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We act for companies on retainer across employment, commercial contracting, corporate secretarial and regulatory work. Lawyers here are instructed on matters rather than on stages of them, advise in writing, and deal with the client directly.

Your own matters

You take a matter and see it through. The advice that goes out carries your reasoning and your name.

Hours that work

We agree together what you can take on, and check in on it every month. Your evenings and your leave stay yours.

Compensation

We value the work and pay it properly, with clear expectations and room to grow on merit.

Current openings

You will act for a portfolio of retainer clients across employment, commercial contracting, corporate secretarial and regulatory work, carrying each matter from instruction to closure. Advice is settled in writing and issued under supervision, and you will deal with the client directly on the matters you hold.

Scope of work

  • Advise on engagement structures and the classification of employees, consultants and interns, and the statutory consequences that follow from each
  • Draft, review and negotiate commercial documentation, including master services agreements, SaaS and licensing terms, distribution and vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements and settlement deeds
  • Prepare written opinions on questions of contract, labour, data protection and company law, supported by statutory and judicial authority
  • Maintain corporate records for client companies under the Companies Act, 2013, including resolutions, statutory registers and event-based filings
  • Map and monitor central, state and sector-specific compliance, including Shops and Establishments registrations, the Code on Wages, 2019, obligations under the POSH Act, 2013 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
  • Prepare responses to notices, queries and inspections issued by regulators, and attend to correspondence with authorities
  • Conduct contract due diligence on the client's existing stack, and maintain the precedent bank and template set arising from it

Requirements

  • LL.B. from a recognised university, with one to four years in corporate, employment or commercial practice
  • Enrolment with a State Bar Council
  • Demonstrated drafting ability across transactional and advisory documents
  • Working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013, the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and central and state labour legislation
  • Ability to reduce a statutory position to a reasoned written opinion, with citation
  • Judgement to identify conflicts, privilege and limitation issues and escalate them

You will hold the secretarial and governance compliance of the retainer portfolio: convening meetings, maintaining the statutory record and completing filings with the Registrar of Companies within the prescribed timelines. The position works alongside the legal team rather than under it.

Scope of work

  • Convene board, committee and general meetings, and draw notices, agendas, resolutions and minutes in accordance with Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2
  • Maintain the statutory registers and records prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder
  • Prepare and complete event-based and annual filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, including AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-12 and charge filings
  • Advise on directors' duties, related-party transactions, and the operation of board-approved delegation and approval limits
  • Attend to incorporation, alteration of constitutional documents, allotment, transfer and transmission of securities
  • Maintain the compliance calendar for each client and report the position in writing each month
  • Assemble and certify corporate records for diligence, audit and financing exercises

Requirements

  • Associate membership of the ICSI, or the Professional Programme completed with membership pending
  • Working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013, the rules thereunder, and the Secretarial Standards
  • Familiarity with MCA filing procedure, fee structures and the consequences of delay
  • Accuracy in maintaining records that auditors, investors and acquirers will rely on
  • Ability to work to statutory deadlines without supervision

A supervised internship within the retainer practice, available from one month. You will research questions as they arise on live matters, draft under review, and see how advice is settled for operating companies. Work is assigned by matter and returned with written comments.

Scope of work

  • Research statutory and judicial positions and prepare research notes with full citation
  • Prepare first drafts of contracts, policies and internal notes for review
  • Summarise judgments, amendments and notifications relevant to the practice areas
  • Assist in preparing compliance checklists and calendars for client engagements
  • Assist with meeting papers, registers and documentation
  • Maintain matter files, privilege markings and the internal knowledge record

Requirements

  • Third year or later of a five-year LL.B. programme, or second year or later of a three-year programme
  • Demonstrated research ability and accurate citation practice
  • Working familiarity with SCC Online, Manupatra or comparable databases
  • Available in Jaipur for a continuous period of not less than one month
  • Undertaking of confidentiality in respect of all client information

Apply

One form, read by the lawyers you would work with. State the position applied for and attach your curriculum vitae. We aim to reply to every application within five working days.

CV

PDF or Word, up to 5 MB.

How hiring works

Application

Submit the form with your CV. Each application is read by the lawyers you would work with.

Interview

A conversation on your drafting and research, the matters you have handled, and the practice you want to build.

Decision

A decision either way, in writing, within five working days of the interview.

Speculative applications

None of the positions fits, but you want to practise here?

Write to us setting out the areas you practise in and the work you have carried. Applications are held on file and revisited when a position opens.

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