Mahima Batra

Participated in several events and competitions as a member of the UCL Law Society 2024-25: UCL Client Interviewing Competition (Quarterfinalist) UCL Law Society Debate Taylor Wessing x UCL Negotiations Competition UCL Commercial Awareness Competition

I sat with the Capital Markets team for the month, where I was one of 3 interns and the only one who did not study Indian law. My responsibilities included: - Attending client calls and assisting associates by presenting relevant documents and information in real-time - Supporting due diligence by reviewing offer documents to conduct precedent checks and assist in formulating disclosure positions in response to opposing counsel, quickly adapting to navigate Indian regulatory websites such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) - Mapping Management Information System (MIS) data to Virtual Data Room (VDR) folders to maintain structured and accessible records - Drafting requisition lists and tracking client submissions to help streamline the documentation process

Open Days: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Kirkland & Ellis TLT Weil, Gotshal & Manges Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Willkie Farr & Gallagher Milbank Dentons One Essex Court Presentations: A&O Shearman - Project Finance Willkie - Asset Management Webinar; Private Equity Workshop Freshfields - In the Spotlight Series: Antitrust TCLA Skills Workshops - M&A; Finance and Capital Markets Latham & Watkins - Business of Law

Green Impact is a UCL-wide environmental competition and accreditation scheme that allows departments and divisions across the university to improve their environmental impact, support UCL's Sustainability Strategy and engage peers and colleagues with these essential issues. As part of the Laws Green Impact Student Committee, I led on meeting agendas and minute-taking, and helped deliver initiatives such as the 28 Days of Sustainability challenge and the Christmas Switch Off. Our work was recognised with the Silver Award for 2024–25.

7-part lecture series where topics included macroeconomics, foreign exchange, equities, fixed income, commodities and real estate

Senior Thesis: an analysis of the Law of Child Soldiering, using the case studies of Myanmar and Sri Lanka Recipient of the Dean's List Award for all semesters of attendance (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022), the Academic Honor Cord, and the Unsung Hero Award Other key research papers: - Communications Surveillance in India: A Discourse on Privacy and Free Speech Law - Legal Opinion: the case of Goldberg v. Germany in the ECtHR on the application and limits of Article 9 of the ECHR in the criminalization of male non-therapeutic circumcision in Germany - An Analysis of India’s Religious Fundamentalism: Karnataka’s Hijab Ban - Child Soldiering in the Sierra Leonian Civil War (1991-2002)