Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Positions Of Responsibility
Activities
Areas Of Interest
Extracurricular Activities
Affiliations
Timeline
Teacher
Sourav Sharma

Sourav Sharma

Corporate Lawyer
Gurgaon

Summary

Ambitious Corporate Lawyer, works effectively in fluid and fast-paced environment to effectively set and execute on priorities. Comfortable balancing competing stakeholders and risks to reach acceptable business outcomes. Learns new areas of law quickly and advises company to solve complex challenges.

Work History

Legal Intern (Corporate Team)

Lumiere Law Partners (Formerly PDS Legal)
03.2022 - 04.2022
  • Research On various topics like Invoice Discounting, infringement and passing off laws
  • Curled out notifications/circulars issues by RBI & CBIC in peer-to-peer lending platforms
  • Researched and helped on Business Formation topics like whether group of companies require single license for contributing in Provident Fund and licenses & permissions requirements for setting up of a paint factory in different states
  • Researched on the steps for transfer of shares from an individual, FDI Policy of India and the changes in it and on the Existing environmental laws and policies in India
  • Researched on rules under electricity act, companies act, telegraph act, environmental act, income tax act, factories act etc
  • Wrote an article on the topic “Suggested Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill”
  • Researched on how to grant and obtain license for establishing wireless telegraph stations
  • Researched on electricity act for requirement for concurrence of various hydroelectric projects
  • Researched on Environmental laws.
  • Kept current on legislative issues, statutes and decisions that affected company interests.
  • Drafted, received and tracked due diligence checklists.

Trainee Associate

Vidhisatras (Advocates & Solicitors)
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Prepared Case Briefs and found Case Laws on Different Topics given
  • Organized and maintained critical documentation, ensuring accuracy and easy accessibility for all team members.
  • Researched on Company Act and IPR rules
  • Drafted notices Under Sec138 of Negotiable Instrument Act
  • Worked with the counsels in Arbitration cases and Reviewed contract
  • Also went through various acts like Companies Act, Arbitration and Conciliation act, IT Act, Transfer of Property Act, Arbitration Act, Indian Contract Act, Civil Procedure Code etc
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously, demonstrating strong organizational skills even under tight deadlines.
  • Dealt with various matters in the areas of Companies act and assisted in drafting share purchase agreement.
  • Drafted and reviewed contracts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations for clients'' benefit.

Gurugram Police Cyber Security Internship

Gurugram Police
06.2021 - 06.2021
  • Deeply went through all the IT laws and applied it to real life situations.
  • Thoroughly read the IT Act, IPC and the other related provisions
  • Researched a lot about Cybersecurity laws and how big corporations are affected by it
  • Did case studies of cyber-attacks on banks and big companies
  • Learnt about the functioning of Police while handling Cybersecurity cases.

Legal Intern

Vidhisastras (Advocates & Solicitors)
06.2020 - 06.2020
  • It was an online internship so wrote articles on various topics of company law like M&A, Insider Trading, SEBI, CSR, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Impact of covid on corporate sector
  • Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda, and correspondence.
  • And some of IPC also like Cyber Stalking, Contradiction and Corroboration, Presumptions under law and a lot of other topics
  • Found Case Laws for relevant topics.

Legal Intern

Vidhisastras (Advocates & Solicitors)
12.2019 - 01.2020
  • Attended hearings at Patiala House Court, Delhi High Court and Supreme Court
  • Did some file work at Saket District Court
  • Drafted written statement in a matter and Drafted Rejoinder.

Legal Intern

Poswal & Poswal Associates (Gurugram Dist. Court)
07.2019 - 07.2019
  • Attended court proceedings and assisted in research pertaining to Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act
  • Drafted rejoinders and did file work.
  • Attended court hearings, developing a deeper understanding of trial procedures and advocacy strategies.

