Kanika Srivastava

Experience

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  Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Legal Intern
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  Law curators- Adv S.P. Jain

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Legal Intern

  MACT matters, Insurance company matters, Motor Vehicle Accident Negligence Cases, Sec 304A IPC.

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  Experts Shield Medico Legal Firm

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Legal Intern
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  S.G. & Co legal firm

  Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

  Legal Practitioner

  • Provided appropriate consultation & represented close to 25 clients across matters related to intellectual property rights, and corporate matters• Handled contract management including drafting, vetting of policies, and legal opinions• Accelerated revenue growth by $50,000 by identifying the firm's scope for expansion and growth • Increased firm’s profits by 20% and achieved timely completion of assigned cases following defined processes. Restructured budgets and improved earning metrics resulting in 8 new clients and projected revenue of $25,000 Show less

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  National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

  Nov 2017 - May 2022

  Managed a 12-month project for the early disposal and speedy resolutions of approx.10K consumer cases by leveraging various analytical tools and resolved 20+ gaps related to process orientations, speedy trials, compensation grants, etc.Worked on the Government of India’s flagship project of establishing mediation centers for consumer cases across India- Identified & prioritized around 5K consumer cases & reduced the caseload by 25%Reviewed legal contracts i.e., Master Service Agreements, Data Protection Agreement, Vendor serviceagreements, Arbitration agreements, Builder-Buyer agreements, commercial agreements, E-Auction, Bank Guarantees, RFP, NDA, LOA, SOW, lease/ leave and license agreements and issues arising out ofinterpretation thereof Show less - Preparing brief summary of fresh admission matter, for arguments daily listed matters in courts- Assisting Hon’ble President/ Hon’ble Members of the Commission for the purpose of Preparing synopsis of regular hearing matters. - Carrying out research work on Search Engines such as Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, CPJ Online for assisting the Honorable member in preparation of draft landmark judgments.• Led a team of 4 junior legal analysts to prepare synopsis, briefs & dashboards for prominent & marquee cases. Defined process on dispute resolution & fast track judgements for consumer matters• Achieved 100% case management and timely compensations to the aggrieved/affected parties. Refined data accuracy by 70% and fast-tracked case reviews in real time via the case management system Show less

  • Legal Researcher under Former Allahabad High Court Judge Karuna Nand Bajpayee

    Mar 2021 - May 2022

  • Legal Researcher under Hon'ble Retd. IAS Officer Anup K Thakur

    Nov 2017 - Feb 2021
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  Gaurs Group

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Legal Manager

  Working as In-House Counsel in Legal Team, worked on Redlining and abstraction of commercial contracts such as Joint Venture Agreements, Business Purchase Agreements, Collaboration agreements, Master Service agreements.Drafting and Reviewing of Settlement Deeds, MOUS, Tripartite agreements,Indemnity Bonds, Collaboration agreements, Master Service agreements, Due Diligence Reports, Conciliation Agreements, Letter of Intent, Lease and License agreements, Conveyance etcVetting of Legal Notices, Reply to Legal Notices, Replies to Consumer Complaints, Appeals etc.Assisted in Conference meetings, Attending ongoing proceedings inConsumer Courts, RERA, High Courts, Supreme Court, National Company Law Tribunal, Arbitrations, IBC etc.Daily resolution of CRM Queries, Statutory Compliances. Managing and Undertaking Legal Research as required. Show less

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  Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communication & IT (INDIA)

  Aug 2022 - Mar 2024

  Legal Consultant

  Leading a team of 5 junior researchers for the government’s project on the new telecommunications bill 2023 in the parliamentHandling pan India validation checks across the current telecommunications ecosystem by meeting with active and passive telecom operators, system integrators, various telecom bodies, associations and technology development centers of the government to understand their opinions & perspective on the dynamic Indian telecommunication industryInvolved in research to understand the processes, frameworks, and technicalities of the telecommunications industry to prepare the legal framework of the proposed bill through reference materials, white papers and research papers, consulting & interviewing using tools such as survey monkey, and Tableau as wellGained analytical prowess on tools such as MS Excel, and Power BI to develop multiple dashboards, charts & synopsis to present the progress milestones to the key project stakeholders Show less

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  Cube Highways

  Apr 2024 - now

  Assistant Manager - Contracts

  Contract Review - Contract Management - Project Management - Stakeholder Engagement - Due Diligence