Experience
DWF Legal Operations - Manager Legal Tech and Delivery Pune - 01/2022 - Current Project Management
- Liaising with US and UK based engagement managers (EM) to understand client requirements and scope of various projects.
- Liaise with different verticals (HR, PMO (Budgeting and Finance team), Quality team and Mindcrest University) within the organization to plot different requirements of the project in term of staffing, cost, plan, quality requirement and training needs
- Connect with assistant manager's and/or team leads in different projects and get updates from them on daily basis, provide feedback and guidance where ever required
- Attend client calls and escalate any red flags, share ideas and suggestions to improve the process, mitigate risks and manage client expectations and escalations Legal Tech
- These projects involve engaging with internal team members from both the UK and Pune teams, as well as clients, to develop forms and workflows, provide ongoing application support, and contribute ideas to improve current processes
- My role includes tasks such as creating customizations to meet the organization's specific needs, managing user access and permissions, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, and providing training and support to users. I also assist in ensuring that the system is set up properly, used effectively, and remains secure. As the CLM point person, I continuously strive to provide suggestions that improve processes, leading to tangible boosts in efficiency and productivity. I ensure that client contract data is transformed into business-critical intelligence, delivering more strategic value and optimizing wider business outcomes.
Integreon Managed Solutions' Pvt. Ltd - Associate Manager Mumbai - 10/2020 - 12/2021 Managing multiple projects for review, redlining and abstraction
- Client Requirement Analysis: Proficient in understanding and interpreting client requirements.
- Cost Estimation: Collaborated with finance teams to estimate project costs based on initial work assessments.
- Project Planning: Assisted in drafting project plans and identifying necessary resources.
- Project Setup and Management: Aided in initial project setup and management, adjusting involvement based on project scope.
- Team Coordination: Maintained regular team updates and client calls to ensure smooth project execution.
Integreon Managed Solutions' Pvt. Ltd. – Assistant Manager/Team Lead - Mumbai 09/2015 - 10/2020 Microsoft CLM – Legal Corporate Affairs (LCA)
Managerial Profile and Responsibilities:
- Assisting in managing a team of 35 - 40 members (24x5)
- Assisting in Managing Escalations
- Assisting in conducting QC Review for contracts across all delivery centers
- Engaging in daily call with peers from across other delivery centers to discuss process related issues and provide daily updates (US, Philippines, UK)
- Assisting in preparing quarterly reports for sharing with clients in form of presentation deck • Assisting in managing yearly internal audits and client related SSPA (Supplier Privacy & Assurance Standards) audits
Team Lead Profile & Responsibilities:
- Ensure high quality levels in process delivery by quality checking deliverables
- Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle management activities, including recording fully executed agreements into contract database, managing renegotiation of contracts etc.
- Assisting in creating, updating, and managing the playbook for Admin and Review process
- Provide information and documentation for audit and reporting purpose
- Track error types to maintain team member performance records and make recommendations for remedial training
- Be directly responsible for performance of the delivery team members allocated to her/him
- Support the lead in implementing and sustaining processes for efficiency and effectiveness
- Contribute to contracts management excellence through continuous innovation and improvement in contract management processes etc. NDA’s
- Conducting risk analysis on third party NDA contracts, negotiation and conforming to a specific rule book created as per client's instructions.
- Identifying ambiguous and missing clauses, reworking them and sending them across for approval
- Standardizing NDA's as per client's standard form
- Reworking on pushbacks received from counterparty
- Directly negotiating with legal team client suppliers and partners
- Updating and improving guidance in NDA playbook and implementing and initiating QC process
Sr. Associate/Associate - Contract Abstraction & Review
- Actively involved in contract review and abstraction projects
- Familiar with multiple contract lifecycle management platforms and is efficient at handling commercial contracts in client's database through various tools
- Abstract a wide range of contracts including Property Management Agreements, RFPs/RFQs, IT Procurement Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Software and Data License Agreements, Vendor Services Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, Purchase and License Agreements, Sponsor Research Agreements, Supply and Distribution Agreements, Staffing Agreements, Lease Agreements, Purchase Agreements, Addendum, Amendments, SOWs and other commercial contracts
- Performs quality checks and audits on abstracted work reviewed by associates
Bhave & Company, Advocates & Notary - Trainee Advocate Mumbai - 03/2011 - 12/2011
- Drafting & Vetting of property related documents
- Meeting clients and assisting in Registration process
- Appearing before the Prothonotary (High court), DRAT and Estate Officer
Patni Computer System Technologies Limited - Trainee - Company Secretary Mumbai - 01/2006 - 03/2011
- Assist in Corporate compliance under Companies Act, Registrar of Companies, Stock Exchange etc.
- Drafting Board, Committee and General meeting Notices, Minutes, and Directors Report etc.
- Handling of Corporate Issues
- E-filing of different Forms under the provisions of the Companies Act
- Assisting in building & updating a legal database of the company and its directors