Legal Jobs – 18th August, 2021

Advocate,Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai(PQE- 0-1 Years)

Trademark Lawyers/Patent Paralegal,Tier 1 Law Firm,Bangalore (PQE- 1-5 Years)

Eligibilty:

• Trademark Lawyers (Prosecutions, opposition, registration, filing)- 1-4 years PQE
• Patent Paralegal (only from law firms) 2-5 years PQE

How to apply:

Interested candidates can mail  srishti[at]wrootsglobal[dot]in

Legal Position,PhonePe,Bangalore (PQE- 5+ Years)

Job Profile:

We at PhonePe are looking at hiring for a position in the legal team (contracts).
Minimum PQE- 5 years
Candidates are required with a strong background in contract drafting, negotiating and advisory.

How to apply:

Interested candidates can apply here.

General corporate/ M&A / PE&VC lawyers, Law Firm,Mumbai(PQE- 2-8 Years)

Job Description

• Aster Invictus is looking to hire General corporate/ M&A / PE&VC lawyers for a Law firm based out of Mumbai.
• PQE: 2-8 (Associate, Senior Associate, Principal Associate)
• CTC: Extremely competitive

How to Apply:

If you fit the role and are looking out for exciting opportunities, please mail your CV to recruitment[at]asterinvictus[dot]co[dot]in and someone for the team will definitely get in touch with you.

Lawyer,Samvad Partners,Bangalore( PQE- 2+ Years)

Qualification

• 2 years of PQE for its Real Estate practice in Bengaluru
• Knowledge of Kannada (reading and writing) is mandatory.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates meeting the eligibility criteria may write to recruitment[at]samvadpartners[dot]com

Lawyer, Tuli & Co,New Delhi( PQE- 0-2 Years)

Job Description

• They are looking to recruit candidates with 0-2 PQE for the corporate and commercial team headed by Shubhangi Pathak and the insurance regulatory team headed by Celia Jenkins. T
• he opportunity is for our New Delhi office

How to Apply:

f you are interested, please email your CV to recruitment[at]tuli[dot]co[dot]in

Advocate,Chambers of Advocate Rahul Bhardwaj,New Delhi(PQE- 1+ Years)

Job Description

• An associate, with a PQE of 1 year is required at the chambers of Advocate Rahul Bhardwaj. The office is in Niti Bagh, New Delhi however you’ll be required to work at different forums including RERA(gurgaon), High court and NCDRC. Expected salary is around 20-25K.

How to Apply:

Interested candidate can email their CVs with a cover letter on the email id.

Legal Associate, ERPNext,Mumbai (PQE- 0-2 Years)

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and vetting of company-related contracts/ documents such as Master Service Agreements, SaaS Agreements, Software License Agreements, Software Reseller Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Terms of Use & Service, Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDA”) , Memorandum of Understanding(“MoU”).
• Ensure and track compliance with the EU GDPR and other data privacy laws along with drafting, reviewing and negotiating data processing agreements and clauses relating to data breach reporting, audit and data purge within technology agreements.
• Respond to a wide range of legal requests from the Tech Department, Human Resources Department, Marketing Department, Business & Partnership Department and Sales Department;
• Coordinate with Internal departments of the company and fulfil legal requirements at their end.
• Research, foresee # and protect the company against Legal risks.
• Liaise with external legal advisors and consultants
• Assisting in developing the Legal framework, processes and policies.
• Assisting the company in formalities pertaining to Legal proceedings ( if any)
• Ad-hoc legal requirements.

Eligibility

• A Lawyer who has successfully completed a Bachelor’s degree in law (3/5 years LLB degree)
• Experience: 0-2 years of experience
• Good command over drafting legal contracts/ documents
• Candidates with prior internships in fintech companies/ work related to fintech in law firms shall be given preference.
• Candidates with experience in data protection regulations such as GDPR & CCPA shall be given preference.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates kindly share your resumes to jobs@erpnext.com

Legal & Compliance JD,Spark Capital Advisors,( PQE – 3-5 Years)

The incumbent will support the Company in complying vetting all the legal documents related to Investment Banking, Private Wealth business, Vendor contracts and client agreements. The candidate should possess a strong have a strong aptitude drafting and understand the way financial services works. The ideal candidate will have to have excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills, along with the fervent desire to continuously learn about nuances of business.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conversant with the Investment Banking business.
• Conversant with the business of Private Wealth business
• Create and manage documentation for the firm
• Other tasks to support the Legal & Compliance department as needed.

Qualification

• 3-5 years’ experience in a financial services firm.
• Qualified Lawyer from a well know Law college.
• Proactive, result oriented, with excellent communication skills; strong attention to detail and confidentiality

How to Apply:

Qualified incumbents to please send an email to vilma@sparkcapital.in

Legal Counsel,Tide Financial Services,Gurgaon (PQE – 7+ Years)

About the job

As a Legal Counsel, you will work on a wide variety of projects in commercial, corporate, marketing and intellectual property realms. We’re looking for a jack-of-all-trades who will be able to tackle new challenges while being a great partner to stakeholders across Tide.

Responsibilities

• Leading a number of legal initiatives in the commercial, corporate, marketing and intellectual property areas.
• Negotiating a variety of partnership and vendor agreements.
• Maintaining corporate governance.
• Working with outside counsel to upgrade our intellectual property portfolio.
• Helping out with marketing content review as needed.
• Designing and implementing scalable internal processes and procedures to ensure that we’re setting and exceeding internal stakeholder SLAs.
• Collaborating with many teams across the company to help achieve company-wide goals.

