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
