TASHI PENJOR

• Typed and processed legal documents to prepare for court filings and legal pleadings.
• Represented Government in both civil litigation and criminal cases in courts.
• Reviewed legal publications and performed database searches to identify laws and court decisions relevant to pending cases.
• Kept up with and reviewed changes in laws, informed staff of changes and advised appropriate departments on actions to prevent legal issues.
• Managed and supervised document database to maintain litigation records.
• Drafted Acts, Rules, Regulations and Agreements.
• Recommended administrative cases decisions to Ministerial Human Resource Committee.
• Worked as Member Secretary of Rule Making Committee.
• Participated in various law reform taskforce and committees.
• Lead investigation of cases.
• Participated in settlement of disputes during National Assembly Election 2018.
• Provided legal interpretations and advises on issues affecting ministry.
• Worked in collaboration with World Bank consultants in bringing legal reforms.

Work Experience through Internship

• District Courts of Bhutan
• High Court of Bhutan
• Office of Attorney General of Bhutan

Training/ Workshop attended

• Mediation Training: ADR and Mediation, Organized by Mediation Centre in collaboration with Royal Court of Justice from January 18 to 27, 2011 at Thimphu, Bhutan.
• Mediation Skills Training organized by Faculty of law, Queensland University of Technology, Australia from September 1 to 9, 2011 at Thimphu, Bhutan.
• Patent drafting Training Program organized by World Intellectual Property Organization from August 20 to 24, 2012 at Thimphu, Bhutan.
• Training Course of Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights under Japan Fund in Trust in coordination with World Intellectual Property Organization from December 2 to 13, 2013 at Japan Patent Office, Tokyo, Japan.
• Review of Concession Agreement organized by NORAD, Contractual Framework related to Project Financing of Hydropower Projects organized by International Centre for Hydropower, NORAD, Norway on May 8, 2014 at Thimphu, Bhutan.
• 33rd Regional Course on key issues on international economic agenda, from 9-27 November, 2015 at Singapore.
• Workshop on Energy Law and policy reform in South Asia, on 6th March 2016 during Thirteenth SAARCLAW and SAARC Tenth Chief Justices’ Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Legislative translation training from May 8-20 2017 at Thimphu, Bhutan.
• Training course on Ease of Doing Business from 9-12 October, 2017 in Doha, Qatar, organized by Qatar-Singapore Corporation Program.