Akkila Thirukesan

Akkila focuses her practice on a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration matters, assisting clients in navigating complex commercial and contracts disputes.

Litigation, Extradition, and Advisory Division.

Worked as a summer student assisting lawyers with case files and research. Appeared in court on behalf of clients.

Course: Gender, Sexuality, and the National Security State

Teaching Assistant for a second year Sexuality Studies/Human Rights course consisting of running weekly tutorials, holding office hours, and marking essays

- Used court databases to run conflict checks on clients to assess their representation
- Interviewed clients both in and out of custody to relay changes, police reports, and gather their testimonies
- Assisted lawyers in day to day courtroom tasks

Working in the intersection of intellectual property and development in Africa, with a focus on artificial intelligence and gender

Travelled to Cape Town, South Africa to conduct research in the area of IP, AI, and gender with the University of Cape Town's Faculty of Law- IP Unit

Working with the subgroup Access to Benefit Sharing Canada (ABS Canada) in the intersection of intellectual property and development

Focusing on data sovereignty and indigenous intellectual property rights in Canada

Office of Gary Anandasangaree, MP Scarborough Rouge Park

Researched on various topics and drafted briefing notes pertaining to the needs of the MP

Corresponded directly with constituents and non-constituents through the drafting of emails and letters

Utilized communication databases to draft responses on behalf of the MP

Conducted media interviews with members of Parliament, the public, and key stakeholders in the creation of a Tamil Heritage Month video

Member of the Negotiated Settlement Process Team working on Canada’s largest class action settlement, the Indian Residential School Agreement Settlement

Reviewed a variety of sources such as legal applications, hearing transcripts, primary records, and databases in order to create thorough case analysis’ for internal resolution managers

Corresponded directly with senior management, lawyers, and members of the Department of Justice nationwide through online communication and secure file transfers

Organized and categorized files in a complex physical storage system as well as digitally through shared drives and an internal database

2. January- April 2017

Member of the Income Assistance Team

Analyzed multiple social assistance regulation, legislation, and policy information in the creation of detailed scans

Corresponded with policy managers across Ontario in information gathering of public policy data

Drafted detailed briefing notes from preliminary research for distribution to senior management

3. May 2017-July 2017

Member of the Document Management Control Team

Reviewed on average 100 physical cases per day for quality control of data entry

Strengthened knowledge of legal settlement documents as per identifying key elements of a settlement
package

Analyzed a variety of government publications in order to extract information relevant to IT Risks

Constructed documents including spreadsheets and PowerPoint decks to present findings from analysis

Assisted the team in workshops involving the identification and assessment of risk by composing communication, editing documents and note taking with senior officials and director generals in attendance

Developed an in-depth understanding into the Risk Management Process including the formulation of risk statements, drivers and mitigation strategies, the RM process and identification of Risk Champions

Attended meetings with co-workers and supervisors at various partner departments in acquisition of key documents

Administered large sums of money and credit/debit transactions with cash registers

Solved returns and addressed customer concerns with amicable solutions aligned with company policies

Analyzed customers interests and clothing desires to yield productive sales

Presented product information to customers from knowledge gained by company standards and training

Handled administrative duties including scheduling meetings, taking minutes and managing correspondence for Company’s CEO

Processed bank statements and invoices

Monitored spreadsheets and processed entries using MS Excel

Directed clients to appropriate services and appointments