Sonal Srivastava
Bangalore
Summary
A legal professional with exposure in contract lifecycle management usage of CLM tools, Legal Compliance, public policy and Legal Research Have great interest in Data Privacy and Artificial Intelligence and its different nuances in legal domain. Achieved efficient Supplier and Client Management through effective communication and meticulous review of contractual agreements. Currently part of Legal Operations team also have great interest in Data Privacy, IPR within the legal domain.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contract Analyst
Information Service Group
Bangalore
05.2025 - Current
- Part of Legal Operations Team : handling Supplier and Client Management, Client communication.
- Review of contractual agreements MSA, SOW, Addendum, Purchase Order, NDA, DPA.
- Extraction of Deliverables and Obligation.
- Working on CLM Tool GovernX
Contract Analyst fixed term
Pramata Knowledge solution private limited
Bangalore
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Extracted and reviewed the relevant information from contracts such as MSA, NDA, SOW, Order, and Amendments using the CLM tool.
- Part of the cleanse process in order to make contracts radically simple for Fujifilm and AT&T based on document title/type.
- Worked on the UAT platform of Pramata.
Legal Consultant
Bridge Policy Think Tank
New Delhi
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Worked on a project relating to Arbitration for the National Institute of Financial Management, Ministry of Finance Government of India; I have worked on project liaison with Ministry of Housing and Urban Developments and Government agency of Germany (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) regarding commercialization and capitalization of solid waste management in India.
- Reviewed documents- Drafted Request for Proposals (RFPs), Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), and Notices.
- Contributed to a digital health project for India-EU under twinning initiatives.-Collected large amount of data with high accuracy to give key findings for Drugs pricing in India.
Research Associate
Ministry of Commerce
09.2017 - 11.2018
- Assisted in analysis of offers and Free Trade Agreements for RCEP countries (Brunei Darusslam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and ASEAN countries which includes Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand) for Trade in Services for Services Desk along with this worked on state sensitization regarding trade in services (Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam and Meghalaya) for Department of Commerce.
- Prepared PowerPoint on state sensitization for GDP.-Assisted in reviewing the schedule of services while working at the services desk.- collected data for status of Primary Health Care sector in India.
Research Assistant
National Law University Delhi (NLUD)
New Delhi
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Primarily worked for creating social impact and in furthering the objective conducted an empirical research on Right to Legal Aid services provided by the legal aid counsel on the quality of the legal aid system in India and Good Governance;
- Organized free legal aid camp as an awareness program to help the indigent about how the legal aid is available at the doorstep.
- Book reviewed: Comparative Right to Information Laws in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Nations, Edited by Centre Head Dr Jeet Singh Maan.
Teaching Assistant
K.R.Mangalam University
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Assisted Professor Subash Gupta and conducted classes for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
- Organized Legal Aid Camps in the interiors of State of Haryana.
Education
L.L.M. - Intellectual Property Rights
Hidyatullah National Law University
Naya Raipur05-2016
B.A.LLB (Hons) - IPR and Political Science
National Law University
Cuttack05-2015
Skills
- Legal Document Drafting
- Public Policy
- Legal Review
- Technical & Analytical
- Risk assessment
- Legal research
- Supplier management
- Regulatory compliance
- Data analysis
- Contract drafting
- CLM tools
- Stakeholder engagement
- Client communication
- Problem solving
- Detail orientation
- Legal drafting
- Time-management
- Effective communication
- Decision making
- Risk Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Vendor relationship management
- Legal compliance understanding
- Compliance understanding
Certification
- Contract Law: Trust to Promise to Contract, Harvard Law School, 2024-01-01, https://courses.edx.org/certificates/007bc326bfd04740a9258eb1d6c2ee29
- GDPR: Data Protection and Privacy, Udemy, 2023-07-01
- The Interface of Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights, Udemy, 2024-01-01
- Learn the Patent and Trademark Process, Udemy, 2024-05-01
Accomplishments
- Participated in the National Conference at Christ University, Bangalore on: The Changing Role of the Media In India: Constitutional Perspective.
- Attended Management Development Program on Basics of WTO and International Trade organized for Research Associates/ Fellows at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT, New Delhi).
- Attended Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting organized by the Ministry of Commerce on 2018-03-19 and 2018-03-20.
- Attended Copyright X course (March 2024) from NLSIU but have no certification.
- Completed IP Management training organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management, Nagpur (March 2016).
- Attended master class in social policy organized by the Nordic Centre of India and NLSIU.
- Participated in Draft Labour Code on Social Security and Welfare 2017 organized by VV Giri National Labour Institute and NLUD in Collaboration with Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Affiliations
Bar Council of Delhi, D/1635/2018
Languages
Hindi
English
Publications
- Public- Policy creation of Legislature or judiciary, The Arbitrator
- Abuse of the Doctrine of Corporate Opportunity, Indian Journal of Legal Philosophy
Timeline
Contract Analyst
Information Service Group
05.2025 - Current
Contract Analyst fixed term
Pramata Knowledge solution private limited
08.2024 - 11.2024
Legal Consultant
Bridge Policy Think Tank
01.2023 - 06.2023
Research Associate
Ministry of Commerce
09.2017 - 11.2018
Research Assistant
National Law University Delhi (NLUD)
02.2017 - 08.2017
Teaching Assistant
K.R.Mangalam University
09.2016 - 01.2017
L.L.M. - Intellectual Property Rights
Hidyatullah National Law University
B.A.LLB (Hons) - IPR and Political Science
National Law University