Eligibility:

• You have 7+ years of general legal experience, ideally at a Fintech company
• You are comfort with ambiguity.
• You have proven ability to juggle many projects at once.
• You have experience communicating with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing company, preferably in fin-tech.
• You are passionate for providing above-and-beyond service to stakeholders.
• You have Law degree.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply here.

Junior Counsel/Legal Advisor,Angel and Genie,Bengaluru (PQE – 3+ Years)

About the job

The Junior Counsel will: ‘ Align with the strategic vision for the legal team and implement and execute proactive legal policies to help ensure the organization is protected.

Responsibilities

• Align with the strategic vision for the legal team and implement and execute proactive legal policies to help ensure the organization is protected.
• Support the overall legal team and senior leadership team with day-to-day legal perspective and guidance, as well as risk assessment and mitigation.
• Serve as legal advisor and active participant in establishing partnerships and facilitating merger and acquisition transactions, including due diligence, negotiation and preparation of term sheets and definitive agreements, and assistance with financing documentation and closing process.
• Assist with a variety of corporate matters including organizational documents, organization structure, and management of corporate entities.
• Assist with management of intellectual property portfolioespecially trademarks and copyrights.
• Work closely with the legal team on risk assessment and on compliance-related processes and procedures to support the organization’s ever-present focus on high franchise compliance standards.
• Assist with support of outside counsel on litigation/arbitration and specialized issues as required.
• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to company on general corporate and compliance matters.
• Draft, negotiate, and review various contracts, including franchise agreements, restrictive covenants, consulting and employment agreements, vendor agreements, client agreements, event contracts, non-disclosure agreements, cease and desist letters, franchise related documents.
• Provide ongoing legal guidance and project management support throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Review, draft, and provide general legal counsel on corporate policies.
• Collaborate with legal team and clients to identify and implement process improvements.

Eligibility:

• Bachelor’s degree in law with 3.0 GPA or higher
• Fair knowledge on competition laws relevant for company owned jurisdictions including US,APAC countries including Indian MRTP Act, Competition Act etc.
• Fair knowledge on information technology, data privacy laws, anti-spam laws including GDPR.
• Outstanding negotiating, communication, drafting, and writing skills.
• Possess a high degree of intellect, business savvy, integrity, candor, diligence, and self-motivation.
• Previous experience operating effectively in a quick paced and dynamic environment.
• Comfortable with change, and ability to readjust quickly as needs and priorities change.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities and a significant workload of diverse matters in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Quick and eager learner. Demonstrated ability to gain knowledge of the business and become an integral business thought partner.
• Team player with a strong orientation toward collaborative, results-oriented environment.
• Ability to see and proactively move toward the bigger picture while not sacrificing attention to detail.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply here.

Legal Counsel – Contracts (Remote),Freshworks,Chennai (PQE – 6-9 Years)

About the job

Freshworks is seeking a highly motivated and enterprising counsel to join the Freshworks Legal Team. You will advise and support internal business teams on legal issues and risks related to direct transactional and commercial matters. You will mentor juniors in the team to make them adapt and make them more efficient in the work they do, while also being mentored by senior counsels. Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, customer agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, intellectual property licenses, and statements of work.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, customer agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, intellectual property licenses, and statements of work.
• Work closely with Sales, Finance, Deals Desk, and Professional Services Teams to gather information and approvals necessary for contract-related matters.
• Negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs), business associate agreements (BAAs), and other similar agreements directly with customers, partners, and vendors to support compliance obligations.
• Continuously improve and maintain product release checklists, playbooks, and legal processes to help scale globally.
• Assist with standardization of documentation and agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Remain current on applicable laws and regulations surrounding IP, Open Source, privacy, and security.

Eligibility:

• Bachelor’s degree in law with demonstrated excellent academic performance.
• 6-9 years of experience as a transactional attorney in a reputable business law firm, or in-house experience with the legal department preferably in a multi-national company.
• Strong knowledge of basic principles of contract drafting, review, and negotiation with an ability to provide practical and well-reasoned solutions.
• Solid knowledge of business processes relating to commercial, contract, intellectual property, and data privacy law;
• Strong work ethic and sense of professionalism and discretion, demonstrating accountability, integrity, good judgment, and respect for confidentiality;
• Be able to operate autonomously while being a team player who works collaboratively with internal and external clients; and
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English (both written and oral).

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply here.

Full-Time Researcher Post,Human Rights Lawyering Project (HRLP),Bangalore(PQE – 6-9 Years)

About the job

The Human Rights Lawyering Project (HRLP), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore is currently looking for a Researcher to join the team in Bangalore. The work will include research and fieldwork, organizing and preparing materials for workshops, and providing research support to the Coordinator for working on publications, and performing other tasks for meeting project deadlines efficiently.

Duration : 2 years
The maximum amount payable will be a consolidated amount of Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000/– per month.

Eligibility:

• The applicant must have a background in law
• Must have good research skills and proven fluency in written and spoken English
• Initiative and the ability to work on his/her own will be appreciated.
• Fieldwork and organizing work may include travel within India.
• Previous experience is not mandatory

How to Apply:

Interested applicants may write to cwl@nls.ac.in attaching an updated CV and a writing sample
(preferably a published work).

For more info ,visit here.