Job Description: Legal & Compliance
Department: Business Excellence
Qualification: CA Finalist / CMA / LLB / Company Secretary (CS), preferably with a finance or commerce background.
Experience: 2–5 years
Key Responsibilities
- Understand the organisation’s structure, functions, processes, and the purpose of various legal documents.
- Apply commercial and business process understanding while reviewing agreements and assessing contractual risks.
- Draft, review, and legally vet MOUs, NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, and other legal documents.
- Review contractual clauses relating to indemnity, limitation of liability, termination, confidentiality, data protection, representations and warranties, and dispute resolution.
- Identify legal risks and recommend appropriate amendments to contractual terms.
- Understand and monitor CSR compliance requirements under the Companies Act, 2013, and applicable CSR Rules.
- Maintain legal trackers, agreement records, approval workflows, and compliance documentation.
- Conduct legal research and monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external legal advisors for legal reviews and finalisation of agreements.
- also add Policy drafting
- Knowledge of POCSO, POSH, and child protection laws, policies, and compliance requirements, along with experience in drafting and reviewing organisational policies and SOPs.
- Support compliance relating to data protection (DPDPA, 2023), corporate governance, and applicable statutory requirements.
- Assist in planning and conducting internal compliance audits, reviewing processes and controls, and identifying gaps in compliance with organisational policies and SOPs.
- Prepare audit observations, document findings, recommend corrective actions, and follow up with relevant teams on the closure of audit issues.
Required Skills
- Strong understanding of legal provisions, contractual clauses, and risk assessment.
- Experience in legal drafting, contract vetting, and CSR compliance.
- Strong commercial understanding, with the ability to assess business processes, financial implications, and commercial risks while reviewing agreements and contractual terms.
- Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills, with the ability to present legal matters, compliance updates, audit findings, and risk assessments effectively to senior management.
- Proficiency in MS Word Track Changes, PPT and Excel.
Preferred Experience: Legal vetting and contract management experience in the NGO, CSR, education, or non-profit sector.
