, handling trademark files, drafted office actions response (letter from USPTO) etc.

• Worked on contracts and agreements related to real estate such as Sales Deed, Power of Attorney
• Supported senior advocates in research and preliminary work
• Assisted with printing and profiling electronic mail and matching hard copies with the files.

• Received mentorship and experience from a criminal defence lawyer
• Attended court proceedings in various jurisdictions, and various criminal areas of defence
• This includes murder charges, drug charges, robbery charges, driving offences, domestic and family offences, fraud charges, and theft charges.