Management Intern

LAWYERED (Gurugram Corporate office)
06.2019 - 06.2019
  • Organized legal seminars in various corporate offices on topics of POSH, Securities Law etc
  • Wrote articles on a lot on topics arising from corporate law, IBC Code, IPC, CrPC etc.
  • Improved project efficiency with thorough planning, organization, and execution of assigned tasks.

Legal Intern

M&S Partners (Gurugram Dist. Court)
07.2018 - 07.2018
  • Attended court hearings and learned about drafting of application under section 138 of negotiable instrument act and took the dates for adjournment of proceedings..
  • Sorted legal documents, filing and case materials in clear, orderly systems.
  • Participated in client consultations, helping to address their concerns and provide valuable information regarding their cases.
  • Reviewed legal information and proofed documentation for errors.

Intern

CHETANALYA NGO (New Delhi)
12.2017 - 01.2018
  • Organized a camp at the Seema Puri slums and informed the public about the government schemes which they were not aware of
  • Helped the people in the slums to apply for government schemes and get benefits from it
  • Managed to arrange jobs for some people
  • Helped children from the slums to get admitted in the local government schools.
  • Enhanced NGO''s community outreach by organizing and participating in various events and campaigns.
  • Conducted field visits collecting vital information to inform decision-making processes within the organization.

Education

BBA LLB (Honors) -

The North Cap University
Gurgaon, India
08.2017 - 05.2022

CBSE (Class XII) PCM -

St. P. B. N. Public School, (CBSE)
Gurgaon, India

Skills

Legal Research

Positions Of Responsibility

  • Director of Community Services at the Rotaract Club of The Northcap University
  • Secretary of Operations at Legal Aid Cell of The Northcap University
  • Core Member (CLIENT TEAM HEAD) at National Client Consultation competition 2021 organized by The Northcap University
  • Member of court clerks at 5th National Moot Court Competition
  • Court Clerk Coordinator at 6th National Moot Court Competition
  • Team Manager at 5th National Client Consultation Competition

Activities

  • Participated in the National Moot Court Competition (24th April – 25th April) organized by School of Law, Bahara University, SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)
  • Paper Presentation at National Seminar on “Approach of Judiciary in Implementation of Alternate Dispute Resolution” held by Sharda University
  • Worked as a Rapporteur at 5th GSLEP International Sterling Committee Meeting organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
  • Completed a course on “GENERAL COURSE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY” from WIPO.
  • Successfully completed a course on “Negotiation Fundamentals” by ESSEC Business School.

Areas Of Interest

  • Corporate laws (Company and Securities law)
  • Competition law and M&A
  • Arbitration

Extracurricular Activities

  • Represented Law Department Basketball Team & Cricket team in the Inter-Department Tournament of the University.
  • Participated in the IIT DELHI MUN 2019 as Anurag Thakur (Minister of State Finance Affairs)

Affiliations

Bar Council Of Delhi

Timeline

Legal Intern (Corporate Team)

Lumiere Law Partners (Formerly PDS Legal)
03.2022 - 04.2022

Trainee Associate

Vidhisatras (Advocates & Solicitors)
08.2021 - 12.2021

Gurugram Police Cyber Security Internship

Gurugram Police
06.2021 - 06.2021

Legal Intern

Vidhisastras (Advocates & Solicitors)
06.2020 - 06.2020

Legal Intern

Vidhisastras (Advocates & Solicitors)
12.2019 - 01.2020

Legal Intern

Poswal & Poswal Associates (Gurugram Dist. Court)
07.2019 - 07.2019

Management Intern

LAWYERED (Gurugram Corporate office)
06.2019 - 06.2019

Legal Intern

M&S Partners (Gurugram Dist. Court)
07.2018 - 07.2018

Intern

CHETANALYA NGO (New Delhi)
12.2017 - 01.2018

BBA LLB (Honors) -

The North Cap University
08.2017 - 05.2022

CBSE (Class XII) PCM -

St. P. B. N. Public School, (CBSE)

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