Job Description of AM-Legal

Litigation Management

1 To manage all the legal cases of the Company and all the other Group Companies

2 To oversee and follow up with the solicitors, advocates, lawyers, etc. on the date of hearings and the updates at each such dates

3 To attend major legal matters in close scrutiny and update the Legal Head on real time

4 To identify the high stake matter and deal with the criminal matters on priority

5 To ensure appearance of lawyers at each date of hearings

6 To review the draft of all applications, submissions, memos, etc. to be filed by the Company

Legal Advisory:

7 To identify impact of any new amendments, judgement or existing statutes on the Company or its group operations

8 To provide advice to the HOD to deal with compliances of any change in statutory provisions

Regulatory Liaison

9 To Liaise with external regulators, departmental officers, etc.

Risk Management

10 To assist in developing and implementing risk management strategies.

Internal Controls

11 To review and analyse the appropriate internal controls of statutory and regulatory compliances

12 To identify gaps and monitor their effectiveness.

Ethical Standards:

13 To develop a proper code of conduct for the Company and its Group Companies

14 To develop a system of robust ethical policies within the Company and ensure adherence to such policies.

15 To assist the ethics office to ensure compliance

Whistleblower Mechanism

16 To assist in implementation and management of the whistleblower policy to ensure issues are addressed fairly and transparently





Legal Documentation

17 To Draft, review, and manage all legal documents, contracts, agreements, and policies to protect the interests of the Group Companies

Regulatory Compliance

18 To esure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including labour laws, environmental laws, and industry-specific regulations

Legal Risk Assessment

19 To identify and promptly escalate all legal risks associated with the Group companys operations, transactions, and strategic initiatives

Policy Development

20 To develop and implement legal policies and procedures to ensure the companys operations comply with all relevant legal requirements.

Intellectual Property

21

To manage the Companys intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, patents, and copyrights, and ensure protection and enforcement of IP rights.

22

To maintain and update the list of all the trademarks of the Company and manage its renewals, opposition, etc.

Employment Law

23

To analyse impact on employment law matters, including employee contracts, disputes, compliance with labour laws, and handling of disciplinary actions, including POSH complaints

24





To promptly suggest any changes of any existing statute on the Companys' policies and procedures

Contract Management

25

To draft and review all the commercial contracts and agreements, ensuring legal compliance and protecting the Group’s interests.

26

To prepare and develop the standard templates of the non-negotiable legal terms and conditions

Legal Training

27

Arrange training sessions for employees and management on relevant legal issues, compliance requirements, and new regulations.

Legal Updates

28

To prepare and maintain a list of all the legal mattets, cases, etc. both ongoing and closed

29

To update HOD, on a weekly basis, the status of all the legal matters - by first half of the first working day of every week

Career development and Knowldege Sharing

30

To remain updated of all the recent changes, notifications, circulars, orders, etc. and analyse impact on the Company and its Group operations

31

To prepare a short note and brief the team and HOD of all the new changes on a monthly basis - last working Friday of each month

Notes:

1

All the drafts of the Agreements and Contracts should be reviewed and / or drafted within 2 working days from the date of such request

2

The list of litigations should always be updted with the date of hearing on a real time basis

3

All requests for any legal and Company documents should be provided within 2 working days from the date of such request

4

Any Agreements / document should be reviewed only on receipt of a formal request

📌 Assistant Legal Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 Luxmi Tea
📍 Kolkata