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FULL NAME

[Name of Law School], [Town/ City, State]

[Mobile No.], [Email]

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
● Presently in 3rd Year (6th Semester) : 7.26/10 CGPA
● B.A. L.LB. (Hons.) Course:
● 12th Standard (AISSCE Board) : 83% (Name of School, City)
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● 10 Standard (AISSCE Board) : 9.6 CGPA (Name of School, City)
● CLAT 2013 : All India Rank 5
● Obtained ‘A+’ grade in Corporate Law, ‘A’ grade in Securities Law and ‘A’ grade in Mergers
and Acquisition Law.

SKILLS LEARNT FROM THE DIPLOMA COURSE IN M&A [Avoid using this symbol for
"and", always use the full form.], INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT LAWS
(LAWSIKHO) [Mention the full name of the Lawsikho course you're enrolled in]
● Drafted an asset purchase agreement, business purchase agreement, joint venture agreements
[Be very specific while mentioning your learnings from the course. Don't write vague sentences.
Mention the exact document that you had drafted, which you can easily work upon these days.]
● Prepared loan agreements, securitization documents, shareholder agreements, share purchase
agreements, asset purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, business purchase agreements, etc.
[For these pointers, you may refer to the "specific learning objectives" on the Lawsikho web page of the
course.
You can also refer to the "list of weekly" exercises mentioned within the web page of each individual
course.
Prepare one rough CV for your reference which has the complete list of learnings you've gained from
the course. Use that rough model to prepare your CV based on the requirement of the organization
you're applying at.
E.g. you might have learnt how to draft 100 different kinds of contracts within the contract drafting
course, but for a banking job, you need not mention franchise agreement etc, so you mention 5-6 main
types of contracts specifically related to the banking sector which the recruiter might be interested in
knowing.]
● Learnt the application of SEBI Takeover code apply and the steps to be followed for the takeover of a
listed company.
● Drafted a Joint Venture Agreement.
● Learnt how to raise finance through inter-corporate loans and debentures.
● A published blog titled, “Five major types of mergers and acquisitions in India” on iPleaders Blog.
● A published blog titled, “Scope of a hostile takeover in India” on iPleaders Blog.
 SKILLS LEARNT FROM THE DIPLOMA COURSE [Mention the full name of the Lawsikho
course you're enrolled in] IN COMPANIES ACT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SEBI
REGULATIONS (LAWSIKHO)[Mention the full name of the Lawsikho course you're enrolled in]
● Learnt how to advise the foreign clients on the incorporation of a company in India and how to frame
internal company policies.
● Drafted Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, employment agreements, schemes
for amalgamations, mergers and demerger transactions.
● Learnt how to advise the board of directors of large-sized companies about installing corporate
governance mechanisms in the company.
● Learnt how to frame the internal company policies and set up reporting and escalation mechanisms.
● Learnt how to do the structuring of related party transactions and inter-corporate loans and investment
transactions within the restrictions of the Companies Act, 2013.
● Published blog titled, “How to invest in share-market in India” on iPleaders Blog.

INTERNSHIPS [Mention the internships in reverse chronological order.]

Bharucha and Partners LLP [May, 2015: 4 weeks]
● Researched on the ‘Scope of deficiency in Service’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
● Research on grounds available for setting aside of the arbitral award for mistakes in calculation, non-
application of mind and insufficiency of quantum of damages awarded by the Arbitral Tribunal under
the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
● Research regarding scope of territorial jurisdiction of a writ court in Land Acquisition cases under the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
[Specify the exact work done. Do not write vague sentences like “researched on constitutional law”,
rather write “researched on Article 14 of the Constitution”. Limit the scope of work to the specific area
you explored. This allows the interviewer to ask specific questions limited to the work you have done.
If you write vague sentences, the interview might end up asking you anything related to that law which
you may not even be prepared for.].

HCL Technologies Limited, Legal Department [June, 2019: 4 weeks]

● Research and presentation on the newly introduced The Code of Wages Act, 2019.
● Research on Majithia Wage Board.
● Prepared a file on ICANN and NIXI to lodge complaints on Cybersquatting.
● Due Diligence and proofreading of documents.

Advocate Aditya Kumar, the High Court of Delhi [December 2018: 4 weeks]
● Attended and assisted in mediation by putting forward personal opinions and suggestions.
● Drafted domestic violence petition, divorce petition and rejoinder.
● Prepared case briefs.

PAPER PUBLICATIONS [Mention publications in reverse chronological order]

● “Anti dumping: A Change with no change” published and presented at The Juris En Conference on
International Law on 5th October 2019.
● “Section 87 of the Arbitration Act”, “Confidentiality in Arbitration Proceedings” and “Supreme Court
Lifts Ban on the Cryptocurrencies” published on INBA Viewpoint.
 MOOT COURT EXPERIENCE [Remove this heading if you don’t have any moot court
exposure.]
● Researcher (Second Runners Up), the Law Campus- II B. R. Trikha Memorial Delhi NCR
Moot Court Competition, 2019 held at New Delhi on 15th July 2019.

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

● Member of the Hospitality Team and Public Relations (PR) Team in the college fest “SymFiesta’18”.
● Member, Legal Aid Society at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.

ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS

● Successfully completed FICCI’s certificate course in Intellectual Property Rights.
● Currently enrolled in ADR ODR International certificate course on Mediation.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
● Volunteered with the PUCL NGO to provide free medical check-ups and medicines in various areas in
the city of Jaipur through medical camps.
● Conducted a successful conference on the legal rights at Centre for Rights of Dalits in Jaipur.
● Trained in Classical Bharatnatyam dance Nav Sadhana Academy.
● Participated in the inter-batch Badminton championship, 2018-19.