Lead Legal

1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

(Accountabilities associated with the job)

1. Legal Documentation & Contract Management:

2. Investment Management Agreements

3. NDAs, Term Sheets, Service Agreements
4. Lease agreement, Leave and License Agreement
5. Service-level Agreement
6. Shareholder / engagement agreement
7. Recruitment consultant and training partners agreement

8. Such other agreement as is necessary for the business

9. Investment Management Agreements

10. Provide legal support on SEBI (AIF) Regulations, Companies Act, FEMA, and other applicable laws.

11. Assist in fund registration, scheme filings, and investor onboarding documentation.

12. Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on fund operations.

13. Fund Structuring & Governance

14. Advise on fund structuring, especially for Category II & III AIFs and GIFT City-based entities 3.

15. Ensure legal compliance in fund formation, tenure extensions, and investor rights

16. Risk Management & Litigation

17. Identify legal risks and propose mitigation strategies.

18. Manage litigation, arbitration, and regulatory disputes.

19. Liaise with external counsel and represent the company in legal proceedings.

20. Stakeholder Management

21. Work closely with Compliance, Investment, Operations, and Sales teams.

22. Liaise with trustees, custodians, and regulatory bodies

23. Contract / Agreement Management (proper documentation and upkeep of all agreements, contracts and their renewals on timely basis)

24. Vetting and drafting of various Terms & Conditions related to various processes and advise business from time to time.
25. Review and participate in the negotiation and approval of material contracts / agreements.
26. Drafting of various process notes on legal agreements, keeping their repository and tracking timely actionables on the same.

10. Dispute / Litigation Management:

• Drafting and responding to various kinds of notices, business letters and communications.
• Co ordinating with external lawyers and counsels for litigation management and seeking legal opinion as may be necessary for the business or pursuant to a response to any regulatory notice.
• Drafting and responding to investor / lawyers on various legal notice / complaints.

11. Ancillary:

• Maintaining records and MIS of Agreements, Notices and Licenses.
• Franking / stamping of Agreement.
• Conducting research on new legal developments and case laws, preparing summary for the management.

12. Compliance Support:

• To provide support to the team on various compliance or secretarial actionable as may be necessary including working on any routine compliance reporting or regulatory actionable.

• DECISIONS

(Key decisions taken by job holder at his/her end)

• To assess liability, confidentiality clause and ensure the interest of the Company is always protected.

• CHALLENGES

(Challenges faced on an on-going basis in carrying out the job)

• To ensure timely vetting and drafting of various agreement received, in consultation with other business stakeholders.

• INTERACTIONS

Internal Clients

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

• Needs to work closely with investment team, operations team and compliance team.

External Clients

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

• Coordination with external service providers / lawyers

• SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

(Minimum acceptable proficiency for this job which best indicates the education and/or experience requirements of this job and not the incumbent)

1. Qualifications

LL.B.

1. Work Experience

2. 5-7 years legal experience, (2-3 years in AIFs)

3. Working knowledge of securities market.

4. Strong understanding of SEBI regulations and fund documentation.

5. Personal Attributes/ Behavioral skills

6. Outstanding communication / drafting /interpretation skills.

7. Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures, general law and securities market law.