ANUSKA MAHAPATRA
Summary
A legal professional with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end Contract Management. Skilled in Contract Drafting, Contract Review, Contract Abstracting and Legal Research. Seeking for better opportunities with high responsibility. Also looking forward to new challenges and dynamic endeavors to expand my skills and contribute enormously towards success of the company.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR ASSOCIATE LEGAL
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
India
03.2024 - Current
- Working as Senior Legal Associate and assisting team based out of India.
- Drafting, vetting and negotiating various cross-border Agreements, Contracts and other documents including service agreements, sub-contracts, RFP(s), Non-Disclosure agreements with clients/vendors/partners.
- Ability to analyze legal implications of various issues and advising various internal stakeholders.
- Coordinating with various internal stakeholders and advising the business teams on the contracting/compliance.
- Collaborate within the legal team to share knowledge, improve efficiency and continuously increase the added value of the legal function for the business.
- Strong legal and business acumen.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and coordinate complex issues with diverse levels of management and employees.
- Knowledge on GDPR and Data privacy. Additionally, pursuing CIPPE certification.
LEGAL CONSULTANT
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
India
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Worked as a Legal Consultant and assisting team based out in India.
- Extract and track the contractual obligations systematically by categorizing the criticality, priority and business impact.
- Interface with external and internal stakeholders for adequacy of coverage and support.
- Work closely with the Service Delivery team/Action Owners to ensure the compliance of contractual obligations related to IT/BPO contracts.
- Address contractual queries from engagement stakeholders in case of any ambiguity. Provides clarity on contract language by conducting contract research. Recommend contract change in case of any gap identified related to contractual clauses in the interest of the Capgemini as Service Provider.
- Draft, review and validate MSA/Amendment/ Work Orders/Project Orders/Change Orders/NDA and provide the insights. Coordinate with Capgemini internal team from initiation till execution of any Change Requests/Amendments etc.
SENIOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST
GEP WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Worked as Senior Contract Specialist and worked on review, draft, negotiated subcontract (e.g., MSA, SOW, Amendments and Change Orders, NDA etc.), alliance, partnership and procurement related agreement.
- Responsible for safeguarding organization interests and provide appropriate legal advice and mitigations to businesses on legal points.
- Ensured high quality levels in process delivery by quality checking deliverables.
- Managed end-to-end contract lifecycle management activities, including recording fully executed agreements into contract database, managing renewals, extension, renegotiation, amendments and termination of contracts etc.
- Provided information and documentation for audit and reporting purpose.
- Track error types to maintain team member performance records and make recommendations for remedial training.
- Directly responsible for performance of the delivery team members allocated to her/him.
- Supported the lead in implementing and sustaining processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Contributed to contracts management excellence through continuous innovation and improvement in contract management processes etc.
ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST LEGAL
ATOS SYNTEL
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Worked as Associate Specialist legal and assisting Client Contracts team in drafting, reviewing, redline, amend and negotiating with various commercials contract such as, but not limited to, Master Service Agreement, RFP, NDA, Statement of Work, prepare RFP pre-bid queries, Change Request, Amendments, LOI etc.
- Also, review Intellectual Property related clause in the MSA, RFP and SOW.
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with the Delivery team and other stakeholders for any approval or inputs on the contracts.
- Respond to contract related inquiries and provide overall Legal support to Atos Syntel affiliates.
- Monitor, review and manage the status of certain agreements and also perform such additional task as required.
LEGAL ANALYST
TEK SYSTEMS GLOBAL SERVICE PRIVATE LIMITED
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Worked as a Legal Analyst of the corporate legal team wherein I provided initial reviews as per the standards of the company, reviewed and redlined MSAs, RFPs, SOWs, Change Order, NDAs for IT staffing and Services within TEK and efficiently handled client request.
- Prepared the risk matrix associated with the above agreements. The focus was more on the important clause like Limitation of liability, Indemnification, Warranty, Acceptance etc.
- Involved in Stakeholder meetings and updating the Playbook in timely basis.
Intern
Sanderson's and Morgans (Solicitor Firm)
Kolkata
Intern
Adhunik Metallic Limited
Bhubaneswar
Intern
Orissa Human Rights Commission
Intern
Orissa State Commission for Women
Education
LLM - Corporate Law, Business Law
RAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, IIT KGP
01.2017
BA, LLB - Hons
UTKAL UNIVERSITY
01.2015
Class 12th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya
01.2009
Class 10th -
Blessed Sacrament High School
01.2007
Languages
- Hindi
- Odia
- English
- Hindi
- Odia
Training
- Corporate Insolvency in India, AICLEF Conference, Cambridge University, 2016
- Interpolation of Queer Theory and Deconstruction in Post Modernism: Recognition of LGBT Community, International Conference of Law and Policy, 2016
- Access to Renewable Energy Technology: Role of IPR in Technology Transfer vis-à-vis Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries, 24th West Bengal Science Congress, 2016
- Interface Between Sustainable Development Goals and Indian Constitution, International Seminar on Poverty, Environment and Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific, ISEC, Bangalore
- International Investment Law and Human Rights Consciousness: An Intrinsically Interwoven Relationship, UNCITRAL Emergence Conference, University of Macau, 2016
- Deconstruction International Human Rights Instrument: Identifying Obligation of Nations Towards Climate Change and Human Rights, UGC sponsored National Seminar on Science, Economics and Politics of Climate Change and India's response to International Obligation, Gujarat University
Publications
- Embracing Data Protection by Design and Default: Navigating the Core Principles of the GDPR, THE JURISPRUDENCE MAGAZINE, 02/01/24
- Understanding the Role of Financial Law in Mergers and Acquisitions, iPleaders, 2023
- Interpolation of Queer Theory and Deconstruction in Post Modernism: Recognition of LGBT Community, International Conference of Law and Policy, 2016
- Deficiencies in the present outreach of Independent Directors in a Corporation, Bharati Law Review
Awards
- RISING CORPORATE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR, LEX FALCON GLOBAL AWARDS, 03/01/24
- Cash Prize of Rs. 14,000/- for successfully completing transitioning process of Contract Team, GEP WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS, 06/01/22
- Distinguish performer of the quarter Award, GEP WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS, 12/01/21
- Eight (8) SPOT awards for processing SOW, Service Orders (SO), Change Request, SO renewal, and resolving query in relation to MSA, ATOS SYNTEL
- SPOT award for preparing relevant data on BCP, WFH and Force Majeure clauses and participating in the IDEATHON contest, ATOS SYNTEL
- Distinguish performer of the quarter Award, TEK GLOBAL, 06/01/19
Father's Name
Ajit Kumar Mahapatra
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/14/91
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
SENIOR ASSOCIATE LEGAL
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
03.2024 - Current
LEGAL CONSULTANT
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
08.2023 - 03.2024
SENIOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST
GEP WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS
03.2021 - 07.2023
ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST LEGAL
ATOS SYNTEL
07.2019 - 03.2021
LEGAL ANALYST
TEK SYSTEMS GLOBAL SERVICE PRIVATE LIMITED
08.2018 - 06.2019
Intern
Sanderson's and Morgans (Solicitor Firm)
Intern
Adhunik Metallic Limited
Intern
Orissa Human Rights Commission
Intern
Orissa State Commission for Women
LLM - Corporate Law, Business Law
RAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, IIT KGP
BA, LLB - Hons
UTKAL UNIVERSITY
Class 12th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Class 10th -
Blessed Sacrament High School