Legal Associate

NOVAC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

NOVAC in Chennai seeks a Corporate Legal Counsel with 2-5 years of post-qualification experience to draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, software licenses, and SaaS contracts. This is an on-site role in Chennai with a 5-day workweek.

You will collaborate with Sales, Finance, Delivery, Compliance to support due diligence, regulatory compliance, and contract lifecycle management for IT/tech engagements.

Qualifications

• LL.B. degree from a recognized institution.
• 1 year post-qualification experience in corporate legal or law firm.
• Experience supporting IT/Technology clients preferred.
• Strong knowledge of commercial laws, data privacy, and IP issues.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, software license, SaaS and vendor contracts.
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws and internal policies.
• Provide legal support for business transactions, client engagements, and cross-functional operations.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Delivery, Compliance to manage contractual risks and close deals efficiently.
• Assist in contract lifecycle management and maintaining the legal contract repository.
• Support due diligence, legal research, and regulatory compliance initiatives relevant to IT/Tech.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

Data privacy

IP issues

Stakeholder communication

Education

LL.B. or equivalent

Tools

Zoho Contracts

Microsoft Office

Job description

Experience - 2 to 5 years

Location: Chennai

Work mode: 5 Days (WFO)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including:
• Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
• Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Non-Disclosure Agreements(NDAs)
• Software License Agreements
• SaaS Agreements and Vendor Contracts
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws and internal policies.
• Provide legal support for business transactions, client engagements, and cross-functional operations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Sales, Finance, Delivery, Compliance) to manage contractual risks and close deals efficiently.
• Assist in contract lifecycle management and maintaining the legal contract repository.
• Support due diligence, legal research, and regulatory compliance initiatives relevant to the IT/Tech sector.

Key Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Law (LL.B. or equivalent) from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 1 years post-qualification experience in a corporate legal department or law firm, preferably supporting IT/Technology clients.
• Strong understanding of commercial laws, data privacy regulations, and IP-related issues in contracts.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and deadlines simultaneously with attention to detail.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to international contracting (India/US/UAE jurisdictions).
• Familiarity with tools like Zoho Contracts or other CLM tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and team player.