Law, clearly.

Good legal advice
shouldn't read like
a disclaimer.

The Clause & Effect is a legal consulting practice for technology businesses navigating contracts, data privacy, and the evolving landscape of AI governance. Sharp advice. Plain language. No unnecessary fog.

The practice

Legal consulting
for technology
businesses.

Contracts, data privacy, AI governance, and fractional legal counsel for businesses that need senior legal thinking without the overhead of a full-time hire.

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The writing

AI law, contracts
and the law in
plain English.

Plain-language analysis of technology law, data privacy, and the regulatory shifts shaping how businesses operate. Written for people who make decisions, not just lawyers.

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Richa Ishita

Richa Ishita

Technology & AI lawyer. Writer. 18 years across EXL Service, Microsoft, GlobalLogic, and Tata Teleservices — plus courtrooms before the Bombay and Jharkhand High Courts.

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How we work

Three ways to work
together.

Contract
Health Check

Review of your key contracts with a written risk report — clear, prioritised, and actionable. Know exactly where you stand.

Fixed fee from ₹25,000

Fractional
Legal Counsel

Senior legal thinking on a monthly retainer. Available when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Monthly retainer from ₹50,000

Legal
Workshops

Half or full-day training on contracts, data privacy, and AI law — for founding teams, accelerator cohorts, and corporate groups.

From ₹40,000 per session
From the blog

Recent thinking.

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Contracts
Contracts

Fine Print, Future Problems

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AI Law
AI Law

Generative AI and the Law: Efficiency, Uncertainty, and the Edges of Accountability

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Legal Thinking
Legal Thinking

The Most Valuable Legal Work Was Never the Kind AI Could Do

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