Legal Counsel (Mumbai)

Legal Counsel (Mumbai)

09 Aug
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Nexus Venture Partners
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Mumbai

09 Aug

Nexus Venture Partners

Mumbai

Neysa Mumbai Metropolitan Region

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Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: Mumbai

Type: Onsite, 5 days a week

Our Purpose India is seeing rapid growth in technology, AI, and digital-first businesses. As companies scale quickly, strong legal foundations are critical to enable growth while managing risk. At Neysa, we aim to build a trusted and compliant ecosystem where innovation can move fast with the right legal support in place.

Who We Are Neysa is built by a leadership team that has scaled successful businesses from the ground up. We believe in moving fast, taking ownership, and solving real-world problems. We are building a culture where every team member plays a key role in shaping the company’s growth and success.

The Chance We are looking for a Legal Counsel (3–6 years PQE) to support all key legal areas including commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters.

This is a high ownership role where you will work closely with business teams and leadership. You will play an important role in enabling business growth while managing legal risks in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You’ll Achieve In This Role

- Support business teams with clear and practical legal advice
- Ensure strong and scalable contracting processes
- Help the company stay compliant with evolving regulations
- Build legal frameworks that support growth and innovation
- Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders

Roles and Responsibilities Technology & Commercial Contracts

- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements such as MSAs, customer contracts, and cloud/service agreements
- Handle vendor and partner contracts
- Work on data protection, security, and AI-related contractual terms
- Create and maintain contract templates and playbooks

Business Advisory

- Provide day-to-day legal support to sales, product, and operations teams
- Support legal aspects of new product or feature launches

Regulatory & Compliance

- Assist with compliance related to data protection, privacy laws, IT laws, and emerging AI regulations
- Support creation and implementation of internal policies (privacy, information security, etc.)

Corporate & Strategic Work

- Support corporate governance activities
- Assist in fundraising, investor documentation, and due diligence processes
- Handle basic corporate legal matters as part of BAU

Required Qualifications

- Law degree (LLB or equivalent)
- 3–6 years of post-qualification experience (PQE)
- Experience in a law firm and/or in-house role

Must-Have Skills

- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Good understanding of commercial and technology-related agreements
- Basic knowledge of data privacy and regulatory frameworks
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks

Preferred Experience

- Experience in technology, SaaS, cloud, or data-driven companies
- Exposure to both law firm and in-house environments
- Familiarity with startup work culture and fast-paced environments

What Separates the Best from the Rest

- Ability to simplify complex legal concepts for business teams
- Proactive approach to identifying risks and solutions
- Strong business understanding along with legal expertise
- High ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and rapid-changing environments

Why This Role is a Unique Opportunity at Neysa

- Work closely with leadership on key business decisions
- High visibility and impact across teams
- Opportunity to build legal processes from the ground up
- Fast learning environment in a scaling startup

Team Culture and Inclusion

- Open and collaborative work environment
- Strong focus on ownership and accountability
- A culture where ideas and initiative are valued
- Seniority level Not Applicable
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Finance, Human Resources, and Legal
- Industries Software Development

What You’ll Achieve In This Role

- Support business teams with clear and practical legal advice
- Ensure strong and scalable contracting processes
- Help the company stay compliant with evolving regulations
- Build legal frameworks that support growth and innovation
- Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders

Roles and Responsibilities Technology & Commercial Contracts

- Draft, review,



and negotiate agreements such as MSAs, customer contracts, and cloud/service agreements
- Handle vendor and partner contracts
- Work on data protection, security, and AI-related contractual terms
- Create and maintain contract templates and playbooks

Business Advisory

- Provide day-to-day legal support to sales, product, and operations teams
- Support legal aspects of new product or feature launches

Regulatory & Compliance

- Assist with compliance related to data protection, privacy laws, IT laws, and emerging AI regulations
- Support creation and implementation of internal policies (privacy, information security, etc.)

Corporate & Strategic Work

- Support corporate governance activities
- Assist in fundraising, investor documentation, and due diligence processes
- Handle basic corporate legal matters as part of BAU

Required Qualifications

- Law degree (LLB or equivalent)
- 3–6 years of post-qualification experience (PQE)
- Experience in a law firm and/or in-house role

Must-Have Skills

- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Good understanding of commercial and technology-related agreements
- Basic knowledge of data privacy and regulatory frameworks
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks

Preferred Experience

- Experience in technology, SaaS, cloud, or data-driven companies
- Exposure to both law firm and in-house environments
- Familiarity with startup work culture and fast-paced environments

What Separates the Best from the Rest

- Ability to simplify complex legal concepts for business teams
- Proactive approach to identifying risks and solutions
- Strong business understanding along with legal expertise
- High ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast-changing environments

Why This Role is a Unique Opportunity at Neysa

- Work closely with leadership on key business decisions
- High visibility and impact across teams
- Prospect to build legal processes from the ground up
- Fast learning environment in a scaling startup

Team Culture and Inclusion

- Open and collaborative work environment
- Solid focus on ownership and accountability
- A culture where ideas and initiative are valued

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