Jelsyna Chacko

Experience

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  S. P Sarkar & Co (Advocates)

  May 2015 - Jun 2015

  Legal Intern

  Attended proceedings at the Debt Recovery Tribunal Provided Litigation assistance for Civil and Criminal matters

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  MONK AKARSHALA PRIVATE LIMITED

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Subject Matter Expert

  Reviewed and prepared a précis on ‘Patent Drafting for Biotechnological Inventions’

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  MHRD IPR Chair at NLSIU, Bangalore

  May 2016 - May 2016

  Research Intern

  Submitted a project report on ‘An analytical stairway to the future of photocopying in India’. Published here - http://iprlawindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Report.pdf

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  Dr. Sanjay Jain, Associate professor,ILS Law college

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2017

  Research Assistant

  Assisted in editing V.D Mahajan's Treatise on Constitutional law

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  Chamber of Ms. Indira Jaising Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India and Ex-ASGof India

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Intern

  Attended proceedings at the Delhi High CourtResearched extensively and prepared case summaries and briefs for Shayra Bano vs Union of India (Triple Talaq case)Proof-read content regarding environmental laws for the Lawyers Collective website and edited an interview of Mr. Matthew George, discussing the grave concerns with the ‘Aadhaar Project’ for the Lawyer’s Collective website.

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  Self-employed

  Jun 2017 - now

  Freelance Writer

  Law firm website contentMasters abroad applications- SoP, CV writing, editing, revamping - 100% client admit rate since 2017Prose and poetry writingTranslation of content from Hindi and Marathi to English

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  StratJuris Law Partners

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

  Intern

  Prepared PPTs (course material) on subjects falling under the arena of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Conducted research pertaining to GDPR

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  Chambers of Vishal S. Shriyan

  May 2018 - Oct 2018

  Intern

  Attended court proceedings at the High Court and the NCLT, Mumbai BenchAttended Arbitration meetingsConducted research on varied areas of law, drafted documents and prepared synopsis for several cases

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  M/s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2018

  Intern

  Analysed and prepared synopsis of several Consumer Complaint copies falling within the following sectors – Auto, Farm Equipments, Motor Two Wheeler and Mini Trucks, BusesAssisted in analyzing source file for several documents

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  Young Bhartiya

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

  Research Intern

  Wrote and published research articles on The Young Bhartiya website

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  Chambers of N.S Nappinai & Co

  May 2019 - Jun 2019

  Intern

  Assisted in research for academic conferences relating Blockchain TechnologyPrepared Counsel briefs and provided litigation assistance

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  Konniseri Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Legal and Content Support

  Legal Research and Compliance Contract Drafting and ReviewingContent Creation and website development

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  LawSikho

  Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Writing team - Consultant

  - As a pioneering member of the Writing team at LawSikho I was responsible for ideating content, conducting classes every week on legal research and writing, handholding individuals through the process of writing and ultimately editing their work thoroughly to enable them to get published across multiple fora- I was also awarded ‘Performer of the Month’ for 5 months from November 2020 to April 2021

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  Bar & Bench

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2024

  (Legal Journalist) Desk Editor
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  Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR)

  Mar 2022 - May 2022

  Policy Research Assistant

  Assisted in collating extensive literature in books and reports on disability rights during COVID-Prepared the first draft of the report running into 220 pages on 'Analysing the Socio-legal, economic and psychological impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities in general, and the visually impaired individuals in particular'