Job Summary

Position Summary: Job Title: Junior Associate - Company Secretarial Legal.

Location: Chennai, India (On-site).

Department: Legal Compliance.

Experience Level: 0-2 years (Entry-level / Post-qualification).

Job Purpose: The ideal candidate will manage a dual portfolio cutting across corporate secretarial governance and commercial legal workflows. Working closely with senior leadership and external legal counsels, you will ensure the company remains fully compliant with the Indian Companies Act, 2013, while proactively shielding the organization from commercial risks through meticulous contract management and legal research.

Responsibilities

- Company Secretarial Corporate Governance (Primary)

- Board General Meetings: Assist in organizing Board Meetings, Committee Meetings, and Annual General Meetings (AGMs); draft comprehensive agendas, clear notices, detailed board notes, and precise minutes.

- Statutory Filings: Prepare and file necessary statutory forms and annual returns (including Form AOC-4, MGT-7, PAS-3, etc.) with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) via the MCA portal.

- Registers Records: Maintain and update statutory registers required by law, including the Register of Directors, Shareholding, Allotments, and Register of Loans Investments (Form MBP-2).

- Corporate Restructuring: Assist in compliance frameworks involving capital changes, share subdivisions, ESOP tracking administration, and corporate filings for subsidiary frameworks.

- Commercial Contracts Drafting (Secondary)

- Contract Management: Review, draft, and negotiate baseline commercial agreements, including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Vendor Purchase Orders, Master Supply Agreements (MSAs), and consulting contracts.

- Template Standardization:



Maintain and continuously update the company's internal repository of template legal agreements and boilerplate vendor compliance parameters.

- Conditionality Tracking: Monitor performance milestones, technical gates, and contract execution paths to ensure cross-functional alignment before financial payouts are triggered.

- Legal Research Advisory (Secondary)

- Regulatory Tracking: Conduct ongoing research into company law, contract law, compliance requirements etc.

- Litigation Monitoring: Draft summaries, compile tracking documents, and coordinate case briefs for ongoing commercial or contractual civil disputes.

- Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Coordination (Secondary)

- Invention Disclosure Management: Coordinate closely with the core engineering and RD teams to capture, document, and securely log internal Invention Disclosure Forms (IDFs) for new eVTOL subsystems.

- Patent File Coordination: Act as the primary internal point of contact for external patent attorneys and IP law firms; compile technical documentation and track the end-to-end lifecycle of patent applications.

- Timeline Docket Tracking: Maintain the company's internal IP master docket; proactively track critical statutory deadlines, including provisional-to-complete filing windows, request for examination (RFE) dates, and Office Action responses.

- Prior Art Landscaping Assistance: Conduct preliminary prior art, novelty, and freedom-to-operate (FTO)



searches using open-source and specialized patent databases (like Google Patents, InPASS, Espacenet) to assist senior leadership in development strategies.

- Trademark Design Maintenance: Support filings, evidence compilations, and renewal tracks for corporate trademarks, brand assets, and industrial design registrations.

Qualifications Educational Background

Mandatory Dual Qualification: (i) Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ACS / CS Qualification); (ii) Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognized university. Candidates awaiting their final membership numbers but having cleared all professional stages are welcome to apply.

Key Skills Competencies

- Core Legal Knowledge: Strong grasp of the Companies Act, 2013, Indian Contract Act, 1872, and related secretarial standards (SS-1 and SS-2).

- Drafting and Communication: Excellent command of written and spoken English with the ability to translate complex statutory requirements into clear, scannable legal narratives.

- Research Orientation: Sharp diagnostic abilities using legal databases (such as Manupatra, SCC Online, or MCA updates) to pull relevant case laws and compliance rulings.

- Diligence and Accuracy: Uncompromising eye for detail when evaluating numbers across cap tables, board resolutions, and transaction documents.

- Attitude: A high degree of curiosity, a sharp learning curve, and a collaborative spirit suited for a fast-growing, innovative deep-tech workplace.

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📌 Junior Associate - Company Secretarial and Legal (Chennai)
🏢 The ePlane
📍 Chennai