Maria Mogilnaya

• Researched, designed and delivered training sessions to groups ranging from 5 to 30 law students across 41 European countries on a pro bono basis.
• Portfolio of training sessions includes: effective communication, motivation and leadership, team building and teamwork, time management, project management and presentation skills.

• Advised six banks (including two top 30 banks) in Russia on depositor protection reform, including the drafting of new internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation.
• Assessed banks’ business practices with respect to depositor protection through on-site visits, interviews with banks’ employees and a customer survey (total of 38 branches in Saint-Petersburg).
• Analysed banking sector data and information gathered through on-site visits and prepared reports on strengths and weaknesses of banks’ current provision of information to the public with respect to depositor protection (including comparative analysis across all six banks).
• Kept banks up-to-date with the latest developments in the relevant legislation in Russia and abroad through quarterly e-mail communication and biannual face-to-face meetings.

• Assisted with customer queries regarding debit/credit card issuing and opening of current and savings accounts.
• Carried out a customer survey (as part of my PhD) and compiled a report, based on my analysis of the survey data.
• Provided the bank with a number of recommendations for improving their provision of information to the public with respect to depositor protection in Russia, which were implemented across all branches of the bank in Saint-Petersburg.

• Prepared existing data contained in a separate client database and in a separate accounting management system for the subsequent migration to a new integrated accounting and client management system.
• Verified all clients’ details, currently held, and prepared the necessary paperwork for archiving of old files where applicable.
• Assisted the law firm’s accountant by issuing invoices for outstanding payments where necessary.

• Organised 2 major conferences for research students in Europe (70 participants in Oxford, 65 participants in London).
• Collaborated with five fellow Committee members on different tasks to execute the yearly objectives.

• Translated Finnish laws and explanatory notes (from English to Russian) for the co-operation projects between the University of Lapland and a number of Russian universities.
• Researched, analysed and compiled a comparative research paper on data protection in Russia and Europe.

• Drafted and translated (from Russian to English) investment contracts for foreign direct investments aimed at developing the engineering, metal and food processing industries in Saint-Petersburg.
• Communicated with partners of the Committee from abroad in relation to Saint-Petersburg’s 300th anniversary preparations.