MONALISHA PADHI
Pune
Summary
Detail-oriented Legal Associate with hands-on experience in regulatory research, ESG compliance, contract abstraction, and litigation support. Skilled in analyzing multi-jurisdictional legal frameworks, conducting horizon scanning, and managing high-volume document review using tools such as Relativity, Legora, and Canopy. Adept at supporting compliance teams with risk assessments, data-privacy reviews, and cyber-breach response. Strong ability to convert complex legal materials into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Attorney
DWF Mindcrest
07.2024 - Current
- Conducted horizon scanning of emerging legal, regulatory, and ESG developments to support compliance, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making for clients across multiple sectors.
- Performed in-depth research on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) frameworks, including regulatory developments, disclosure requirements, and industry best practices across 35+ countries.
- Executed structured legal research on LexisNexis, covering case law, statutes, regulatory updates, and investigative queries across all U.S. states.
- Worked on 100+ contracts and completed detailed contract abstraction for Subsidiary Rights Agreements, enabling faster decision-making and ensuring compliance for a major publishing client.
- Utilized Legora AI to review and abstract high-volume contracts with high accuracy, extracting key clauses, obligations, and risk points. Leveraged Legora's Tabular Review for efficient contract comparison and due diligence reporting.
- Reviewed and distilled complex legal texts into concise summaries, enabling attorneys to quickly identify key provisions and risk areas.
- Contributed to litigation projects involving document review, reviewing 2000+ documents and determining document relevance using Relativity tool, with an understanding of U.S. judicial procedures and legal fundamentals.
- Handled Cyber Breach Response matters with hands-on experience in PHI/PII identification, extraction, and classification using the Canopy tool. Supported compliance teams by preparing impact assessments, notification lists, and structured summaries aligned with HIPAA and data-privacy requirements.
Legal Intern
DWF (Legal Operations)
- Worked on a Litigation project which includes document review and determining the relevancy of the document on relativity.
- Reviewed documents for privilege, relevancy, and other issues directed by the client.
- Sound knowledge of the document review and e-discovery/litigation industry.
- Familiar with the U.S. judicial system, understanding of legal fundamentals, methods, and procedures from the U.S. perspective.
- Worked on Cyber Breach project majorly dealing with PHI and PII on canopy tool.
Legal Intern
SRG Law Firm
- Drafted a Non-disclosure Agreement.
- Drafted a Shareholder Agreement.
- Drafted a Loan Agreement.
- Drafted Asset Purchase Agreement.
Legal Intern
Advocate Bhavya Bhatia
- Researched the applicability of Section 1 of the Limitation Act, 1963 on IBC proceedings.
- Learnt how to draft a 'Writ Petition' and 'Bail Petition'.
- Views on the judgment that passed 'The Apex Court cemented female Armed Forces officer's right to Permanent Commission.
Education
BBA LLB -
Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College
Pune12th AISSCE BOARD -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
10th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Skills
- Document review
- Corporate Law
- Legal Research
- Compliance
- Attention to Detail
- Project Management
- Quality Control
- Incident Report
Certification
- Leadercamp on-Demand- Understanding Corporate ESG and Sustainability by Skillsoft
- ChatGPT& Its Practical Use Cases by Skillsoft
- Getting Started in Excel 365 by Skillsoft
- Master Class on drafting Service Agreement
- Class on Corporate Due Diligence by YLCC
- Master Class on drafting Endorsement Agreement by YLCC
Timeline
Associate Attorney
DWF Mindcrest
07.2024 - Current
Legal Intern
DWF (Legal Operations)
Legal Intern
SRG Law Firm
Legal Intern
Advocate Bhavya Bhatia
BBA LLB -
Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College
12th AISSCE BOARD -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
10th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan