Pallavi Singhdeo
Legal Associate
Bangalore
Summary
A detail-oriented and enthusiastic legal professional with two years of experience in law, specializing in contract management, Master Service Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Vendor Agreements. Skilled in risk analysis, redlining, and managing the full contract lifecycle, with expertise in contract drafting, review, legal risk assessment, and commercial contract negotiations. Proficient in mitigating legal risks and equipped with strong communication and training skills. Committed to continuous growth and eager to contribute legal expertise to a dynamic, growth-focused organization.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Legal Associate
Thomson Reuters Corporation
01.2025 - Current
- Manage end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements such as NDAs, Vendor Agreements, Master Service Agreements, and Statements of Work.
- Support Mergers & Acquisitions by conducting legal due diligence, contract abstraction, and risk assessment to ensure compliance and minimize exposure.
- Work with Practical Law, contributing to legal research, drafting templates, and maintaining up-to-date resources for internal and client use.
- Collaborate with cross-functional business and legal teams to address contractual ambiguities, assess legal risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Utilize CLM tools and document management systems to streamline contract workflows, ensure accurate record-keeping, and facilitate seamless collaboration.
- Provide pro bono legal support as part of the Legal Aid Team, assisting underserved communities and promoting access to justice.
- Maintain high standards of legal compliance and ethical practice in all aspects of contract management and advisory services.
Legal Associate
Morae Global Corporation Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Legal Contract Associate dealing contract lifecycle management.
- Worked on various RFPs, pharmaceutical agreements, contract extraction, abstraction, and pre-outlining of various contracts like Vendor agreements, Consulting Agreements, Master Services Agreement, SOW, NDAs, Event Agreements.
- Assisted business teams in drafting pre-bid queries to address contractual ambiguities and risk factors.
- Collaborated with prominent clients, providing comprehensive legal advice tailored to their needs and drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a variety of legal agreements and contracts, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and client objectives.
- Maintained document repository of all contractual documents including change orders, SOWs, obligation artifacts etc.
- Gained extensive experience working with SharePoint and various Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms, streamlining contract workflows, document tracking, and storage, ensuring seamless collaboration across departments.
- Identified any legal risks related to the pharmaceutical contracts and supported and took the appropriate steps to reduce those risks, using internal guidelines and a practical approach.
- Reviewed, drafted and negotiated a wide range of commercial contracts such as confidentiality agreements, clinical study service agreements, ancillary service agreements, pharmaceutical agreements, service agreements.
- Reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts in accordance with standard legal frameworks and advised business teams on implications of contract deviations and guiding them in preparing mitigation plans.
- Effectively reviewed and redlined multiple agreements and contracts, ensuring legal compliance, minimizing risks, and supporting successful negotiations.
Education
Master of Laws (LLM) -
School of Law, Christ (Deemed To Be University)
Bengaluru, India 06.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (BA.L.L.B Hons) - undefined
School of law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
06.2016 - 05.2021
Skills
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Commercial Contracts
Legal Research
Team Collaboration
Microsoft Word
Time Management
Legal Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Attention to Details
Expertise in CLM Tools
Regulatory Compliance & Legal Advisory
Drafting Proficiency
Contract Management
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Certification
Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract at Harvard University
Accomplishments
- Paper titled 'Impact of Globalization on world poverty', published in 'International Journal of Law and Management and Humanities (ISSN:2581-5369)'
- Organizer, Round Table on Contemporary Constitutional Law developments on 08/01/19
- Workshop on practice & procedure in Indian Civil and Criminal Courts on 03/18/22
- Adjudicated a debate competition at NALSAR, Hyderabad.
Timeline
Legal Associate
Thomson Reuters Corporation
01.2025 - Current
Legal Associate
Morae Global Corporation Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 12.2024
Master of Laws (LLM) -
School of Law, Christ (Deemed To Be University)
06.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (BA.L.L.B Hons) - undefined
School of law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
06.2016 - 05.2021