Legal Officer

KisanKraft Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A machinery manufacturing company in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Legal Officer. You will provide legal advice, manage compliance and handle various legal matters. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of experience, an LLB degree, and fluency in English, Hindi, and local languages. This full-time position also requires willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a lawyer or Legal-officer.
• Experience in handling legal matters for an organization.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and provide legal advice on various agreements.
• Handle compliance and regulatory matters with government departments.
• Advise management on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues.
• Conduct regular statutory filings and obtain necessary approvals.

Skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in Hindi

Legal compliance

Legal drafting

Education

LLB

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Legal Officer who is responsible for providing high-quality legal advice to the management and other departments of the company. You will report to the Compliance Officer.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and provide legal advice on MOUs, agreements, contracts, internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory requirements.
• Drafting and vetting of legal notices, and responding properly to various legal notices received by the company.
• Review ongoing cases, advise management, briefing outside counsels and law firms accordingly.
• Ensure that legal risks of the company have been identified and that appropriate course of action has been taken with respect to contracts, tender documents, etc.
• Attend to compliance and regulatory matters with various government departments as required.
• Advise the management on various legal, regulatory, compliance issues and take appropriate course of action with respect to labour laws, environmental laws, commercial laws, intellectual property rights and other laws applicable to the company.
• Prepare and check documents for submission to various government departments and obtain approval from appropriate managers within the company.
• Follow up with various government departments to obtain necessary information, forms, processes, notifications, GO, etc., as needed.
• Obtain approvals, permits, sanctions from various departments.
• Conduct regular statutory filings with various departments.
• Accompany various people from the company to facilitate work at various departments.
• Work with people across different teams in the company, of various skills and age groups.
• Be flexible to work on different legal matters as assigned by the company.

Qualifications

Qualification: LLB

Language

Language: Must be fluent in reading/writing/speaking in English, Hindi and local languages.

Travel

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel as required for this position.

Experience

Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience as a lawyer or Legal-officer in organisations (Company firm) for the position of Legal Officer

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Machinery Manufacturing