AbhilashaT

Contract Specialist

Accenture • Full-time

Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 • 2 yrs 7 mos

• Spearheaded end-to-end contract lifecycle management, including drafting, redlining, reviewing, and summarization of complex agreements. • Strategically partnered with cross-functional business units to mitigate legal and commercial risks while aligning contract deliverables with business goals. • Ensured post-signature compliance with internal policies, legal frameworks, and regulatory requirements across all contractual engagements. • Supported contract mobilization and account setup, and providing critical financial and legal insights to accelerate operational readiness. • Collaborated with finance and delivery leaders to identify and apply contractual levers, streamlining contract management and mobilization processes for efficiency, and ensuring smooth deal mobilization. • Conducted contract awareness sessions to ensure stakeholders are aligned with contract terms, identify potential risks early, and prevent disputes later.

Commercial Attorney for Rio Tinto

Elevate • Full-time

May 2017 - Jan 2023 • 5 yrs 8 mos

* Delivered comprehensive legal support on global commercial and procurement contracts, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation. * Conducted detailed risk assessments, redlined terms, and proposed alternative language to align contracts with corporate policies. * Interpreted and applied complex regulatory frameworks, drafting legal memorandums and advisory notes for multiple jurisdictions to support strategic decision-making, ensuring contractual compliance and enforcement. * Played a pivotal role in ensuring adherence to industry-specific compliance obligations, contributing to internal policy enhancement. * Delivered comprehensive compliance reports and updates across APAC and EMEA regions, analyzing legal risks and regulatory developments across sanctions, antitrust, anti-corruption, employment and environmental laws.