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Deema N. Chanu

Senior Legal Associate
Imphal East

Summary

To excel and learn continuously by applying my conceptual and analytical skills in practical life and in turn, add value to the organization and to me.

Knowledgeable Senior Legal Associate with solid background in legal research, compliance, and case analysis. Proven track record in drafting legal documents and advising on regulatory matters. Demonstrated expertise in negotiation and conflict resolution.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Jr. Law Officer

Manipur Pollution Control Board
05.2018 - Current
  • Plastic Control Drive (P.C.D)- Retail store and commercials in Imphal.
  • Litigation(P.I.L)- Health Sector, under IMC. Visited various hospitals and clinics to make sure they are maintaining guidelines for biomedical rule governed by law.
  • Managed a team strength of 10 to control excessive uses of plastic in Imphal. Took various training for pollution control. Inspected various industries and health care units.

Senior Legal Associate

QuisLex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd.
04.2014 - 05.2018
  • Project Review: Exposure to in depth corporate research where the corporate entity was targeted at a spin off with an added constraint of time. The summarized contracts were presented to the client for the purpose of effective referencing to avoid any confusion in regards to the contractual provisions.
  • Extensive knowledge of international laws and judicial decisions: Exposure to varied corporate/commercial investigations conducted by Regulatory Authorities like Department of Justice, Financial Services Authorities, Serious Fraud Office and European Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, etc regarding RMBS, Antitrust, Financial Services and Intellectual Property.
  • Well versed with financial subject matter related to ISDA, Derivative, IRS, OTC, RMBS, CMBS, Swaps,etc.
  • Quality Check(QC) and Submission Checks(SC) of the documents reviewed by the first level reviewers.
  • Review documents for Responsiveness to various discovery requests, make determinations regarding Attorney Client Privilege, Work Product Exception and when necessary Bank Examination Privilege and make substantive determination of the subject matter and utility of documents as required by clients. Ardent participation in legal research and quality check procedures.
  • Project Responsibilities: Document review for Litigation, Second request, Privilege Analysis, CMBS, RMBS, Mergers and Acquisitions, Third Party Subpoena Request.
  • Review Privilege and make determinations regarding Attorney Client Privilege, Work Product and Joint Defence.
  • Worked in Client Identifier, Sensitive Personal Data and Redaction.
  • Worked as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) and gave them training and led them to Project specific Protocols. Continuous interaction with them as in regards to the conceptual matter and solving their queries diligently.
  • Draft Q&A Log and discuss the responses of client with the team members.
  • Maintenance of trackers related to work assignment and query log.
  • Summarization of relevant documents into short common language to indicate key concerns, issues, dates,etc.

Education

Master of Laws -

Mahatma Gandhi Law College
Hyderabad, India
04.2001 -

LLB -

Mahatma Gandhi Law College
Hyderabad, India
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts -

Ghanapyari Women's College
Imphal, India
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Electronic Discovery
  • Documatrix
  • Relativity
  • Xerox
  • Legal Drafting
  • Legal Analysis
  • Document Review
  • Legal Research

Timeline

Jr. Law Officer

Manipur Pollution Control Board
05.2018 - Current

Senior Legal Associate

QuisLex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd.
04.2014 - 05.2018

Master of Laws -

Mahatma Gandhi Law College
04.2001 -

LLB -

Mahatma Gandhi Law College
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts -

Ghanapyari Women's College
04.2001 -
Deema N. ChanuSenior Legal Associate