One Stop Destination for World Class Legal Support Services. SKJ Juris.

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1 One Stop Destination for World Class Legal Support Services SKJ Juris

2 INTRODUCTION SKJ Juris Services (P) Ltd is a legal process outsourcing company that provides legal support services to attorneys, law firms and corporations based out of US and UK. SKJ Juris provides core services such as contract management, legal research, litigation support, real estate and corporate governance. SKJ Juris also provides practice related services in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law, Bankruptcy Law, Employment Law and Personal Injury Law. SKJ Juris can also customize the sub-services as per the clients requirement across the service lines. SKJ Juris provides such services to its clients from its principal office located in Pune, India. SKJ Juris has crafted a niche for itself over the four years in providing off-shored high-end legal support services to its global clients. Our off-shore offices are located in California, London and Sydney. The off-shore offices at California and London are managed by attorneys and lawyers having license to practice in respective jurisdictions. We have grown from strength to strength and for us a client s appreciation weighs more than anything else. Our belief that we can take on any legal support work whether emanating from US, UK or AU jurisdictions, led us conquer new off-shore-business frontiers. Our teams of Indian lawyers are proficient in providing all the necessary high-end legal support services to the clients within the time line. At SKJ Juris, every project passes through a quality check before it is delivered to the client. MISSION STATEMENT Our on-going commitment to quality, service, and value continue as our guiding principles to achieve overall excellence in the legal off shoring industry. These principles ensure that each and every client receives nothing less than total and complete satisfaction. At SKJ Juris, we are dedicated to elevating the standards of legal support services. VISION PHILOSOPHY SKJ Juris believes that the best marketing that truly works for it, is an assignment well done followed by such client s testimonial. SKJ Juris seeks to implement this belief at every level. SKJ Juris is confident that, to the extent this is accomplished, all else will follow. Through our strong commitment to legal excellence, we will deliver extraordinary results exceeding client expectations, becoming the firm of choice for legal process outsourcing. 1

3 SERVICE LINES CORE SERVICES A. Litigation Support 1) Document Review ediscovery - Collecting, analyzing, processing, reviewing and producing electronically stored information (ESI) through web-based platforms. 2) Abstraction/ Summarization Abstracting/ summarizing of deposition and jury trial transcripts. 3) Litigation Drafting Drafting and Blue booking of court briefs. B. Legal Research 1) Case briefing Summarizing a case into title and citation, facts, procedural history, issue(s), holding/ reasoning, and disposition. 2) Case analysis Researching case law on various legal software platforms in connection with legal issues, analyzing same and preparing legal memoranda in IRAC/ CRAC methods. 3) Multi-jurisdictional Survey Conducting multi-state legal and regulatory research. C. Real Estate 1) Lease abstraction Abstracting leases for quick and easy reference. 2) Online Title Search Conducting online title search with regards to real estate matters. D. Contract Management 1) Contract drafting and review Drafting and review of various types of contracts. 2) Creating contract repository Standardizing contracts and subsequent customizing of contracts. 3) Abstraction of contracts Summarizing contracts and highlighting important terms and conditions including current boiler plate terminology. E. Corporate Governance 1) Legal due diligence Conducting legal audit for the companies in the matters of M&A and joint ventures. 2) Corporate documentation Drafting of joint venture, collaboration, shareholding and other corporate agreements. 2

4 PRACTICE RELATED SERVICES A. Intellectual Property Law 1) Trademark a) Trademark Search. b) Trademark Watch. 2) Patent a) Patent search. Novelty search, Validity search, Infringement search, and Family search. b) Patent watch. c) Patent drafting. d) Proofreading. e) Patent analysis. f) Patent landscaping. 3) IP documentation Drafting of intellectual property related agreements such as license agreement, assignment deed, and registered user agreement among others. 4) IP audit Review of IP assets owned, developed, acquired and used by an organization. 5) IP due diligence Evaluation of the intellectual property assets and rights. 6) IP mining Identification and survey of hidden intellectual property. B. Immigration Law 1) Petition for writs a) Complaint for Mandamus. b) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. c) Petition for Bivens Action. d) Actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 2) Drafting of Complaint and Different Motions a) Complaint for Declaratory Judgment. b) Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief. c) Class Action Complaint for Declaratory & Injunctive Relief. d) Complaint for a Declaratory Judgment and Relief for Denial of Religious Worker. e) Memorandum of Law in opposition to Defendant s Motion to Dismiss. f) Motion to Dismiss and to Compel Production of Naturalization Certificate. g) Plaintiff s Motion for Summary Judgment. h) Plaintiff s Set of Request for Admission. 3) Review Petitions a) Review Petition on Hearing on Naturalization before the District Court under 8 U.S.C. 1421(c), and 1447(b). b) Review Petition before the Circuit Court of BIA orders (Board of Immigration) and ICE orders (Immigration Custom Enforcement). 3

5 C. Bankruptcy Law 1) Initial preparation of Bankruptcy Petition through Bestcase. 2) Retrieval of missing information from clients. 3) Preparing and filing response to motion. (Motion for conversion, Motion for relief from automatic stay, etc.) 4) Notices of Conversion, motions, etc. 5) Preparation of additional local forms as per jurisdiction. 6) Performing an online civil and criminal record search using Lexis Nexis, PACER. 7) Valuation of real estate property using Zillow. 8) Preparation of Proof of claim. 9) Summary sheet with additional information that requires attention. D. Employment law 1) Drafting of Claim petition (ET1). 2) Drafting of Further and Better particulars. 3) Witness statements. 4) Closing submission. E. Personal injury Law 1) Opening of new case file. 2) Drafting of necessary correspondence. 3) Searching for applicable case laws and statutes. 4) Drafting of summons and complaints. 5) Summary of depositions. 6) Review of medical records and writing medical summary. 7) Drafting of demand package. 8) Updating case information. OUR AFFILIATES McCabe & Associates Appleton Business Development, LLC. CMC Limited IBN Technologies Jonathan Lea Network 4

6 HUMAN RESOURCES SKJ Juris hires Indian lawyers from leading Indian law schools. The recruitment procedure of SKJ Juris is as under: Recruitment procedure Recruitment is proactively based on forecasted requirements. Recruitment made through robust database and campus recruitments and placement agencies. Shortlisted candidates are further screened via a telephonic interview, conducted by the HR department. Further shortlisted candidates are brought in for a written aptitude test. Further screened candidates undergo two rounds of personal interviews with HR and Operations Head. A selected candidate is referred to a background screening company. Appointment letter is handed over. Once a lawyer is recruited, SKJ Juris provides rigorous training to him/her before selecting for a project. The training procedure of SKJ Juris is as under: Training Procedure SKJ Juris has developed in-house training modules. Each appointee undergoes 30 days / 45 days rigorous induction training program. Training program includes: Soft skills Computer skills Legal writing Introduction to the U.S. and U.K. legal systems Litigation document coding and review Legal research Case summaries Lease abstraction Agreement drafting Training on quality theory and client processes Security compliances 5

7 SECURITY MEASURES SKJ Juris possesses secured infrastructure wherein it provides high data security and confidentiality. Secured Infrastructure Secured infrastructure includes owned office place. Uninterrupted power supply and emergency genset backup with auto switchover. Personal computerized system and removable media devices are prohibited. Workstations with latest hardware and software configuration. Network access capacity 500 concurrent users and expanded 700 users. Dedicated high speed Internet lease line connectivity round the clock. Main = 2 Mbps Backup = 1 Mbps Visual and motion surveillance are installed. Access control systems installed at restricted and secured area. 24x7 physical security on premises. Defined secured and restricted areas. Unauthorized entry is prohibited in delivery areas. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan for eventualities such as: Natural sources such as floods and storms. Problems such as fire, system and electrical faults. Criminal behaviour including break-ins, theft and computer hacking. Data Security Centralized authentication system. Unique User ID and Password. User level folder and network accessibility. Data is saved only on the server. Automated and Centralized Patch management system. Centralized Antivirus server. Controlled access to Internet, printers and media drives. Secured FTP servers for uploading and downloading data. Restricted printer access (Zero paper policy). Employees from one team cannot access data of another. Training on security compliances is provided to new employees. Information technology and Physical security audits. Employees are mandatorily required to maintain confidentiality. 6

8 CONTACT US Principal Office: Pune, India Kundan Chambers Thube Park, Shivaji Nagar Pune , Maharashtra Tel: +91 (0) Offshore offices: New Jersey, USA 300 Kimball Street, Suite 203 Woodbridge, NJ London, UK 7 Forest Court 250 Rosendale Road London SE24 9DL uk@skjjuris.com Sydney, Australia 116 Harrow Road Glenfield, Sydney 2167 NSW, AU au@skjjuris.com Disclaimer: SKJ Juris Services (P) Ltd. is not a law firm and is engaged in providing only legal support services worldwide. 7