Don’t sign a contract until a lawyer has read it properly. Risk analysis, redline, and plain-language summary in 24 to 48 hours. Contract review, risk analysis, and redline by qualified contract lawyers.
Share the document and a few words about your situation. A contract lawyer from our team will assess complexity, jurisdiction, and turnaround, and respond with a precise quote and timeline.
Standard contracts reviewed in 24 to 48 hours. Complex commercial and multi-jurisdictional documents in 2 to 3 days. Same-day review available where the deadline requires it.
When a counterparty sends you their standard MSA, vendor agreement, SaaS terms, or NDA, the document has been drafted by their lawyer, for their benefit. The clauses you skim past, limitation of liability, indemnification, IP ownership, termination for convenience, governing law, are the ones that determine who carries the risk when something goes wrong.
A proper contract review identifies what you are actually agreeing to, what should be negotiated, and what the practical consequences of each clause are. Done well, it saves the cost of the engagement many times over. Done poorly, or skipped entirely, it leaves you holding obligations you did not intend to accept.
At My Legal Pal, contract review is handled by qualified contract lawyers with experience across India, the US, the UK, the UAE, Australia, and APAC. Every review is a clause-by-clause read, a redlined document with comments, a plain-language risk summary, and recommended negotiation language. Fixed fee, no billable hours, no surprises.
From document received to negotiation-ready redline, with risk analysis at every stage.
Share the document via email or WhatsApp with a brief on context and deadline.
A contract lawyer reviews scope and complexity. You receive a fixed-fee quote within 2 hours.
Liability, IP, payment, termination, governing law, indemnification. Every operative clause assessed against your interest.
Tracked-change document plus a plain-language summary of the top risks and recommended changes.
Suggested counter-language, talking points, and where relevant, direct communication with the other side.
Once revisions are agreed, a final read to confirm nothing has shifted in the negotiation.
The document on your desk tells us what we focus on, the typical timeline, and what the review delivers.
A counterparty document written for their benefit. We focus on liability caps, indemnification, IP ownership, payment terms, and termination for convenience. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
A master service agreement from an enterprise client. We check the liability structure, IP and deliverables ownership, warranties, audit rights, and what their termination-for-convenience clause actually costs you. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Vendor or platform terms before you commit to a significant spend. Auto-renewal, price-escalation, data ownership, limitation of liability, and exit rights are the clauses most commonly missed. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Before signing a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement. We check the definition of confidential information, duration, governing law, and whether the injunction remedy is actually there. Reviewed in 24 hours.
An offer letter or employment contract before you accept or issue. We assess IP-assignment language, non-compete enforceability in the governing jurisdiction, severance, and restrictive covenants. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Investment documents before a funding round. We check liquidation preference structure, pro-rata rights, information rights, founder vesting, and drag-along thresholds. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Governance review for incoming or existing shareholder documents. We focus on reserved matters, drag-along and tag-along thresholds, exit mechanics, and any provisions that could bind you to outcomes you have not agreed to. Reviewed in 2 to 3 days.
DPA review against GDPR, UK GDPR, India’s DPDPA, or CCPA as applicable. We check processor obligations, sub-processing restrictions, security requirements, data-transfer mechanisms, and breach notification timelines. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Commercial or residential lease before signing. Lock-in period, escalation, maintenance obligations, security deposit recovery, exit provisions, and stamp duty compliance are the areas that most commonly need attention. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Trademark, patent, copyright, or content licensing agreements. We check the scope of the licence, exclusivity, territory, royalty terms, audit rights, and what happens to licensed IP when the agreement ends. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Channel partner draft before entering a distribution or reseller arrangement. Territory, exclusivity, minimum purchase commitments, termination for non-performance, and post-termination stock handling are the critical clauses. Reviewed in 24 to 48 hours.
Multi-jurisdiction commercial contracts where governing law, dispute resolution seat, currency, and enforceability across borders all need deliberate choices rather than template defaults. Reviewed in 2 to 3 days.
A contract review is more than reading the document. It is identifying where the language quietly favours the other side, where standard protections are missing, and where the practical effect of a clause differs from how it reads. Our reviews cover, at minimum, the following.
Limitation of liability caps, exclusions, carve-outs for IP, confidentiality, and indemnification. Unlimited liability sits in the default position of most counterparty drafts unless capped explicitly.
Who indemnifies whom, for what, and up to what amount. Indemnities can be the single largest risk in a contract and are often drafted asymmetrically.
Whether deliverables, work product, and pre-existing IP are correctly allocated. Without a present-tense assignment of IP from contractors to the company, ownership often remains with the creator regardless of payment.
Payment schedule, interest on overdue amounts, suspension rights, set-off, and what happens on dispute. Vague payment terms favour the party with the money.
Termination for convenience, termination for cause, notice periods, post-termination obligations, and exit consequences including data return and survival clauses.
The choice of law and forum determines where and how you would enforce the contract. A boilerplate jurisdiction clause can force litigation in a country where you have no presence and limited recourse.
Scope, duration, definition of confidential information, return obligations, and enforceability of restrictive covenants under the applicable jurisdiction. Over-broad clauses are often unenforceable; properly scoped clauses are.
What counts as force majeure, notice requirements, and what happens to obligations during the event. Post-pandemic, this clause is far less standard than it used to be.
GDPR, UK GDPR, DPDPA for data; FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and anti-bribery for commercial dealings; sanctions and export controls where applicable.
Contracts often cross borders, and the legal issues can change depending on where the parties are based and which law governs the agreement. My Legal Pal assists businesses, founders, startups and individuals with contract drafting, contract review, negotiation and cross-border commercial agreements across India and international markets.
