Kalpana B K
San Leandro,USA
Summary
Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction. Results-driven professional skilled in researching legal case information and preparing necessary correspondence with strong understanding of legal terminology and processes. Adept in maintaining confidential records and client information. Pleasantly assists attorneys in preparing for trials and other legal proceedings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
The Law Office of Yagya Nepal PC
01.2021 - Current
- Prepared filing documents with courts and the USCIS, (filing of The US Citizenship and Immigration Services forms of individuals who are seeking immigration services, such as, E-filing, Family based petition and Asylum Application (I-589, I-765, I-131, I-130, I-730, TPS, Biometrics appointment application, DS260 and many more)
- Case summarized to the attorney and prepared report regarding cases
- Organized and archived documents relating to ongoing cases
- Providing timely update to the changes of cases to clients
- Declaration and other documents Translation from Nepali-English, Hindi to English and vice-versa
- Direct assisting to the attorney regarding court work and USCIS
- Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system
- Preparing affidavits, legal correspondence, and other documents for attorneys
- Meeting with clients, and other professionals to talk about case details
- Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
- Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
Legal Officer
Justice and Right Institute-Nepal (JuRI-Nepal)
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Review of Laws and policies of Nepal relating to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of women in Nepal
- Recommendations to the concern authorities to make consistent those reviewed laws and policies with Nepalese constitution and other international instruments
- Meeting with ministers and parliamentarians about the amendments of reviewed inconsistent laws and policies
- Preparation of Advocacy policy guidelines to the district partners
- Orientation to the community people, Civil Service Organizations, Municipality/Rural Municipality Representatives and Parliamentarians about the land rights of women
- Training to Network members and district partners on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Research of laws and policies on Economic Social and Cultural rights, field visits, meetings with the government representatives to strengthen the Economic Social and Cultural rights of women people in Nepal
- Policy Paper Preparation and Presentation before the concern Service Organizations, Government agencies, stakeholders and parliamentarians on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of women
Women Empowerment Expert
Aspada Paribesh Unnayan Foundation
08.2017 - 07.2018
- Women Group Formation to aware about the importance of savings in their daily life
- Orientation to members of women group to their rights: such as family rights, property right, including health issues
- Empowering rural women through different kinds of training, workshops, meetings
- Meeting with members of the women group to make their group strong and saving sustainability for future
- Guidance to Aspada staffs for maintains well documents of already formed Women Groups
- Time to time field visit, monitoring and evaluation of women groups and Aspada staffs
Thematic Coordinator/Adolescent Specialist
Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization
08.2016 - 07.2017
- Orientation and trainings to Dalit community adolescents regarding right based education and their educational right guaranteed by the state
- Result Based Report Writing of the project
- Prepared Annual plan, capacity building plan and annual budget plan
- Translation of documents from Nepali to English and English to Nepali for publication
- Publication, edition and rewriting of an experienced collection from the youth from rural areas
- Budget observation, budget tracking and budget analysis
- Field visit, meeting, monitoring and evaluation of the field and district level staffs and recommendations to them to achieve best results in the project
- Suggestion to ensure the quality of report, workshops, training etc
- Orientation, meetings and training conducted to field staffs and community women on right based approach, laws relating to caste based discrimination and gender equality in Nepal
WASH Project Officer
Mercy Corps, Nepal
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Planning, implementation, supervision and monitoring of the partner organization
- Prepared proposal and submitted to team leader
- Organized awareness program to rural women and girl child in community based school and remote village connecting to WASH activities
- Conducted training related to gender discrimination and women’s right in WASH related activities
- Organized the training, seminar and workshop for improvement of the male attitude and behavioral change regarding WASH activities and attitudes women and girl
- Prepared the progress report and make plan and submitted to team leader and manager
- To facilitate for national and international visitor in the grassroots level
