NAME Address: National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore: 560072 Phone number EDUCATION Year 2009

2004 2002 Degree/ Certificate B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Class XII, I.S.C (stream?) Class X, I.C.S.E Institute/ School, City National Law School of India University, Bangalore ABC ABC CGPA/ % x.xx/7.00 xx% xx% Rank x X X
Comment [SS1]: (out of ? mention relative position: contextualising all your achievements is vital) Comment [SS2]: Use a standard format: e.g. Begin with Name of Activity/Project, Location/Dept, Timeline; then have cover three areas: 1) Objectives (crisp outline of project objective or problem statement of research) 2) Impact/outcomes (real improvements or research insights/recommendations) 3) Activity/effort (like Interviewed heads of 60 selfhelp groups) Comment [SS3]: Remember, the assumption is that the interviewer knows nothing. So, what is Janaagraha? Whats so great about it? What is this Programme you are talking about? What did it achieve? (E.g. Largest NGO in Bangalore with with over five thousand volunteers) Comment [SS4]: Show the impact of the effort and quantify, if possible. (e.g Part of design team for the Citizen Awareness Program held in xx corporate offices including Wipro and Dell in Bangalore) Comment [SS5]: Illustrate the 'So what' and show impact (e.g. Report used by organization to bring media attention to judicial order defaulters) Comment [SS6]: Begin with verbs also use parallel construction, i.e. begin all sentences with verbs in the same tense and gerund form (e.g Arranged for funding of xx pounds, Brought in participation from foreign countries etc.) Comment [SS7]: Should be part of the leading line Negotiated an arrangement for funding of 1000 (Rs.80,000) p.a. by the Modern Law Review, a UK journal associated with the London School of Economics An interviewer could find this interesting and quiz you on: What were the challenges you faced in presenting your case for funding?

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WORK EXPERIENCE Majlis (NGO headed by Ms. Flavia Agnes), Mumbai (June 1 27, 2006) As a legal intern, assisted lawyers at Majlis helping women subject to domestic violence and abuse. Took the opportunity to interview clients and put forward legal and non-legal options for their problems. Drafted plaints for clients and assisted the lawyers in filing the same in Court. Volunteer at Janaagraha, Institution for Citizenship and Democracy Bangalore I worked as part of a team designing the template for a Citizen Advocacy Programmea workshop aimed at encouraging better citizenship. My contribution was in putting together different segments to create a streamlined programme. Student Intern at the Centre for Science and Environment My responsibilities here involved preparing a report implementation of judicial orders related to river pollution. on the status of

This internship required tracking down information that was not readily available, and from people who were unwilling to impart the same, and thus helped develop my research skills

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Joint-Convenor, Moot Court Society, 2007-2008 The MCS launched the 1st NLS Moot Competition on International Arbitration in 2008, and as Joint-Convenor, was responsible for fund-raising as well as overall conception of the Competition. Editor, Socio-Legal Review, 2006-2007 Arranged for funding and solicited articles from a number of different sources such as South African and Canadian scholars. Placement Representative Sep 2008-Mar 2009

Was responsible for internship recruitment for my batch and for arranging preplacement talks and logistical arrangements during placements

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES As part of a research project by the Centre for Study of Casteism, Communalism and Law, NLSIU on the Protection of Civil Rights Act. This was a report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare to suggest amendments to the law. My responsibilities on this project included compilation of field data, research and editing of the final report Team member in research projects organised by the SEBI on Buyback Regulations (June 2007) and the National Foundation for Corporate Governance on Group Companies.

Comment [SS8]: How large was the batch? How many companies did you bring in? How many got placed? Show numbers here otherwise this high potential point loses all its punch

Comment [SS9]: De-word!

Comment [SS10]: ? (2) Would ideally remove points here that arent that high impact

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Moot Court Competitions: Team member in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2007, where the team won the National Round of the Competition and were Octa-Finalists in the International Round. Also team member, International Investment and Construction Law Arbitration Moot, 2007, organized by the National University of Singapore Theatre: Wrote and directed a play for the British Council Theatre festival in 2002, and also acted in and directed a number of plays in Intra-college competitions. Fiction and Literary Writing: I have been on the Editorial Board of Quirk, a literary magazine brought out by the students of National Law School, and have contributed a number of articles to the same.

Comment [SS11]: This could be where you demonstrate a special interest or spike, so make it interesting quantify: how many teams in the National rounds? How many in the international? From how many countries? Also explain very briefly what the event is Comment [SS12]: Evaluate each item to see if it is significant enough or whether it goes too far back Comment [SS13]: Too bland..what exactly was the nature of your contribution? What did YOU spearhead?