Vishnu Nair
Associate Counsel
Mumbai,MH
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Counsel
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
01.2022 - Current
- Identification of existing and potential conflict of interests for each external law firms by reviewing and analyzing conflicts reports and supporting documentation, and sign off on requests on behalf of my organization.
- Delivered regular updates to responsible attorneys and other users in connection with conflict clearances.
- Performed MSA negotiation with global law firms and established dashboard to report negotiation points with senior management
- External counsel management with billing and invoice submissions in Ariba
- Performed legal research and prepared comprehensive memoranda summarizing key research for clients.
- Researched Garnishment/levy laws and regulations and delivered analysis and assessments to attorneys.
- Learned and operated specialized legal software such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
- Managed legal library and legal subscriptions for global legal department which included enquiries, negotiation, invoice and billing.
- Collected, organized and modeled data using Software.
Associate
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
09.2019 - 12.2021
- Performed similar functions as that of my current role as an Associate
Operations Supervisor
JPMorgan Chase
Bangalore, Karnataka
07.2017 - 09.2019
- Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
- Trained and developed team understanding og legal jargon, banking litigation related documents
- Led automation efforts with RPA/STP
- Migrated processes from offshore to India and developed appropriate charters for work
- Hired and developed team to learn the migrated process
- Managed end to end operations for team of 15 employees
- managed annual review and performance appraisal at the year end
Senior Legal Analyst
Gracious Legal Services
Bangalore, Karnataka
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Compiled data and conducted research to draft legal documents for attorneys.
- Created deposition summaries, prepared pleadings and interrogatories
- Training and development of new hires
- E-discovery in medico-legal litigation
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases.
Quality Analyst/Senior Legal Associate
Aptara Learning Private Ltd.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
11.2011 - 08.2016
- Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
- Created and revised procedures, checklists and job aids to reduce errors.
- Performed standard first audit inspections and random sampling inspections to verify adherence to customer standards.
- Legal support for US law firms
- Deposition summaries, contract abstraction, regulatory change management
- Operations and team management
- Quality audit and ISO certification associate process standardization
Education
Master Of Business Administration - HR
Institute of Management in Kerala
ThiruvananthapuramLLB -
Government College of Law
ThiruvananthapuramSkills
Case analysis
Legal writing
Drafting pleadings, interrogatories deposition summaries
Efficient researcher
Drafting contracts and MSAs
Conflict of interests and waivers
Knowledge of Westlaw, HighQ, LexisNexis
Team and Operations Management
Timeline
Associate Counsel
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
01.2022 - Current
Associate
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
09.2019 - 12.2021
Operations Supervisor
JPMorgan Chase
07.2017 - 09.2019
Senior Legal Analyst
Gracious Legal Services
08.2016 - 06.2017
Quality Analyst/Senior Legal Associate
Aptara Learning Private Ltd.
11.2011 - 08.2016
Master Of Business Administration - HR
Institute of Management in Kerala
LLB -
Government College of Law