Gouri Chakraborty
Kolkata,India
Summary
Dedicated advocacy professional with experience representing clients from diverse backgrounds for 4 years under different seniors and 6 months of Corporate experiences. Educates and guides individuals using expert knowledge in up-to-date legal rights and entitlements. Proactive and adaptable to meet evolving case demands. Highly-motivated advocate with extensive experience in civil, banking, family and employment law. Draws on diverse representation experience to develop and present strategic legal arguments. Achieves positive case outcomes to surpass client expectations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Manager Legal
Balasore Alloys Ltd
Kolkata , India
11 2024 - Current
- Reviewed, drafted and negotiated various commercial contracts to protect company interests.
- Developed internal controls, improved operational efficiency and transparency.
- Conducted due diligence investigations prior to business decisions.
- Researched, interpreted and advised on laws for accurate legal guidance.
- Assisted in corporate governance matters for enhanced organisational control.
- Prepared comprehensive reports on ongoing cases for senior management review.
- Oversaw risk management activities to minimise potential liabilities.
- Handeled case related to NCLT, NCLAT, High Court in Original Side, DRT matters, 138 NI Act matters, Supreme Court hearings related to Mining Acts.
- Projecting correct lands for setting up various Plants related to Copper, Alluminium etc.
- Planning of risk for import of various raw materials.
- Regulating SAP for various Legal processing and transactions approval.
Legal Associate
Macneil Engineering Limited
Kolkata West Bengal , India
06 2024 - 11 2024
- Contract Drafting
- Litigation
- Document review
- Work mainly based on Contract Law, Tenant and Lease laws, Company Law, NCLT, Arbitration, International Trade and commerce etc.
- Liaised with legal colleagues to identify required work, delegate tasks and speed up case progress.
- Analysed probable case outcomes using knowledge of legal precedents, drafting of different plaints for recovery of immovable assets and also for the help of Counsels.
- Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for businesses and individuals.
- Offered helpful, informative legal advice to clients, colleagues and external practitioners.
- Prepared legal filed appeals in appeal courts.
- Developed and delivered company strategy, responding to legal changes and developments.
- Educated legal colleagues on best practices to uphold company standards.
- Referred clients to legal aid solicitors and supported legal action through case closure.
- Negotiated client settlements to limit costly court proceedings in legal disputes.
- Interviewed clients and witnesses to corroborate case evidence.
- Supervised junior law professionals in establishing client caseloads.
- Carried out background research and preparatory work to present established company cases.
- Monitored legal changes and developments for Company.
- Interviewed juniors and witnesses to corroborate case evidence.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Delivered high-quality results within budget and timeframe targets.
- Used Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and other software tools to create documents such as MIS and clear communications.
- Coordinated smooth property transfers by organising paperwork and keeping to tight deadlines.
- Facilitated official agreements to resolve disagreements.
- Responded to time-sensitive queries quickly for fast resolution.
- Created legal documents and contracts for official use.
- Handled official documents to maintain privacy, authenticity and accuracy.
- Structured legal information to help increase awareness and understanding.
- Followed procedure to perform legal functions successfully.
Legal Officer
Upturn United Consultancy Pvt Ltd.
Kolkata , India
07 2023 - 05 2024
- Drafting of Application under Sarfeasi Act, IBC Act and Consitution etc.
- Researching case and improvising the ultimate result with appropriate accuracy.
- Strong communication skill in English, Bengali & Hindi whichhelps my clients to communicate freely.
- Filing cases related to Corporate Law mainly based onemployment, termination, finalizing agreement between tocompanies, partnership agreements, facility usageagreements, franchise agreements etc.
- Filing cases related to Civil Law and Banking Law such as SA IA drafting, 138 reply, RTI, agreements for lease,contract related to property matters, sale purchase contract,commission agreements etc.
- Maintained knowledge of disclosure requirements for continued compliance.
- Established and prioritised client needs and risks, developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans in partnership with other agencies.
- Wrote comprehensive and articulate reports, letters and emails on behalf of client.
- Provided professional oral and written advocacy for civil clients.
- Worked with multi-skilled team of advocates delivering direct advocacy support to variety of clients in range of settings.
- Established and prioritised client needs and risks, developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans in partnership with other agencies.
- Educated clients on rights and entitlements, enabling appropriate support.
- Used knowledge of relevant national and local legislation and policy to enable client to communicate and seek resolutions to raised issues.
- Assessed personalised client situations to make relevant casework referrals.
Legal Intern, Advocate
High Court Of Calcutta and DRT Court
Calcutta
06 2021 - 06 2023
- Conducting meeting in between attorneys- Filing Cases in behalf of the attorney with his assistance
- Receiving different Corporate Labour and Employmentcases, Corporate drafting cases and doing it with full accuracy
- Attending hearing with attorney and assisting him indifferent case related matters, also providing him with everyassistant as an Intern
- Actively recruited and trained law graduates with variouslegal skills for helping them achieve their goals and receive fullguidance in the field of Corporate & Civil Law
Legal Intern
High Court Of Calcutta
Kolkata
2019.01 - 2020.06
- Conducting in depth researches, draft legal documents, file legal paperwork at the meetings and also acting as a liaison between attorney and clients
- Effectively organized files and helped to remove old files from the filing cabinets
- Answered calls of various clients in behalf of the attorney and managed messages for attorney.
Education
MA in Corporate Law - Corporate
Nalsar University of Law
2023 -
AIBE -
Bar Council
2023 -
BBA LLB(H) - Law
JIS University
2018 - 2023
ISC - Science
Little Star High School
ICSE -
Little Star High School
Skills
- Case Research
- Legal Documents Drafting
- Client Service
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Multitasking
- Quick Adapter
- Summary
- Result oriented and dedicated professional with good track
- Record of in conducting Legal Research, Handling Case Files
- Providing Legal Support, Drafting in various Corporate and
- Civil matters Possess strong communication skills and ensure
- High-level client service
Certification
- Legal Research & Conent Writting - Juris Centre
- Legal Drafting Course - Notice writting, plaints, complaints, drafting of non- joinders, misjoinders of parties, written ststements. - by Adv. Aditya Raina ( Senior Advocate of Supreme Court)
- Software Contract Drafting - Escrow Agreements, software licensing, outsourcing of software, software subscription agreements etc.
- ISO 31000- Enterprise Management for the Professional- Avrohom Gluck.
- Business & Operations Management Excellence- MFT Intitute of Management.
- Program & Animation PowerPoint - Andrew Pach.
- Artificial Intelligence - Build 7 AI+LLM & ChatGPT- Data Science, Machine Learning & Deep Learing to create powerful AI
- Energy Law Certification - Enhelion
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Bengali
Fluent
Timeline
Legal Intern
High Court Of Calcutta
2019.01 - 2020.06
Assistant Manager Legal
Balasore Alloys Ltd
11 2024 - Current
Legal Associate
Macneil Engineering Limited
06 2024 - 11 2024
Legal Officer
Upturn United Consultancy Pvt Ltd.
07 2023 - 05 2024
Legal Intern, Advocate
High Court Of Calcutta and DRT Court
06 2021 - 06 2023
MA in Corporate Law - Corporate
Nalsar University of Law
2023 -
AIBE -
Bar Council
2023 -
BBA LLB(H) - Law
JIS University
2018 - 2023
ISC - Science
Little Star High School
ICSE -
Little Star High School