General Counsel (Legal)

Responsibilities

 Advising executive, senior management and board on all legal matters, managing

organization's legal matters.

 Single point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders for all legal questions,

recommendations, and documentation

 Acting as the General counsel for the US, UK, Australia and Indian entity, supported by

local external counsels in each country.

 Examining and creating draft agreements, such as employment, vendor agreements,

NDAs, customer contracts, etc

 Maintaining knowledge of organization’s operations and legal documents.

 Conducting legal research and reviewing company's litigation strategy pertaining to legal

actions.

 Promulgating and creating directives of corporate acts and decisions.

 Preserving all corporate records.

 Handling statutory filings, such as licensing forms.

 Liaising with outside counsel regarding their assignments.

 Creating new entities and managing organization's intellectual property.

 End to end management of all internal and external legal review and due diligence

exercises, including for equity fundraisers.

Qualifications

 Juris Doctor degree from accredited, top-tier law school.

 4+ years of practice with an established law firm / corporate legal role.

 Exposure to legal experience in fund investments, venture capital financing and M&A.

 Experience with corporate governance issues and corporate secretarial duties.

 Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 Knowledge of statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to businesses.

 Proficient understanding of business sensitivities and confidentiality.

Preferred

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