Sr. Associate (Legal Counsel IN)

MYCPE ONE; Ahmedabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

MYCPE ONE in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, seeks an in-house advocate to manage litigation before civil and criminal courts, tribunals, labour courts, and other forums. You will independently appear, argue, and represent the company on diverse legal matters.

The role also covers drafting and negotiating commercial agreements (NDAs, vendor, consultancy, SLAs, leases), maintaining contract repositories, and advising on labour and employment law with a focus on compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• LL.B. / B.A. LL.B. from a recognized university.
• LL.M. is an added advantage.
• Mandatory Bar Council enrollment (Sanad).
• 3–6 years of post-enrollment experience combining litigation and in-house legal work.

Responsibilities

• Litigation before civil, criminal courts, tribunals, labour courts, and other forums.
• Handle Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act matters end-to-end.
• Track hearings, court orders, litigation expenses, and maintain litigation MIS reports.
• Maintain litigation trackers, monitor case status, next hearing dates, and legal risk exposure.
• Drafting & Contracts: Draft complaints, plaints, written statements, replies, rejoinders, affidavits, legal notices, and other pleadings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including NDAs, Vendor Agreements, Consultancy & Service Agreements, Leave & License Agreements, Lease Deeds, MoUs, SLAs, and Ancillary Commercial Agreements.
• Maintain contract repositories with renewal and expiry tracking.
• Labour & Employment: Advise on labour and employment law matters; ensure compliance and represent before labour authorities and courts.

Skills

Litigation management

Contract drafting

Legal research

Employment law

Education

LL.B. / B.A. LL.B.

LL.M. (advantage)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Litigation
• Independently appear, argue, and represent the company before civil courts, criminal courts, tribunals, labour courts, and other legal forums.
• Handle Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act matters end-to-end.
• Track hearings, court orders, litigation expenses, and maintain litigation MIS reports.
• Maintain litigation trackers, monitor case status, next hearing dates, and legal risk exposure.
• Drafting & Contracts
• Draft complaints, plaints, written statements, replies, rejoinders, affidavits, legal notices, and other pleadings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including:
• NDAs
• Vendor Agreements
• Consultancy & Service Agreements
• Leave & License Agreements
• Lease Deeds
• MoUs
• SLAs
• Ancillary Commercial Agreements
• Maintain contract repositories with renewal and expiry tracking.
• Labour & Employment
• Advise on labour and employment law matters.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour legislation.
• Represent the company before labour authorities and labour courts, including conciliation and adjudication proceedings.

Qualification & Experience

• LL.B. / B.A. LL.B. from a recognized university.
• LL.M. is an added advantage.
• Mandatory Bar Council enrollment (Sanad).
• 3–6 years of post-enrollment experience combining litigation and in-house legal work.