Legal Associate - Contracts, Compliance, Data Protection

M I C H E L L E C O L A C O

J R . LEGAL ASSOCIATE

Contract drafting & review

Microsoft Office Suite

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Adminstration

Fluent written and verbal

communication

Corporate compliance

Legal research and analysis

Confidentiality and discretion

Proactive attitude and

accountability.

Email : ********.********@*****.***

Mobile No : +971-*********

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Khalifa street, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Compliance and data protection associate with 3+ years in corporate compliance, contract drafting, data protection and administrative roles. Currently based in Abu Dhabi, with growing expertise in UAE law. Skilled in handling client communication, corporate compliance and documentation. Highly fluent in English and tech-savvy. Strong research and regulatory transferable skills. Available for immediate joining. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

September 2024 - April 2025

LEGAL ADVISOR

Camilson Industries Pvt Ltd India

Drafted and reviewed NDAs, privacy policies, internal compliances involving confidentiality, PoAs, MoUs, affidavits, rental agreements, service agreements, leave and license agreements, lease deeds, succession deeds, sale deeds, relinquishment and gift deeds.

Familiarity with GDPR principles (lawful processing, consent, purpose limitation) Manage compliance, permissions, and registrations by securing and maintaining operational licenses and obtaining government permissions. Drafted Privacy Policy, Return Policy, and Terms & Conditions for Company Websites based on product-specific and consumer laws.

Supported with copyright and trademark registrations and brand protection. CONTRACT LAWYER

Adv Michelle Colaco October 2022- October 2025

Drafting contracts, agreements and conveyances, privacy policies. Regulatory Compliance, Licenses, Company filings, Data Protection, customer/vendor data management.

Reviewing, vetting and scrutiny of contracts and drafting legal opinions, title deeds. MC

BLAUSTEIN LAWYERS DUBAI UAE

Training/Internship

December 2025- January 2026

Notary, Apostille, and document verification services for international clients Managed end-to-end client onboarding and preparation of legal documentation Coordinated with internal teams and external authorities August 2022 - October 2022

LawSikho Company Pvt Ltd India

LEGAL INTERN (REMOTE)

Advocate Radharao Gracias and Associates India

LEGAL INTERN August 2021 - October 2021

INTERNSHIP

EDUCATION

2002-2015

85%

2016-2018

75%

2018-2022

70%

June 2025

Manovikas English High School

ICSE X

ISC XII

Manovikas Higher Secondary

Goa University Law

G.R. Kare college of Law

BA. LLB

Legal Tech & Startups

IE Business School (virtual course)

CERTIFICATION

2022

Executive certificate course in Introduction to Legal Drafting ; contracts, Petitions, Opinions & Articles.

Lawsikho : Addictive Learning Pvt Ltd

Certificate of Legal Practice

Bar Council of India April 2023

LITIGATION ADVOCATE

Adv Sapna Mordekar and Associates India September 2022 - September 2024 Showcased strong litigation skills in cheque bounce, civil suits and client advisories. Legal drafting and filing of legal notices, injunctions, Divorce, recovery of money, consumer cases and inventory proceedings.

Independent clientele management and administration Registration and efiling of property documents such as sale deeds, Lease deeds. Handled property disputes, encroachment, partition, demarcation and mutation.

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