Legal Counsel

We're hiring a Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team, handling commercial contracts, IP, regulatory compliance, and corporate/secretarial matters for a fast-growing consumer tech platform.

Corporate & Secretarial (CS) Compliance

Manage company secretarial compliance including ROC filings, board and shareholder resolutions, statutory registers, and annual compliance under the Companies Act, 2013

Support incorporation, corporate restructuring, ESOP administration, and shareholder agreements

Liaise with the company secretary and external counsel on governance and secretarial matters

Regulatory & Policy Compliance

Advise on compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, IT Rules, and other applicable tech/platform regulations

Draft responses to regulatory and grievance notices, and prepare periodic compliance/transparency reports

Draft and update platform policies and user-facing legal documentation

Create and implement ad publishing guidelines for new digital products, while partnering with marketing teams to review campaigns and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Contract Drafting & Management

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, data processing agreements, licensing and revenue-share agreements, NDAs, vendor and advertising agreements, and IP-centric contracts

Build and maintain contract templates and manage contract workflows (e.g., SpotDraft or similar CLM tools)

Intellectual Property

Manage trademark and copyright filings, oppositions, and infringement/takedown notices

Support IP compliance review for marketing and product content

Litigation & Risk

Coordinate with external counsel on litigation matters and prepare case summaries

Conduct legal risk assessments for new products and features

LLB/LLM with 6+ years of post-qualification experience, including in-house counsel experience at a tech platform company

Strong working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013 and corporate/secretarial compliance

Hands-on experience with commercial contract drafting and negotiation

Familiarity with data protection and IT regulatory frameworks (DPDP Act, IT Rules)

Strong drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills