Gaurav Lalwani

• Legal Research and Analysis: Conduct in-depth research on various legal issues, including environmental regulations, business compliance, and industry standards specific to sustainable car wash services.
  Monitor and analyze changes in laws, regulations, and industry practices to ensure the company’s operations remain compliant, with a particular focus on environmental sustainability and corporate governance.
  Summarize findings and provide actionable insights to senior legal counsel and business teams.
  
• Document Drafting and Review: Assist in drafting and reviewing a wide range of legal documents, such as contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and service-level agreements (SLAs).
  Prepare legal correspondence, notices, and official communications for both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and legal accuracy.
  Coordinate with various departments to gather necessary information for the preparation of legal documents.
  
• Contract Management:Organize and maintain the company’s repository of contracts and legal documents, ensuring they are accurately cataloged and easily accessible.
  Monitor contract lifecycles, track key dates, and ensure timely renewals or terminations as required.
  Assist in the negotiation process by preparing preliminary documents and participating in discussions under the guidance of senior legal staff.
  
• Compliance Support:Support the legal team in ensuring that the company complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, particularly those related to environmental sustainability and corporate operations.
  Assist in preparing and filing necessary documentation with government authorities and regulatory bodies, maintaining thorough records of submissions.
  Conduct periodic compliance audits and help implement corrective actions when discrepancies are identified.
  
• Administrative Duties:Maintain and organize both digital and physical legal files, ensuring proper document retention and confidentiality protocols are followed.
  Schedule and coordinate meetings for the legal team, manage calendars, and liaise with external legal advisors, clients, and stakeholders.
  Prepare agendas, take meeting minutes, and follow up on action items to ensure legal tasks and projects remain on track.
  
• Support Legal Counsel:Assist the company’s legal counsel in providing tailored legal advice and support to various departments, such as business development and operations, ensuring legal considerations are integrated into business strategies.
  Review business processes and transactions to identify potential legal implications and propose risk mitigation strategies.
  Facilitate communication between legal and non-legal teams to foster a better understanding of legal requirements and best practices.
  
• Risk Management:Identify and evaluate potential legal risks associated with company operations, including reviewing marketing materials, advertisements, and company policies to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
  Contribute to developing and implementing strategies to mitigate identified legal risks, protecting the company’s legal and business interests.
  Stay informed about industry trends and emerging legal challenges that could impact the company’s operations or reputation.
  
• Regulatory Affairs: Assist in interpreting and navigating the legal requirements for sustainable business operations, particularly in the automotive service industry.
  Support efforts to align company practices with legal standards for environmental sustainability, helping to position the company as a responsible and compliant entity.
  Coordinate with regulatory agencies and industry bodies to ensure ongoing compliance and address any regulatory concerns promptly.
  

I Worked as Associate with CRISIL Limited with their GIX Analytical department. The project focuses on accumulating the ESG (Environment, Social and Corporate Governance) data for SEBI recognized companies and running analytics as per the set standards. The detailed job profile:

• Working on projects focused on enabling sustainability/ESG strategy and relevant policies spanning across environment, social and governance pillars, for Indian listed/unlisted corporations.
• Working on projects involving interpretation of ESG issues and its implications to the business.
• Running the end-to-end process (from capturing the data in the templates, Review of the data, comparing templates with the macros run, Checking the CDL for any discrepancies and finally to update the data in the Quantix App of the Company.
• Training new team members on the ESG project, evaluating their work and giving them feedback to improve production efficiency.
• Finding loopholes and correcting the process to improve the efficiency and productivity of the team.
• Finding new ways to eliminate the errors and improve the overall team targets.
• Worked on adhoc projects relating to analyzing of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) spends by the top listed companies in India.
• Rating & analysis of different sector companies for environmental social & governance Data interpretation & analysis for corporate governance.

Data Collection:

• Multiple Sources: Utilize secondary research and conduct primary research with various entities (Corporate, utilities, agencies, academia, etc.).
• Targeted Research: Focus research on relevant stakeholders (investor communities, research labs).

Analysis & Reporting:

• Advanced Analysis: Go beyond basic reporting, interpret and analyze data to develop insights.
• Actionable Outputs: Use analysis to create innovative solutions that improve business performance.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure reports and solutions align with organizational goals and strategic direction.
• Order Analysis: Specialize in analyzing various order types (tariffs, payments, procurement, etc.).
• Comparative Reporting: Present findings in clear reports with comparison tables for data visualization.

• An ESG Research associate focused on following KRA's - Profiling of ESG reports involving more than 40 points research and ensuring the Quality checks to be at par.
• Searching and processing Corporate Governance information on CG universe using acceptable methods, techniques and sources (AR,FS, Governing Documents).
• Conducting frequent research on procuring, verifying and processing data by browsing through various financial, exchange and Government regulator websites and materials as well as Corporate Governance databases.
• Meeting pre-determined Turn Around Goals for work assignments.
• Updating internal documents for Quality and productivity metrics monitoring.
• Client interaction to bridge gap between team and the Client & deliver the data profile.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of data profiles in accordance with established production schedules

• An ESG Research associate focused on following KRA's - Profiling of ESG reports involving more than 40 points research and ensuring the Quality checks to be at par.
• Searching and processing Corporate Governance information on CG universe using acceptable methods, techniques and sources (AR,FS, Governing Documents).
• Conducting frequent research on procuring, verifying and processing data by browsing through various financial, exchange and Government regulator websites and materials as well as Corporate Governance databases.
• Meeting pre-determined Turn Around Goals for work assignments.
• Updating internal documents for Quality and productivity metrics monitoring.
• Client interaction to bridge gap between team and the Client & deliver the data profile.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of data profiles in accordance with established production schedules