Dila Şen LL.M. LL.B. B.A.

Experience

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  Rosenblatt & Company

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Intern

  • Prepared documents for opening a branch office and kept track of the process.• Wrote a memo about the automotive sector.• Drafted response letters to notice of levies.

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  Turk Telekom

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  Legal Intern

  • Contract Management: Revised various types of contracts (NDA’s, Service Agreements, Donation Agreements, Revenue Sharing Agreements, Supply Agreements, and more);• Legal Document Management: Wrote the board of directors’ resolution and drafted warnings and notices;• Legal Monitoring: Monitored the changes in laws and regulations and informed related departments.

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  Alcan & Alcan Hukuk

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2014

  Lawyer

  • Legal Support: Provided comprehensive legal support in civil, labour, and enforcement law matters;• Litigation Management: Managed litigation processes by diligently tracking the progression of cases and enforcement actions in court;• Dept Recovery Initiatives: Conducted debt recovery initiatives, including the investigation and analysis of debtor locations to facilitate collections;• Enforcement Oversight: Oversaw enforcement proceedings related to real estate, personal property, bank accounts, and credit assets belonging to debtors; negotiated and recommended refinancing options for overdue debts;• Client Representation: Represented clients in various legal forums, including courts, tax authorities, notaries, and chambers of commerce; actively participated in trials and monitored execution processes. Show less

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  Lehman Brothers

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2019

  Lawyer

  (Dünya Asset Management (subsidiary of Lehman Ali Inc.)• Debt Collection Oversight: Managed and followed up on over one thousand debt collection lawsuits, ensuring thorough tracking and resolution;• Court Representation: Represented the firm in trials and before relevant public institutions as necessary, advocating for client interests;• Court Attendance: Actively attended court hearings to support ongoing litigation efforts and provide real-time updates on case progress;• Debtor Investigation: Conducted comprehensive debt collection activities by tracing and analyzing debtors' whereabouts to facilitate recovery;• Payment Compliance: Ensured the collection of customer debts adhered to contracted payment terms, in accordance with established letters of conveyance;• Legal Notices for Collection: Issued legal notices of payment to initiate extrajudicial debt collection processes effectively;• Litigation Management: Led the litigation process across all courts in Turkey when prior collection efforts were unsuccessful, ensuring robust legal representation;• Enforcement Proceedings Monitoring: Oversaw enforcement actions related to real estate, personal property, bank accounts, and credit assets belonging to debtors;• Client Query Handling: Addressed customer inquiries and collaborated with the Customer Call Service Center to provide timely legal assistance;• Debt Refinancing Negotiation: Negotiated and recommended refinancing options for overdue debts, facilitating better repayment terms for clients;• Legal Advisory Services: Provided legal counsel to the firm on a wide range of issues, ensuring informed decision-making;• Departmental Progress Review: Conducted regular meetings to assess the law department's progress and identify innovative solutions to enhance efficiency;• Legal Software Utilization: Employed specialized legal software to compile reports and streamline documentation processes effectively. Show less

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  CommonWisdom London

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Editor & Associate

  • Content Production Oversight: Managed the production and quality control of videos and podcasts, ensuring high standards of content delivery;• Site Management and Client Engagement: Led site management efforts, focusing on lead generation and maintaining proactive client contact to foster relationships;• Content Development and Quality Assurance: Actively contributed to the creation of new content, including translations and proofreading, while conducting quality control on customer-facing materials and performing market research;• Social Media Advertising Management: Directed the daily execution of social advertising initiatives across international platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, optimizing campaign performance;• Ad-Hoc Project Support: Provided flexible support for various ad-hoc tasks arising from daily project needs, demonstrating adaptability in a dynamic work environment;• Bilingual Editorial Support: Delivered editorial assistance and rich content creation in both English and Turkish, enhancing communication and outreach efforts. Show less

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  HerGünÖğren

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Content Marketing Specialist

