Sr. Executive/Executive-Legal(non-litigation)-Mumbai

Lyka Labs Limited; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyka Labs Limited in Mumbai seeks a competent Contract & Corporate Legal professional to manage end-to-end contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, and property leases, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation across the company.

You will coordinate with HR, Finance, Procurement and Regulatory teams, maintain central contract trackers, review notices and declarations, and liaison with external counsel for non-litigation matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and vet commercial agreements, service agreements, vendor contracts, consultancy agreements, NDAs, lease agreements and other business contracts.
• Review agreements with distributors, stockists, C&F agents, logistics providers, suppliers and business associates.
• Ensure appropriate clauses relating to confidentiality, indemnity, liability, termination, jurisdiction and dispute resolution.
• Maintain a central repository of executed agreements and track renewals, expiry dates and contractual obligations.
• Provide legal assistance to HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, Administration and other departments.
• Draft and review legal notices, replies, undertakings, declarations, affidavits and other legal correspondence, excluding court litigation handled by external advocates.
• Review appointment letters, employment agreements, confidentiality undertakings, consultant contracts and separation-related documentation in coordination with HR.
• Advise management on contractual risks and legal implications of business decisions.
• Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and other departments on legal documentation relating to pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing.
• Review agreements relating to contract manufacturing, loan licensing, third-party manufacturing, product supply, distribution and technology transfer, wherever applicable.
• Support documentation and compliance requirements under applicable pharmaceutical laws, including the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules, and other applicable regulations.
• Assist in reviewing product-related claims, promotional materials, intellectual property rights, trademarks and brand protection matters in coordination with the relevant departments.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory changes and communicate their business implications to management.
• Draft and review office, factory, warehouse and other property lease and leave-and-licence agreements.
• Review vendor, facility management, security, transport, maintenance and service contracts.
• Verify contractual documentation and coordinate due diligence for property transactions, wherever required.
• Maintain legal registers, contract trackers, renewal calendars and statutory documentation within the scope of the role.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external legal counsel for legal opinions, documentation and compliance requirements.
• Support internal audits and legal compliance reviews.
• Ensure proper custody and confidentiality of legal documents and agreements.
• Coordinate trademark searches, applications, renewals, assignments and other IP-related documentation with external counsel.
• Review confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations and support protection of company information, brands and commercial interests.
• Identify potential legal risks in contracts and recommend appropriate safeguards.
• Coordinate with external advocates and consultants for non-litigation legal opinions, contract review and regulatory advice.
• Maintain records of legal opinions, agreements, notices and compliance-related communications.
• Provide timely legal updates and documentation to senior management.

Job description

A. Contract Management

• Draft, review and vet commercial agreements, service agreements, vendor contracts, consultancy agreements, NDAs, lease agreements and other business contracts.
• Review agreements with distributors, stockists, C&F agents, logistics providers, suppliers and business associates.
• Ensure appropriate clauses relating to confidentiality, indemnity, liability, termination, jurisdiction and dispute resolution.
• Maintain a central repository of executed agreements and track renewals, expiry dates and contractual obligations.

B. Corporate Legal Support

• Provide legal assistance to HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, Administration and other departments.
• Draft and review legal notices, replies, undertakings, declarations, affidavits and other legal correspondence, excluding court litigation handled by external advocates.
• Review appointment letters, employment agreements, confidentiality undertakings, consultant contracts and separation-related documentation in coordination with HR.
• Advise management on contractual risks and legal implications of business decisions.

C. Pharmaceutical Legal and Regulatory Support

• Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and other departments on legal documentation relating to pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing.
• Review agreements relating to contract manufacturing, loan licensing, third-party manufacturing, product supply, distribution and technology transfer, wherever applicable.
• Support documentation and compliance requirements under applicable pharmaceutical laws, including the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules, and other applicable regulations.
• Assist in reviewing product-related claims, promotional materials, intellectual property rights, trademarks and brand protection matters in coordination with the relevant departments.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory changes and communicate their business implications to management.

D. Property, Lease and Vendor Agreements

• Draft and review office, factory, warehouse and other property lease and leave-and-licence agreements.
• Review vendor, facility management, security, transport, maintenance and service contracts.
• Verify contractual documentation and coordinate due diligence for property transactions, wherever required.

E. Compliance and Documentation

• Maintain legal registers, contract trackers, renewal calendars and statutory documentation within the scope of the role.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external legal counsel for legal opinions, documentation and compliance requirements.
• Support internal audits and legal compliance reviews.
• Ensure proper custody and confidentiality of legal documents and agreements.

F. Intellectual Property and Commercial Risk

• Coordinate trademark searches, applications, renewals, assignments and other IP-related documentation with external counsel.
• Review confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations and support protection of company information, brands and commercial interests.
• Identify potential legal risks in contracts and recommend appropriate safeguards.

G. External Counsel Coordination

• Coordinate with external advocates and consultants for non-litigation legal opinions, contract review and regulatory advice.
• Maintain records of legal opinions, agreements, notices and compliance-related communications.
• Provide timely legal updates and documentation to senior management.