Legal Advisor

Advisory & Compliance

Legal Advisor – Antique Network Solution Pvt. Ltd.

Location: JP Nagar Phase 1, Bengaluru
Job Type: Full-time | Work in OfficeCheck us out: Chitchat- https://chitchaat.biz/ | Payfin-https://payfin.tech/

About Us

Antique Network Solution Pvt. Ltd. operates two innovative products:

• Payfin – a trusted payment gateway provider delivering fast, reliable, and secure financial solutions to businesses of all sizes in India. Services include UPI payment gateways, QR code, checkout pages, deep linking APIs, bulk UPI APIs, and payout solutions.
• Chitchat – a multichannel messaging engagement platform that helps businesses connect with their customers across SMS, WhatsApp, Email, Voice, RCS, and more. With automation, analytics, and seamless API integrations, we’re redefining how brands communicate at scale.

Your Role

As a Legal Advisor, you will provide end-to-end legal counsel across corporate governance, fintech/payment laws, telecommunications, data protection, and compliance matters. You will be the go-to advisor for regulatory, contractual, and licensing frameworks that impact our business.

Responsibilities

• Advise management on Companies Act, RBI, NPCI, PSS Act, PPI Directions, UPI guidelines, KYC/AML regulations (Payfin).
• Advise on TRAI, DoT, DLT regulations, Telecommunication Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), IT Act, and messaging/data protection laws (Chitchat).
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements, including board resolutions, statutory filings, and regulatory approvals.

Contracts & Agreements

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts: NDAs, vendor agreements, MoUs, partnership agreements, bank contracts.
• Standardize fintech-specific templates (escrow, payment gateway, API partnerships) and CPaaS-specific templates (messaging aggregator agreements, enterprise SLAs, interconnect agreements).

Intellectual Property & Data Protection

• Oversee IP-related matters: copyright, trademarks, and service agreements.
• Ensure data protection compliance under IT Act, 2000, upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), and GDPR-equivalent obligations.
• Provide legal input on consumer protection laws, especially in B2C communication contexts.

Licensing & Regulatory Liaison

• Handle licensing under NPCI (TPAP, PA) for Payfin.
• Ensure compliance with telecom licensing obligations, TRAI’s UCC framework, and messaging regulations for Chitchat.
• Liaise with regulators (RBI, NPCI, TRAI, DoT), banks, and external counsel for approvals/clarifications.

Risk & Dispute Management

• Identify legal risks in business models and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution (both fintech and telecom-related).
• Support compliance/risk teams to ensure 360° legal coverage.

Must Have

• Strong understanding of corporate law, fintech/payment regulations (RBI, NPCI, PSS Act), and telecom regulations (TRAI, DLT, DoT licensing, IT Act).
• Proven experience in contract negotiation, drafting, and dispute resolution.
• Ability to balance compliance with business growth needs.
• Excellent research, analytical, and communication skills.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and a solution-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• LLB (Bachelor of Law) or LLM (Master of Law).
• 3–7 years of experience as a Legal Advisor / Counsel (preferably in fintech, BFSI, telecom, or corporate law firms).
• Experience in payments, telecom licensing, banking partnerships, and startup advisory is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a fintech + CPaaS startup shaping India’s digital ecosystem.
• Work closely with founders, investors, regulators, and banks.
• Opportunity to set up a legal & governance framework from the ground up.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Internet reimbursement
• Paid sick time
• Provident Fund

Ability to commute/relocate:

• JP NAGAR 1ST PHASE, Karnataka: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What is your current location?

Have you worked in either/or fintech or telecommunication Industry? If yes, how many years?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Corporate law: 3 years (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person