DEV DHIREN KARIA

Legal Engineering Associate | AI Workflow Design | Compliance Expertise | EMEA Focus | Tech Head
Bologna, IT.

About

Highly innovative Legal Engineering Associate with 4 years of experience at the intersection of law and technology, specializing in AI workflow design and GDPR compliance across EMEA and Asian markets. Proven ability to independently build and scale AI-powered legal solutions, conduct comprehensive technology evaluations, and lead cross-functional teams, including heading a 30-member legal department at age 25. Driven to build the intelligent future of legal practice by leveraging advanced AI tools and strategic insights.

Work

Grimaldi Alliance Studio Legale
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Collaborator

Summary

Collaborated with Grimaldi Alliance Studio Legale to independently design, test, and refine AI-powered legal workflows, serving as a primary technology resource for European and EMEA/Asian-market legal teams.

Highlights

Independently designed and rigorously tested 5 legal AI workflows on Legora's platform, covering contract review, document analysis, and drafting, refining each based on daily lawyer feedback.

Conducted hands-on comparative evaluations of Harvey AI, Lexroom, and Apilex across multiple jurisdictions, documenting differences in output quality, prompt behavior, and practical usability for European legal teams.

Acted as the primary technology resource for Italian lawyers, European in-house counsel, and EMEA/Asian-market legal teams, translating platform functionality into practical, repeatable workflows for non-technical users.

Supported M&A transactions on the Milan Stock Exchange through vendor due diligence and asset acquisition audits, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.

Second Life EV
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Interim Head of Legal

Trinity College, London, UK

Summary

Led legal operations as Interim Head of Legal for Second Life EV, overseeing M&A structuring, corporate due diligence, and agreement drafting for critical transactions.

Highlights

Supported the structuring of M&A and joint venture transactions, drafting crucial NDAs and Letters of Intent to facilitate strategic partnerships.

Conducted comprehensive corporate due diligence, identifying and mitigating regulatory risks in complex cross-border transactions.

Drafted and reviewed investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, and asset transfer clauses, ensuring legal soundness and protecting company interests.

Aditya Birla Group
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Legal Trainee

Mumbai, India, India

Summary

Managed diverse legal functions, including contract negotiation, GDPR alignment, and audit compliance, for the Aditya Birla Group.

Highlights

Reviewed and negotiated over 50 commercial contracts, including complex IP clauses, NDAs, and licensing agreements, safeguarding corporate assets.

Mapped data collection and processing points across the group's legal and compliance functions to support GDPR alignment, utilizing AI-assisted tools to structure findings for senior stakeholders.

Accelerated legal audits and achieved 100% compliance across GDPR and antitrust audit reviews, significantly reducing risk exposure.

AT Legal
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Legal Intern

Summary

Managed procedural filings and case documentation for intellectual property and trademark matters, significantly improving application success rates.

Highlights

Managed procedural filings and case documentation across intellectual property and trademark matters, contributing to resolving 12 cases alongside senior partners.

Improved trademark application success rate by 15% through targeted legal research and structured documentation of findings, enhancing departmental efficiency.

CompliansoTech Solutions & Services
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Legal Associate

Summary

Researched and analyzed employment and labor law codes, producing comparative reports and managing client relationships for workforce compliance.

Highlights

Researched and analyzed reformed employment and labor law codes, producing comprehensive comparative reports for HR compliance initiatives.

Managed key client relationships on workforce compliance matters, ensuring effective communication and adherence to legal standards.

Education

University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy, Italy

LLM - Master's of Laws

Law

Amity University
Mumbai, India, India

Bachelor's of Law & Business Administration (Honors)

Law & Business Administration

Languages

English
Italian
Hindi
Gujarati

Certificates

Communication Skills Certification

Issued By

Trinity College London

Artificial Intelligence

Issued By

Anthropic - Harvey

Skills

Legal Tech

Legora, Harvey AI, Lexroom, Apilex, AI Workflow Design, Prompt Engineering, Trainer, Legal Tech Evaluation.

Programming
Compliance

GDPR Alignment, Antitrust Audit Reviews, Regulatory Risk Identification.

Legal Operations

M&A Transactions, Joint Venture Structuring, Contract Review & Negotiation, Intellectual Property, Trademark Matters, Corporate Due Diligence, Investment Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, Asset Transfer Clauses.

AI Evaluation

Output Quality Assessment, Prompt Behavior Analysis, Usability Friction Identification, Feature Suggestion.

Project Management

Workflow Development, Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management.

Projects

AI Data Mapping for Aditya Birla

Summary

Utilized AI tools to map data sources for national operations, aligning with India's data laws.

AI Legal Workflow Development

Summary

Conducted a hands-on comparative evaluation of Harvey AI, Lexroom, and Apilex, working closely with the AI product team.