Sanchita Pawar

Assisted the F&B Manager with day-to-day operations while serving as a key point of contact between executives and departmental managers. Managed employment contract preparation, Right to Work compliance checks, payroll administration, and financial oversight across seven F&B departments.

Appeared before Westminster City Council in a licensing variation case and managed an EUSS family permit matter. Drafted legal documents including witness statements, pre-action letters, and share purchase agreements, and conducted free legal consultations at Immigration Removal Centres.

Collaborated with solicitors from Ropes & Gray LLP and Morgan Lewis to provide legal advice on commercial and corporate matters. Drafted strategic advice letters, recommended contract clauses, and reviewed legal documents including commercial contracts, NDAs, and articles of association.

Supported trial preparation for criminal matters under the IPC, including theft, criminal intimidation, and dowry-related offences. Assisted with investigations across more than 12 criminal matters and conducted legal research across the Criminal Procedure Code, Indian Penal Code, and Indian Evidence Act.

Assisted with advising clients on contract matters, property transactions, and compliance obligations. Conducted structured legal research on the Code of Civil Procedure, Transfer of Property Act, Companies Act, and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Grade: Merit

Activities and societies: Student Legal Advisor at qLegal Commercial Law Clinic; Banking and Compliance Mentorship Programme

LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law with Merit, including modules in Corporate Governance, International Commercial Law, and International Banking Law. Thesis on regulatory reforms for 'golden parachutes' in financially troubled firms.

Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from the University of Mumbai, New Law College, India.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree from the University of Mumbai, SIES College of Commerce and Economics, India.

Completed Crypto Risk Management certification and Beginner and Intermediate Track: Deep Dive into Crypto and Blockchain.

Completed Sanctions and Terrorism in Crypto and International Organisations Dictating Financial Regulatory Framework certifications.

Completed Sanctions Compliance: The Gatekeepers certification.

Completed Travel Rule Compliance Certification.

Completed Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) certification.

Completed AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations certification.

Completed Corporate Finance Foundations, Finance Foundations: Corporate Governance, and GDPR Compliance: Essential Training.