Our contract lawyers in India assist with commercial agreements, service agreements, SaaS contracts, NDAs, employment agreements, shareholder agreements, vendor contracts, licensing arrangements and other business contracts.
We work with clients across India, including businesses in major commercial centres such as Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. You can also explore our dedicated pages for contract lawyers in Mumbai, contract lawyers in Bangalore and contract lawyers in Hyderabad.
Our contract lawyers in the USA provide support for businesses, founders and companies dealing with US-related commercial agreements and cross-border transactions. This can include SaaS agreements, service agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, investment documents and other commercial arrangements involving US businesses or counterparties.
For businesses dealing with UK companies or agreements governed by English law, our contract lawyers in London provide contract drafting, review and commercial legal support. We assist with agreements involving UK businesses as well as cross-border transactions involving Indian and international parties.
Our contract lawyers in Canada provide contract support for Canadian businesses, founders and professionals dealing with commercial and cross-border agreements. Depending on the transaction, the governing law and the province involved may be important considerations when reviewing or drafting the agreement.
Singapore is frequently used as a governing law and dispute-resolution jurisdiction for businesses operating across Asia. Our contract lawyers in Singapore provide contract drafting and review for Singapore-related commercial arrangements, including agreements involving Indian and other APAC businesses.
Our contract lawyers in Melbourne provides contract support for Australian businesses and clients dealing with commercial agreements involving Australia. We assist with drafting, reviewing and negotiating business contracts, including cross-border arrangements involving Australian and Indian parties.
For businesses and founders dealing with Argentina-related commercial arrangements, our contract lawyers in Argentina provides information about available legal support. This can include cross-border commercial agreements, business arrangements and intellectual property-related contracts involving Argentina and India.
We also assist with contracts involving businesses in the UAE, including cross-border commercial arrangements. Our contract lawyers in Dubai provides more information about contract support for UAE-related transactions and agreements.
Some contracts involve multiple countries, international counterparties or governing laws outside the jurisdictions listed above. In these situations, the governing law, place of performance, dispute-resolution mechanism and regulatory requirements can all affect how the agreement should be structured.
If you’re dealing with a multi-jurisdictional contract, our lawyers can assess the agreement and identify provisions that require particular attention before signing.
A contract review is a clause-by-clause legal assessment of an agreement before signing. It identifies liability exposure, ambiguous language, missing protections, and provisions weighted against your interest. You need one when a counterparty has sent you their draft, when the contract value or risk justifies professional review, or when the legal framework (jurisdiction, regulation, statute) is outside your day-to-day expertise.
A redlined version of the contract with tracked changes and inline comments, a plain-language risk summary listing the top concerns and their commercial impact, suggested negotiation language, and a final review before signing once revisions are agreed. Fixed fee, no billable hours.
Standard contracts (NDAs, employment offers, vendor agreements, SaaS terms) are typically reviewed in 24 to 48 hours. Complex commercial contracts (master service agreements, shareholders’ agreements, multi-jurisdictional deals) take 2 to 3 business days. Same-day and expedited review available where the deadline requires it.
Fixed fees calibrated to contract length, complexity, and turnaround. After we see the document and understand context, we send a precise quote within 2 hours with no obligation. No billable hours, no escalating invoices.
NDAs, master service agreements, employment contracts and offer letters, independent contractor agreements, vendor and supplier contracts, SaaS subscription agreements, data processing agreements (DPAs), shareholders’ agreements, term sheets and SAFE notes, lease and real estate agreements, licensing and IP agreements, distribution and reseller agreements, joint ventures, and cross-border commercial contracts.
Yes. We regularly review contracts governed by US law (including Delaware corporate law and state-specific UCC matters), English law, Singapore law, UAE law (including DIFC and ADGM frameworks), Australian law, and the laws of major APAC jurisdictions. For cross-border contracts, we assess governing law and dispute resolution mechanism for enforceability and balance of risk.
Yes. The review includes suggested counter-language for the most material points and negotiation talking points. Where it is useful, we communicate directly with the counterparty or their legal counsel on your behalf.
Email the document to contact@mylegalpal.com or send via WhatsApp to +91 8004800100 with a short note on context and deadline. All documents are handled confidentially. We can sign an NDA in advance if the matter is particularly sensitive.
Contract drafting is creating a new contract from scratch for your specific deal. Contract review is assessing an existing contract, usually one sent by the counterparty, before you sign. Both services use the same legal expertise; the difference is whether we are writing the document or reading and improving it. Many clients use us for both: drafting when they originate the deal, review when they receive a counterparty draft.
A contract lawyer from our team with subject-matter experience in the relevant contract type and jurisdiction. Not a paralegal, not a template tool. Every review is checked by a second reviewer internally before delivery to ensure consistency and that nothing material has been missed.
Prakhar Rai is an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India and the founder of My Legal Pal. An alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with a Master of Business Laws, Prakhar has 10+ years of experience advising startups, technology companies, SMEs, and individual entrepreneurs across India, the UAE, the UK, and Southeast Asia.
His practice focuses on contract law, corporate transactions, intellectual property, and cross-border commercial advisory. My Legal Pal’s contract review service is supervised by Prakhar and delivered by a team of qualified contract lawyers with subject-matter expertise in the relevant contract type and jurisdiction.
Standard contracts reviewed in 24 to 48 hours. Complex commercial documents in 2 to 3 days. Fixed fees. Redline, risk summary, and negotiation support included.