- Coordinating with district level stakeholders to achieved the project goals
- Participated in district level coordinating meeting regularly
- Collected the relevant information, success stories and shared to encourage women
- Monitoring, Evaluation and supervision of partner organizations and regular advice to improve quality work
Legal Officer
Sinha Burma Law Concern
12.2014 - 06.2015
- Counseling, Drafting and Litigation of cases of Women Victims of Domestic Violence
- Drafting and Litigation of the cases relating to the human trafficking and sexual exploitation
- Counseling to those women victims who victimized by human trafficking and sexual exploitation and making contact them to the rehabilitation Center
- Representation and Protection of the women and Juvenile (child) related cases in the court
- Strategic Plan development and its Implementation to the protection of the child, who is in Juvenile Reform Home
- Regular monitoring and evaluation of the child kept in Juvenile Reform Home
- Prison visit and Regular meeting with the women offenders kept in jail
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator (IFP)
SAHAMATI
01.2013 - 11.2014
- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Policy Formulation
- Planning, Implementation and monitoring of the program relating to gender equality
- Different kinds of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion related workshops, seminars and conferences have been organized
- Training relating to women’s equality right in property has been conducted
- Different types of movement like single women and signature campaign relating to domestic violence have been organized
Program Coordinator
SAHAMATI
12.2011 - 12.2012
- Strategic plan development to the project relating to strengthening the capacity of major political parties in Inclusion process
- Monitoring and evaluation of project staffs
- Different type of training, workshops and meetings conducted to include the women and marginalized community people in district level major political parties
- Budget planning of the project
- Log frame development relating to the project
- Regular advices and suggestions to the staffs to qualitative and competitive work
- Report writing to the supporting agency weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly and annual basis
- Meeting organized with the different types of stake holders giving emphasis to the inclusion
Education
LL.M. - Master in Laws
Tribhuvan University
01.2014
LL.B. - Bachelor’s in laws
Purbanchal University
01.2011
Skills
- Good communication skill
- Use of EOIR
- Clio-uploads
- E-inquiry
- E-filing
- Gathering documents
- Organizing documents
- Preparing documents
- Drafting affidavits
- Drafting legal correspondence
- Case update management
Fellowships
- Community Health Worker Fellowship, Diversity Health Training Institute, 01/01/21
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Minority Fellowship, OHCHR, 11/05/18 to 12/02/18, Geneva, Switzerland
Voluntaryinvolvement
- Club Service Chairperson, Alameda Yeti Lions Club, El Cerrito, California, USA
- Secretary, Nepalese Society for Oppressed Community (NASO-Community), California, USA
- Executive Committee Member, Sahamati, Nawalparasi, Nepal
- General Member, JuRI (Justice for Right Institute), Kathmandu, Nepal
Taskforces
Task Force on corruption, Sahamati, 01/01/14
Unpublishedreports
- Masters dissertation, Youth engagement and laws relating to Drug Trafficking in Nepal, 01/01/15
- Bachelor’s thesis, Laws relating to Human Trafficking of women and girl child in Nepal, 01/01/11
Research
- Survey on uneducated rate of girl child, Kapilvastu, Nepal, 01/01/17
- Baseline Survey on Juvenile Justice System, Kathmandu School of Law, Banke, Nepal, 01/01/10
Currentresidence
1599 Hays Street, Apt#207, San Leandro, California
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Nepal/Nepali
Publications
- Dalit rights and Nepalese scenario, Article, New Patrika, 01/01/19
- Women in foreign employment, Article, SAHAMATI Sandesh, 01/01/09
Training
- Training of Trainers, Diversity Health Training Institute, Oakland, California, USA, 01/01/20
- 6 months training, United Nations Development Program/RoLHR, 01/01/14 to 01/01/15
- 3 Days training on WASH, MERCY CORPS, 01/01/15
- 3 Days training on Drafting and litigation enhancement, LAHURNIP, 01/01/15
- Monitoring and Evaluation Training, SAHAMATI, 01/01/08
Languages
English
Full Professional
Nepali
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Full Professional
Bengali
Professional Working
Timeline
Paralegal
The Law Office of Yagya Nepal PC
01.2021 - Current
Legal Officer
Justice and Right Institute-Nepal (JuRI-Nepal)
08.2018 - 10.2019
Women Empowerment Expert
Aspada Paribesh Unnayan Foundation
08.2017 - 07.2018
Thematic Coordinator/Adolescent Specialist
Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization
08.2016 - 07.2017
WASH Project Officer
Mercy Corps, Nepal
06.2015 - 08.2015
Legal Officer
Sinha Burma Law Concern
12.2014 - 06.2015
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator (IFP)
SAHAMATI
01.2013 - 11.2014
Program Coordinator
SAHAMATI
12.2011 - 12.2012
LL.M. - Master in Laws
Tribhuvan University
LL.B. - Bachelor’s in laws
Purbanchal University
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