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.