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Shaylin Goven
Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Mobile: ------------. email: ------------
Education
2020 • LLM (Master of Laws: Global Law and Technology, specializations in Intellectual Property, and Biotechnology and Health Law), Suffolk Law School.
2018 • JD (Bachelor of Laws), University of Cape Town (UCT).
2013-2015 • Bachelor of Social Science (Environmental Science and International Relations) (UCT).
2012 • Cambridge A-Levels (Peterhouse Boys School, Zimbabwe).
2010 • Cambridge (IGCSE) O-Levels (Peterhouse Boys School).
Knowledge and Experience
• Information Privacy Law, GDPR Law, Antitrust Law and Analysis, Biotechnology Law, HIPAA, FCRA, COPPA, GLBA, FACTA, CCPA, FTCA, ECPA.
Extracurricular Activities
Social work/community service;
2019 • Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic.
2018 • UCT Refugee Law Clinic: Legal consultations and supervised advice for refugees.
• Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ): Legal Referrals for clients.
2017 • UCT Refugee Law Clinic.
2017 • (SLSJ).
• Attained 96 hours of legal community service, UCT requires only 60.
Leadership;
2014-2015 • Residence Committee member (Leo Marquard Hall),
• Residence hockey captain.
2012 • Deputy Head of School (Peterhouse boys school),
• Head of Tinokura house, (90* first-year high school boys),
• Hockey, Cross-Country captain, athletics vice-captain.
• Peterhouse Honours award (Highest possible award offered).
Cultural;
2012 • Lions Club International (LEO),
• Toastmasters International,
• Student Peer-Councillor,
• Choir member.
Sport;
2014 • UCT 2nd team hockey.
2013 • UCT 1st, 2nd Team hockey.
2012 • Zimbabwe u17 & u19 National Hockey Team.
• 1st team hockey captain,
• 1st team tennis, athletics, cross country.
• Zimbabwe National Bass Angling (ZNBF) Vice-Captain.
Work Experience
2013-2018 • Hera Hardware (Pty) Ltd, (Family Company). During all vacations. Given greater responsibility in a managerial/secretarial position in the Company.
2018 • UCT Law Refugee Clinic: Advisor/consultant for clients, assisting with the completion of refugee, asylum seeker and permanent residency permits.
• Legal drafting and documentation; notice of appeals, affidavits, concerning the Department of Home Affairs.
2017 • SLSJ: legal referrals for clients: consulting with clients on a broad range of daily issues such as life insurance schemes, children’s support and maintenance; and providing supervised advice and references, thereof.
2016 • Van der Spuy Attorneys and Conveyancers, Cape Town. Vacation work intern: conveyancing administration and documentation.
• Deeds Registry office liaising and communication with Registry officials: Deeds Registrar - relating to rights, and the transfer of immovable properties.
• Road Accident Fund administration: communication with concerned clients regarding their claims.
2014 • “The Leading Edge” Brand Activators: brand promoter for various brands: i.e.) ABSA, Lipton, Globeflight.
Skills
Legal and administrative
Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic;
2019 • Assisting small businesses in legal processes such as Patent Prosecution and related Intellectual Property matters.
UCT Refugee Law Clinic;
2018 • Legal drafting of refugee documentation.
Van der Spuy attorneys and Conveyancers;
2016 • Organization and analysis of client case-files, documentation, and (RAF) claims.
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Management assistant and administration; liaising with customers, suppliers and staff.
• Emails, and telephone calls regarding: the arrangement of deliveries out, and receivable, accounts payable, and following of accounts receivable.
Management and Supervision
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Supervisor of a team of 7 sales representatives.
• Employee liaison and distribution of wages.
• Company banking and bank liaison.
• Supervision of stock-taking, rotation, and packing following deliveries.
• Administration of invoices, receipts, and company VAT.
• Management and budgeting of Company expenses; telephones, electricity, stationary, internet, groceries, wages, accounts payable.
Research and Analysis
Undergraduate Degree:
• Research and written papers in International Relations and Environmental Science.
UCT Law Refugee Clinic:
• Country of Origin/concern-situational status determinations; whether conditions legally permit refugees to return safely.
• Legislative analysis: determination of refugee status in terms of South African Legislation.
Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic:
• Patent research, analysis, and Prosecution.
SLSJ:
• Legislative interpretation and analysis, i.e.) Children’s Act, Intestate Succession Act.
• Consulting various legislation in order to provide clients with reliable information and references concerning their legal issues.
Communication
UCT Refugee Law Clinic;
2017-2018 • Consulting directly with my own clients regarding refugee-related issues, and providing advice thereof, (after attorney consultation).
• Sourcing translators where English was not a client’s first language.
• Capturing all relevant information during consultations.
• Requesting, and dispensing of important information in understandable non-legal language.
SLSJ;
2017-2018 • Personal consultations with clients concerning issues at random.
• Processing of such information with reference to legal sources; and providing reliable advice and references thereof.
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Liaising directly with sales staff, customers, and suppliers concerning targets, product information, stock levels, delivery notices.
• Offering advice, and solutions for any sales, or customer-related queries.
“The Leading Edge” Brand Activators;
2014 • Direct interaction with existing and potential product consumers for various brands.
• Learning information, and delivering brand and product information attractively, effectively and efficiently to all existing and potential customers.
