Mohit Tanwr

Experience

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  Legal Aid Centre, University School of Law and Legal Studies

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Student Coordinator

  • Conducted over 18-21 conferences in various private and government academic institutions on the subject matter of Legal Awareness, Consumer Protection, Cyber Crimes, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Crimes under Indian Penal Code, and Crime Reporting Procedure.• Conducted over 12 mediation proceedings via USLLS Legal Aid Cell and referred a few to Dwarka Court Mediation Centre.• Filed bail applications u/s 436 of CrPC.• Worked on the rights of street vendors, hawkers and squatters with respect to Town Vending Committee Act.•Worked in collaboration with DSLSA & DLSA on Aadhar Project, Aanganwadi Pilot Project & Free Legal Help Desks. Show less

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  Delhi State Legal Services Authority

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Para-Legal Volunteer

  • Attended and assisted in Lok Adalat proceedings at Dwarka District Court, New Delhi.• Referred 8-10 matrimonial matters to District Legal Services Authority, South-West, New Delhi.• Provided legal advice regarding Section 436, CrPC to the needy individuals.

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  Rao Sahab & Company

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2017

  Legal Intern

  • Visited various district courts with the concerned counsel and learnt the art of soft skills.• Attending mediation proceedings and learned the practical aspects of the same at Dwarka Court Mediation Centre, New Delhi.

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  Isha Foundation

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2017

  College Ambassador

  Received a bonafide opportunity to serve as a College Ambassador for Isha Outreach in one of the most popular project of 2017, known as "Rally for Rivers".

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  Praxis Counsel, Advocates and Solicitors

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Legal Intern

  • Studied and researched on electricity and energy law matters.• Worked on a PIL related to landfills with Senior Associate of the firm.• Visited CIRC, APTEL, DIAC, etc.

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  Indian National Bar Association

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Member, Member Welfare Committee

  • Participated in INBA’s Meet on ‘Gender Bias-ness in Corporate World, Issue of Mob Lynching in India at Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.• Participated in INBA's National Law Day event at Hotel Shangri-La, Eros Hotel, New Delhi.

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  Research Project by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  Field Researcher

  Research Project on, "Function of Legal Aid Clinics of various Law Colleges and Impact of Digitisation of Legal Aid on Access to Justice" by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India.

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  Students For Liberty

  Nov 2018 - May 2019

  Local Coordinator

  • Organized and conducted various SFL, Washington D.C.'s events such as Socratic Seminars, Vox-Pop, Debate, etc.• Attended various brainstorming sessions with respect to Liberty Awareness drives.• Got the offer to participate in SFL-Acton Colloquium, Bombay on sponsorship.• Successfully completed the Residential Retreat and Delhi's Liberty Forum.

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  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Student Member

  • Got opportunity to meet other young people through CIArb’s Young Members Group.• Got the opportunity to gain some global practical aspect of arbitration with the help of their online magazine i.e. Resolver's access.

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  Young ICCA

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Member

  • Got provided with a bonafide platform with young professionals to exchange ideas about international arbitration;• Provided with access to the international arbitration community.

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  Lex Meridian

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Legal Intern

  • Drafted Applications & Legal Research Notes for criminal law cases.• Undertook in-depth research on provisions under the Indian Evidence Act 1872, Indian Penal Code 1860, Criminal Procedure Code 1973, CBI Manual 2005, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 & Arms Act 1959.• Prepared various schedules for the ongoing CBI & criminal cases.• Developed a database compiling data from a large, significant human rights case.

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  Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  Student Member - Young MCIA
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  London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  Member - Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
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  Advocate Vikrant Sarwan

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  District Court, Criminal Litigation Internship

  Tried to understand the true aspect of genuine legal practice and got more familiar with the art of legal drafting.

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  Jitender Solanki & Associates

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Legal Intern

  Learned and improved the following skills:•Legal Drafting•Legal Researching•Court craft & mannerism•Team managementAltogether, it was a bonafide journey to inculcate various kinds of legal attributes to stengthen the basics of legal arena.

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  Latham & Watkins

  May 2020 - May 2020

  Legal Intern

  Worked on various practical task such as:•Kicking off the transaction.•Reviewing the customer agreement.•Offering shareholder an advice.•Negotiating the transaction.

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  High Court of Delhi

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Independent Legal Practitioner

  An independent legal practitioner at Hon'ble Delhi High Court and District Courts in the National Capital Territory of Delhi with appearances before various Tribunals and Forums, such as but not limited to Delhi International Arbitration Centre, APTEL, ATMC, DERC, CERC, NGT.

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  University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi

  Dec 2021 - now

  IPRF & PhD Scholar (Faculty of Law)