  • SEO Content Creation: Authored SEO-optimized articles with a focus on enhancing content readability and engagement;• Quality Assurance: Conducted quality control for videos and podcasts, ensuring high production standards and content accuracy;• Site Management and Client Relations: Oversaw site management activities, focusing on lead generation and maintaining proactive client contact to strengthen relationships;• Content Development and Market Research: Took an active role in creating new content, including proofreading and conducting market research to inform strategies;• Social Media Advertising Management: Managed the daily execution of social advertising initiatives across international platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, optimizing campaign performance;• Ad-Hoc Project Support: Provided support for various ad-hoc tasks arising from daily project needs, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness in a fast-paced environment;• Editorial Support and Content Creation: Delivered editorial assistance and produced rich content to enhance communication efforts in alignment with organizational goals. Show less

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  Startups of London

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Editor & Associate
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  ADP

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Legal Counsel and Data Protection Compliance Specialist

  • Compliance: Took an active role in compliance projects about the protection of personal data (KVKK and GDPR);• Legal Advisory: Supported information technologies and data protection (GDPR and KVKK) compliance programs and provided legal advice to the clients;• Legal Monitoring: Actively monitored and reviewed legal changes relevant to the company’s operations and provide timely updates on legislation that may impact the company’s activities and operations;• Legal Advisory: Provided legal advice to the companies to ensure that their current or proposed activities, policies, business practices, and transactions comply with all relevant laws and regulations including Labour Law issues, KVKK and GDPR processes, and commercial issues;• Legal document management: Drafted Labour Law documents such as notices of termination or Labour Law contracts;• Contract Management: Drafted, negotiated, and concluded contracts (SaaS agreements, procurement agreements, NDAs, service contracts, labour contracts, etc.), policies, and other legal documents in English and Turkish. Show less

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  Compliance and Risks

  Jun 2020 - now

  Global Regulatory & Requirements Compliance Specialist | Legal Prompt Engineer

  • Legal Digitalization: Conducting technology pilot assessments as a legal prompt engineer for the company’s AI tool to enhance the department's digital capabilities and increase efficiency;• Contract Management: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts (SaaS agreements, NDAs, etc.);• Tech-savvy: Using ticketing systems (Jira), automations (Slack, Airtable, Gemini, etc.);• Legal Monitoring: Monitoring global regulatory developments, assessing, reviewing and evaluating policies and legislation, analysing their impacts for a broad range of corporate clients to ensure they comply with laws and regulations on different topics such as AI, data protection, ESG, product safety, etc. globally;• Project Management: Managing various projects simultaneously and partnering effectively with cross-functional teams in operations and process improvement;• Conduct Training: Conducting training of new joiners to the company and project-related training;• Legal Advisory: Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AI, batteries and Türkiye and providing detailed regulatory updates in response to business and client needs;• Compliance and Governance: Tracking, translating and entering complex regulatory sources into the system and drafting clear, well-written, accurate summaries on key details in the text, underpinned with an appreciation of clients’ needs;• Legal Advisory: Conducting extensive legal research on specific projects for our global clients to help them bring new products to market and new areas of coverage being expanded into corporate client-specific projects and work closely with business development teams. Show less

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  Center for AI and Digital Policy

  Jan 2024 - now

  Responsible for the Academic Management of the CAIDP Clinics, with more than 300 participants, 42 Team Leaders AI Policy Clinic AdministrationAssist CAIDP in the operation of the clinics, including:• Admissions & Enrolment: Support in candidate application, admission, and enrollment;• Course administration: Lead TLs and sub-groups including mentoring, managing attendance, engagement, evaluation of performance, and certification requirements;• Technology Resources: Support setting up Zoom, Moodle, Slack, Google Drive and Microsoft Suite, Survey Monkey, Mailchimp, and Certifier.io;• Project management: Ensure work gets done efficiently and timely from initiation to close;• Analyze end-of-semester feedback about the clinic to implement continuous improvement.Academic Delivery - Curriculum Development & InstructionSupport CAIDP in the academic delivery, including:• Assist in curriculum development and course content aligned with CAIDP's mission;• Support during the instructors’ lectures by responding to participants’ queries;• Lead discussions on AI and digital policy topics for Team Leaders;• Assist with developing and administering assessments to gauge participants’ progress;• Support in the assignment of participants to sub-groups and assignments.Candidate Success Management• Mentor and guide TLs and participants with valuable insights and timely feedback;• Apply a case management approach and early intervention to support participants facing extenuating circumstances;• Handle cases of non-adherence to the code of professional conduct. Show less The AI Policy Clinic is an intensive, interdisciplinary, semester-long course, established to teach future leaders in the AI policy field fundamental skills in AI policy analysis, research, and evaluation. Topics include key AI issues and policy frameworks, AI regulation and governance, research methods, and policy statement drafting skills.• Led and mentored a global team of 22 researchers in the updates of CAIDP’s Artificial Intelligence Democratic Values AIDV, based on universal frameworks of UNESCO, OECD, EU AI Act;• Graded group members’ assignments and assessed their work;• Mentored and consistently provided feedback and edited the work of 2 different teamsconsisting of 6 team members to update the country reports of China and Colombia in theannual edition of the AI and Democratic Values Index (AIDV) which is a hallmarkpublication of the CAIDP;• Examined trends in AI policy and integrated outcomes in the evaluation of AI policy;• Prepared a presentation on OECD AI Principles / G20 AI Guidelines;• Advised on revised technical methodology note for new AIDV metrics to assess state of implementation of global frameworks of UNESCO, OECD AI;• Coordinated research group activities on significant policy news, and public voice opportunities;• Facilitated AI Policy sessions and monitor the performance of the research group. Show less Intensive courses covering AI history, regulations and frameworks such as OECD Principles, UNESCO Ethics, US Executive Order, and the EU AI Act.• Researcher for the CAIDP’s Artificial Intelligence Democratic Values AIDV, assessing designated country AI policies and practices.• Drafted statements on AI policy to the national government and international organizations, under the leadership of the CAIDP directors’ team.• Identified significant AI policy news on a weekly basis, examining AI policy for the Middle East region.• Examined trends in AI policy and integrated outcomes in the evaluation of AI policy.• Graduated with distinction and promoted to a team leader position. Show less

  • AI Policy Teaching Fellow & AI Policy Group Member

    Dec 2024 - now

  • AI Policy Team Leader

    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

  • AI Policy Research Group Member

    Jan 2024 - Aug 2024
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  Outlier

  Dec 2024 - now

  Generative AI Content Writer

  As an AI Content Writer, I specialize in crafting engaging and innovative prompts that inspire creativity and drive user interaction, contributing to the development of AI’s ability to generate “human-like” content.My role involves not only the development of high-quality content but also the thorough review of AI generated outputs to ensure factual accuracy, clarity, coherence, and relevance. The process of reviewing AI generated content involves;-Rewriting prompts where necessary in order to generate two different model responses-Conducting model response rankings based on specific criteria-Re-writing AI outputs where model fails on factual accuracy, content completeness or relevance. Show less

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  Orcawise

  Jan 2025 - May 2025

  Legal Prompt Engineer / AI Legal Consultant - EU AI Act

  Orcawise provides Responsible AI services, tools and training to help enterprises comply with AI regulations.OIP (Orcawise Innovation Program), a 100-day bootcamp style work experience certification program working on a real-life customization, deployment and optimization of an LLM (Large Language Model) for legal and compliance industry (EU AI Act). • Legal Advisory: Providing legal advice, assistance, and guidance on issues related to the EU AI Act;• Prompt Engineering: Generating content (questions and answers) on EU AI Act to be used by AI developers to train AI models;• EU AI Act Expertise: An expert in the EU AI Act by following Q&A Pairs process and how to apply AI for legal and compliance;• AI Strategy: Setting up and executing an AI strategy for legal and compliance;• LLM Model Work: Customizing LLM Models for Responsible AI. Show less

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  Center for AI Safety

  Feb 2025 - now

  Course Facilitator

  AI Safety, Ethics and Society Course• Facilitating discussions in weekly 1.5-hour group sessions via video call for 8 weeks to create an engaging and productive learning environment.• Reviewing course content and preparing for sessions to stay on top of materials.• Managing administrative tasks such as tracking attendance, handling follow-ups, and ensuring smooth course operations.• Providing feedback and guidance during the project phase through four additional weekly online sessions (1-2 hours each).• Collaborating with other facilitators via weekly check-ins and Slack discussions to share insights and best practices.• Adapting session structures to meet the needs of participants while maintaining alignment with course objectives. Show less

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  Global Council for Responsible AI

  Mar 2025 - now

  Global Ambassador for Turkey