Shaylin Goven
Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Mobile: ------------. email: ------------
Education
2020 • LLM (Master of Laws: Global Law and Technology, specializations in Intellectual Property, and Biotechnology and Health Law), Suffolk Law School.
2018 • JD (Bachelor of Laws), University of Cape Town (UCT).
2013-2015 • Bachelor of Social Science (Environmental Science and International Relations) (UCT).
2012 • Cambridge A-Levels (Peterhouse Boys School, Zimbabwe).
2010 • Cambridge (IGCSE) O-Levels (Peterhouse Boys School).
Knowledge and Experience
• Information Privacy Law, GDPR Law, Antitrust Law and Analysis, Biotechnology Law, HIPAA, FCRA, COPPA, GLBA, FACTA, CCPA, FTCA, ECPA.
Extracurricular Activities
Social work/community service;
2019 • Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic.
2018 • UCT Refugee Law Clinic: Legal consultations and supervised advice for refugees.
• Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ): Legal Referrals for clients.
2017 • UCT Refugee Law Clinic.
2017 • (SLSJ).
• Attained 96 hours of legal community service, UCT requires only 60.
Leadership;
2014-2015 • Residence Committee member (Leo Marquard Hall),
• Residence hockey captain.
2012 • Deputy Head of School (Peterhouse boys school),
• Head of Tinokura house, (90* first-year high school boys),
• Hockey, Cross-Country captain, athletics vice-captain.
• Peterhouse Honours award (Highest possible award offered).
Cultural;
2012 • Lions Club International (LEO),
• Toastmasters International,
• Student Peer-Councillor,
• Choir member.
Sport;
2014 • UCT 2nd team hockey.
2013 • UCT 1st, 2nd Team hockey.
2012 • Zimbabwe u17 & u19 National Hockey Team.
• 1st team hockey captain,
• 1st team tennis, athletics, cross country.
• Zimbabwe National Bass Angling (ZNBF) Vice-Captain.
Work Experience
2013-2018 • Hera Hardware (Pty) Ltd, (Family Company). During all vacations. Given greater responsibility in a managerial/secretarial position in the Company.
2018 • UCT Law Refugee Clinic: Advisor/consultant for clients, assisting with the completion of refugee, asylum seeker and permanent residency permits.
• Legal drafting and documentation; notice of appeals, affidavits, concerning the Department of Home Affairs.
2017 • SLSJ: legal referrals for clients: consulting with clients on a broad range of daily issues such as life insurance schemes, children’s support and maintenance; and providing supervised advice and references, thereof.
2016 • Van der Spuy Attorneys and Conveyancers, Cape Town. Vacation work intern: conveyancing administration and documentation.
• Deeds Registry office liaising and communication with Registry officials: Deeds Registrar - relating to rights, and the transfer of immovable properties.
• Road Accident Fund administration: communication with concerned clients regarding their claims.
2014 • “The Leading Edge” Brand Activators: brand promoter for various brands: i.e.) ABSA, Lipton, Globeflight.
Skills
Legal and administrative
Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic;
2019 • Assisting small businesses in legal processes such as Patent Prosecution and related Intellectual Property matters.
UCT Refugee Law Clinic;
2018 • Legal drafting of refugee documentation.
Van der Spuy attorneys and Conveyancers;
2016 • Organization and analysis of client case-files, documentation, and (RAF) claims.
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Management assistant and administration; liaising with customers, suppliers and staff.
• Emails, and telephone calls regarding: the arrangement of deliveries out, and receivable, accounts payable, and following of accounts receivable.
Management and Supervision
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Supervisor of a team of 7 sales representatives.
• Employee liaison and distribution of wages.
• Company banking and bank liaison.
• Supervision of stock-taking, rotation, and packing following deliveries.
• Administration of invoices, receipts, and company VAT.
• Management and budgeting of Company expenses; telephones, electricity, stationary, internet, groceries, wages, accounts payable.
Research and Analysis
Undergraduate Degree:
• Research and written papers in International Relations and Environmental Science.
UCT Law Refugee Clinic:
• Country of Origin/concern-situational status determinations; whether conditions legally permit refugees to return safely.
• Legislative analysis: determination of refugee status in terms of South African Legislation.
Suffolk Law School Intellectual Property Society and Law Clinic:
• Patent research, analysis, and Prosecution.
SLSJ:
• Legislative interpretation and analysis, i.e.) Children’s Act, Intestate Succession Act.
• Consulting various legislation in order to provide clients with reliable information and references concerning their legal issues.
Communication
UCT Refugee Law Clinic;
2017-2018 • Consulting directly with my own clients regarding refugee-related issues, and providing advice thereof, (after attorney consultation).
• Sourcing translators where English was not a client’s first language.
• Capturing all relevant information during consultations.
• Requesting, and dispensing of important information in understandable non-legal language.
SLSJ;
2017-2018 • Personal consultations with clients concerning issues at random.
• Processing of such information with reference to legal sources; and providing reliable advice and references thereof.
Family Company;
2016-2018 • Liaising directly with sales staff, customers, and suppliers concerning targets, product information, stock levels, delivery notices.
• Offering advice, and solutions for any sales, or customer-related queries.
“The Leading Edge” Brand Activators;
2014 • Direct interaction with existing and potential product consumers for various brands.
• Learning information, and delivering brand and product information attractively, effectively and efficiently to all existing and potential customers.