Lokal - Senior Legal Counsel - LLB/LLM

About The Role:

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.

Requirements:

• LLB/LLM with 3-6 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.