Legal Counsel

3one4 Capital; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

3one4 Capital is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its in‑house legal team, handling commercial contracts, IP, regulatory compliance, and corporate/secretarial matters for a fast-growing consumer tech platform.

The role encompasses contract drafting, governance, DPDP/IT rule compliance, IP management, and risk assessment for new products, with business‑driven legal support.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Advise on compliance with DPDP Act, IT Rules, and other tech regulations.
• Draft responses to regulatory 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, in collaboration with Marketing.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, DPAs, licensing, NDAs, vendor/advertising and IP contracts.
• Build and maintain contract templates and manage contract workflows (SpotDraft or CLM).
• Manage trademark and copyright filings, oppositions, and takedown notices.
• Support IP compliance review for marketing and product content.
• Coordinate with external counsel on litigation matters and prepare case summaries.
• Conduct legal risk assessments for new products and features.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Corporate/Secretarial compliance

Regulatory compliance

IP awareness

Stakeholder management

Legal research

Education

LLB/LLM

Tools

SpotDraft

Job description

About the Role

We're hiring a Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team, handling commercial contracts, IP, regulatory compliance, and corporate/secretarial matters for a fast-growing consumer tech platform.

Responsibilities

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

• 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