POSITION SUMMARY
We seek an experienced Fractional Legal Counsel to serve as Narwal’s first-line commercial counsel across the business — reviewing, drafting and negotiating US client contracts (MSAs, SOWs, order forms, NDAs), C2C / subcontractor and vendor agreements, employment and contractor documents, and M&A; and corporate matters — while supporting our legal entities across the US, India and other countries. The role owns the day-to-day contract stack and legal risk for a growth-stage IT services firm, escalating strategic or licensed-opinion matters to the CEO and outside counsel. The ideal candidate has done this end to end at an IT / professional-services company and uses AI tooling to move quick without cutting corners on protection.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Agreement Management:
• Review, draft and negotiate US client commercial contracts (MSAs, SOWs, order forms, NDAs) and Narwal’s standard paper
• Draft and negotiate C2C / subcontractor and staffing-vendor agreements, ensuring client terms (indemnity, liability caps, IP ownership, confidentiality)



flow down back-to-back to subcontractors so Narwal is not left holding the gap
• Identify legal risks and recommend protective language
• Maintain standardized contract templates with version control

Document & Process Oversight:
• Manage contract lifecycle from drafting to execution
• Create contract playbooks and internal guidance documents
• Establish document management systems and archival practices
• Conduct periodic reviews of active contracts for renewals and renegotiations

Risk Mitigation & Compliance:
• Assess contractual liability and flag non-negotiable vs. negotiable terms
• Advise on indemnification, liability limitations, and insurance requirements
• Support compliance across contract, data-privacy (GDPR, CCPA, India DPDP Act 2023) and cross-border requirements, coordinating specialist counsel where needed
• Escalate US legal opinions, disputes / litigation and regulatory matters to outside US coun

📌 Fractional Legal Counsel (Hyderabad)
🏢 Narwal
📍 Hyderabad