Sonali Mehrotra

Experience

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  ELITE TECHNOLOGIES

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Web Content Writer

  • Writing a variety of web content (SEO optimized) like articles, blogs, press releases, product descriptions, website content, etc. with proper use of most searched keywords.• Understanding client requirements for different projects and providing customized content to suit client’s needs.• Leading the team and quality checking content submitted by them.• Managing deadlines and coordinating with different clients to get project instructions.

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  Thomson Reuters

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2019

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of Master Purchase Agreements, SOWs, Purchase Orders, Amendments, NDAs and LOIs for acquisition of raw materials & packaging materials as well as logistics services and 3PM/ 3PL arrangements for a leading FMCG company.• Collaborating with legal counsels for customization of standard templates to suit their country specific legal requirements.• Monitoring and reporting on KPIs like project utilization, deadline adherence, accuracy and usage.• Interacting, building and maintaining client relations.• Involved with training and mentoring team members on the project.• POC for the team to escalate queries and issues with the client legal counsels and procurement team. Show less • Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of direct supply chain agreements relation to procurement of raw materials & packaging materials as well as logistics services and 3PM/ 3PL arrangements for a leading FMCG company. • Explaining the legal ramifications of the modifications/deletions/insertions made by our client’s vendors to the relevant procurement stakeholders. • Creation/ updation of playbooks for templates relating to procurement of raw materials and packing materials, logistics and marketing services. • Working on a client online tool for end-to-end contract lifecycle management up until execution. • Reviewing IT procurement contracts and capturing deviations from contracts policy for serving internal business needs of a leading telecom services provider based in Australia. Show less • Drafting and redlining contracts & performing risk assessments to expose the risks for a Fortune 500 company providing logistics services.• Assigned with the task of leading the project within the first year of employment. • Attending and leading client calls to discuss drafts and getting instructions. • Responsible for knowledge management for the project by building playbooks and other guidance documents to eliminate seepage of knowledge transferred from the client.• Responsible for workflow management and managing deadlines on a day-to-day basis. Show less

  • Assistant Manager

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Senior Associate - Contract Drafting

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Associate - Contract Drafting

    Sept 2014 - Jan 2016
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  EY

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of global as well as local agreements relating to indirect procurement of services and goods, marketing, distribution, co-promotion, sponsorships, general trade, contest terms and conditions, NDAs, amendments, renewals, termination letters, software license, SaaS, lease, leave/license, franchise, etc. for a leading global FMCG company.• POC for collaboration with client Global Lead and other legal stakeholders for project expansion, managing relations and escalations and cascading information to the operations team.• POC for collaboration with the client’s external technology partner for process automation and improvement of the end-to-end contract lifecycle management (including online dashboards for tracking and reporting).• Preparing and maintaining training materials (including playbooks, newsletters, checklists, presentations and videos), user manuals and other related documentation for internal team as well as external end users.• Innovation and improvement upon current processes and techniques to draw efficiency and accuracy in the work product delivered to the client and end users.• Responsible for performance review and mentoring of junior team members and setting out goals for their overall learning and growth within the organization. Show less • Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of a variety of indirect procurement agreements for a leading global FMCG company.• POC for collaboration with the client’s external technology partner for process automation of the end-to-end contract lifecycle management.• Conducting UATs before process deployment and sharing test results with the external legal engineers.• Collaborating with the operations team for any issues reported post deployment into automation and working on change requests to fix any inefficiencies or errors in automation.• POC for collaboration with client legal POCs and other legal stakeholders at a regional level for ensuring better usage, managing expectations, handling escalations and cascading information to the operations te• Collaborating with the internal operations team based out of different locations within India and managing workflow • Quality assurance – ensuring timeliness and accuracy in deliverables sent to client. Show less

  • Manager

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Assistant Manager

    Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
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  York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  Graduate Student
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  York University School of Continuing Studies

  Sept 2022 - Apr 2023

  Post Graduate Student
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  SYKE

  Apr 2023 - May 2024

  Legal Technology Consultant
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  Consilio LLC

  May 2024 - now

  Senior Legal Technology Consultant