Associate
Deloitte Turkey
11.2023 - Current
Hi, I’m
Özge Özkan
Attorney At Law
Maslak/İstanbul
Summary
Results-driven Lawyer with an İstanbul Bar lawyer license dated December 2022 advising clients in labor law, corporate law, real estate and rental law, sport law, family law, commercial law, intellectual property law, immigration law, personal data protection and IT law, and administrative law. Proficient in drafting legal documents, providing legal consultancy and litigation. Poised and dedicated professional with proven to thrive in the complex and detail-oriented industry.
Work History
Deloitte Turkey
Associate
11.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Drafted and reviewed enforceable agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to protect the client's full legal rights.
- Advised clients on a variety of legal matters, including labor, corporate, rental law and immigration law.
- Stay informed about changes in labor and employment laws and assess their impact on Deloitte's operations and advise the companies on compliance with statutory requirements such as working hours, salary, and leave entitlements.
- Collaborate with Deloitte's global legal team to ensure consistency in legal standards and compliance across various jurisdictions, especially EU law, and provide support on international legal matters affecting Deloitte's operations.
- Provide legal advice on international assignments, addressing issues related to expatriate employment and compliance with local laws; and provide legal guidance and advice on employment matters, including but not limited to employment agreements, workplace policies, termination issues, and discrimination claims.
- Obtaining work and residence permits for foreigners; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating employment contracts for employees, including terms and conditions of employment, non-compete clauses, and confidentiality agreements and ensuring contracts comply with Turkish labor laws and protect the employer's interests; and drafting rental contracts and extension protocols for clients.
- Give practical, pragmatic, and strategic advice to clients regarding a multitude of complex legal challenges, together with other colleagues in a multi-disciplinary model; and minimize risk exposure through careful advice on business operations and strategic plans.
- Take up an active role in researching new regulations, networking, publishing articles and memorandum on the internet and various media, and developing new website for the legal department.
- Attendance at meetings with Turkish and foreign clients, reporting of meeting notes to the manager and partner, and follow-up of legal proceedings related to the meeting.
- Taking part in Due Diligence Project.
Egemen Legal Law Firm
Legal Intern
05.2022 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Drafted legal documents such as contracts, statements, agreements.
- Supported monitoring, controlling, and reporting tasks regulations and legal developments.
- Followed up on 30 cases litigation processes, and prepared petitions.
- Contributed by attending client meetings, conducted, and followed relations with domestic and foreign clients.
- Had experience in corporate law, commercial Law, law of obligations, labor law, procedural, enforcement and bankruptcy law, family Law, intellectual property law, real estate and rental law cases.
- Provided legal consultancy to various insurance companies and reviewed contracts.
- A proven professional track record demonstrating hard work, ambition and a dedication to self-improvement and excellence experience.
- Worked with foreign clients on international private law cases, immigration and assisted in citizenship applications and residence permit applications.
- Drafted sports arbitration contracts and executed legal disputes of sports clubs.
- Had assisted domestic and foreign clients in legal disputes, finding the most effective and rapid solutions.
Kavlak Law Firm
Legal Intern
09.2021 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Worked in IT, litigation, and corporate departments and prepared necessary documents.
- Researched into legislation on corporate and IT law, preparing briefs, writing articles, and advising on data protection and privacy.
- Had experience in personal data protection law (KVKK), IT law, commercial law, corporate law, law of obligations, labor law, real estate and rental law, intellectual property law.
- Supported monitoring, controlling, and reporting tasks regulations, and related activities.
- Assisted in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal documents related to data privacy.
- Implemented data privacy policies to align with legal requirements and managed and responded to data subject requests.
- Did legal translations, review of official notifications, wrote the petitions.
- Comfort with being self-directed and learning quickly to tackle time-sensitive tasks; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Followed up on citizenship application processes.
- Visited court of justice, notary, and government offices regularly.
- Hard-charging, innovative, and comfortable with high levels of responsibility.
Söylev Law Firm
Summer Legal Intern
09.2020 - 10.2020
Job overview
- Worked in cooperation with a team of lawyers and maintained goal-focused research before reviewing cases.
- Gained experience in commercial law, law of obligations. enforcement law, family law, consumer law, and intellectual and industrial property law with foreign companies.
- Assisted in drafting and organizing legal documents before trials and organized legal filing system to maximize efficiency.
- Ability to have a continuous learning.
- Visited the court of justice regularly and commenced execution proceedings.
Supçin-Esen Law Firm
Summer Legal Intern
06.2020 - 09.2020
Job overview
- Pursued litigation processes and responded to notices.
- Effectively researched case files and documents and generated ideas with lawyers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Gained experience in administrative law, commercial law, corporate law and property law cases.
- Organized legal filing system to maximize efficiency.
Education
Özyeğin Universityİstanbul/ Turkey
LLB from Faculty of Law
09.2017 - 08.2021
University Overview
- 25% Performance Scholarship
Denizli Anatolian High SchoolDenizli/ Turkey
High School Diploma
09.2012 - 06.2016
Skills
Written and Oral Fluency in English
undefinedLinkedin Profile
You can see my LinkedIn Profile from the link below.
www.linkedin.com/in/özge-özkan-1b16bb205
Certification
International Trade, Transport Law and Transport Insurance Certificate Program İstanbul Bar Association
Timeline
Legal Intern
Egemen Legal Law Firm
05.2022 - 12.2022
International Trade, Transport Law and Transport Insurance Certificate Program İstanbul Bar Association
01-2022
Legal Intern
Kavlak Law Firm
09.2021 - 03.2022
Current Affairs in Maritime Law, Özyeğin University
06-2021
Summer Legal Intern
Söylev Law Firm
09.2020 - 10.2020
Summer Legal Intern
Supçin-Esen Law Firm
06.2020 - 09.2020
London Toefl Course, London LSI School, UK
08-2018
Özyeğin University
LLB from Faculty of Law
09.2017 - 08.2021
London Language School, London Burlington School, UK
08-2014
Denizli Anatolian High School
High School Diploma
09.2012 - 06.2016