Legal Counsel – Litigation, Cyber Law & Court MattersAbout tourastouras is an international fintech and payments technology company providing payment infrastructure, digital payment solutions, banking infrastructure, payout solutions, payment orchestration, merchant onboarding, verification and other technology-led financial services.

As we continue to scale across India and international markets, we are looking for a hands-on Legal Counsel specialising in Litigation, Cyber Law and Court Matters who can independently manage complex legal matters and work closely with management, external counsels, law-enforcement agencies, regulators, banks, acquiring partners and other stakeholders.

This role offers a strong leadership and career progression opportunity, with the potential for the right candidate to grow into a Director-level Legal role based on experience, ownership, performance and ability to independently manage the company's legal function.

Role: Legal Counsel – Litigation, Cyber Law & Court MattersExperience: 3–7 years

Qualification: LLB / LLM

Location: Thane, Maharashtra, Work from Office

Industry Preference: Fintech / Payments / Banking / Technology / Cybersecurity / Financial Services

Key Responsibilities1. Litigation & Court Matters

- Independently manage and coordinate civil, criminal, commercial and regulatory litigation involving the company.
- Handle matters relating to:
- Commercial disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Payment and settlement disputes
- Merchant disputes
- Recovery matters
- Injunctions and stay applications
- Cybercrime complaints
- Criminal complaints/FIR-related matters
- Regulatory and compliance matters
- Consumer and commercial disputes
- Coordinate with external advocates and law firms for drafting, filing, hearings and case strategy.
- Prepare legal briefs, case chronologies, pleadings, affidavits, replies, rejoinders, notices and other legal documents.
- Track court proceedings, deadlines, hearings and legal deliverables.
- Maintain a comprehensive litigation tracker and legal risk dashboard for management.

2.

Cyber

Law & Cybercrime Matters
- Handle legal aspects of cybercrime, online fraud, account freezes, payment fraud, unauthorised transactions and cyber-related investigations.
- Coordinate with:
- Cyber Crime Police
- Police authorities
- Investigating Officers
- Law-enforcement agencies
- Banks
- Payment processors/acquirers
- Legal counsel
- Assist in matters involving bank-account/payment-account freezes, notices, investigation requests and requests for information.
- Draft legal responses to cybercrime notices, police communications, legal notices and investigation-related correspondence.
- Advise management on legal strategy and documentation in cyber incidents.
- Work with technology, information security, compliance and operations teams during cyber-related incidents.

3.

Representation Before

Authorities
- Represent and coordinate representation of the company before appropriate:
- Courts and tribunals
- Police authorities
- Cyber Crime Cells
- Government authorities
- Regulatory authorities
- Investigating agencies
- Other statutory authorities
- Prepare and coordinate submissions, replies, representations and legal documentation.
- Ensure timely response to legal notices, summons, complaints and regulatory communications.

The candidate should be legally qualified and capable of independently handling company matters before relevant authorities, subject to applicable rules regarding appearance and representation before courts/tribunals.





- Fintech & Payments LegalDevelop a strong understanding of the legal framework applicable to:

- Payment aggregators/payment service providers
- Payment gateways
- Merchant onboarding
- Payouts
- Payment processing
- Banking integrations
- Digital payments
- Cross-border payments
- KYC/KYB
- AML/CFT
- Data protection and privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Technology contracts
- Merchant agreements
- Partner/acquirer agreements

Knowledge of RBI regulations and Indian payments/fintech regulatory requirements will be highly preferred.

- Contract & Commercial Legal
- Review, draft and negotiate:
- Merchant agreements
- Technology agreements
- API/integration agreements
- Bank agreements
- Acquirer/PSP agreements
- Reseller agreements
- NDA
- MSA
- SaaS agreements
- Vendor agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Identify contractual risks and provide practical mitigation.
- Protect the company's commercial, financial and intellectual-property interests.
- Develop standard legal templates and contractual playbooks.

6. Legal Notices & Dispute Management
- Draft and respond to legal notices.
- Evaluate claims received from merchants, vendors, partners, employees and other third parties.
- Recommend appropriate legal action, settlement or defence strategy.
- Coordinate recovery proceedings wherever required.
- Maintain documentation and evidence required for potential litigation.

7. Evidence & Documentation
- Ensure proper preservation and organisation of:
- Contracts
- Transaction records
- Merchant documentation
- Emails
- System logs
- API logs
- Payment records
- KYC/KYB documentation
- Communication records
- Other electronic evidence
- Work with technology and security teams to ensure appropriate documentation for cyber and litigation matters.
- Assist external counsel in preparing evidence bundles and case files.

8. Management Advisory
- Act as a legal advisor to the CEO, founders and senior management.
- Identify potential legal exposure before it becomes a dispute.
- Provide concise, business-oriented legal opinions.
- Participate in management discussions involving:
- Business risk
- Regulatory risk
- Litigation
- Contracts
- Merchant disputes
- Cyber incidents
- Partner disputes
- Develop preventive legal frameworks rather than only responding after disputes arise.

Director-Level Growth OpportunityThe successful candidate will have the opportunity to take increasing ownership of the company's legal function and potentially progress toward a Director – Legal / Director – Legal & Risk position.

The Director-level scope may include:

- Building and leading the internal legal function.
- Managing external law firms and advocates.
- Developing litigation and dispute-resolution strategy.
- Establishing legal governance frameworks.
- Managing major regulatory and enforcement matters.
- Advising the Board and senior management.
- Developing legal risk-management frameworks.
- Managing high-value commercial and strategic negotiations.
- Establishing legal SOPs and escalation mechanisms.
- Supporting expansion into international markets.
- Building a scalable legal and compliance framework for the company's growth.

Mandatory QualificationsEducation
- LLB is mandatory.
- LLM will be an added advantage.




- Additional qualifications in Cyber Law, Technology Law, Corporate Law or Commercial Law will be preferred.

Experience3–7 years of relevant post-qualification experience, preferably with significant hands-on exposure to:

- Litigation
- Cybercrime/cyber law
- Commercial disputes
- Court matters
- Criminal/cyber complaints
- Financial-services disputes
- Regulatory matters
- Technology/legal contracts

Experience with a fintech, payment company, bank, financial institution, technology company or law firm will be strongly preferred. Must-Have SkillsThe ideal candidate should have robust practical capability in:

Litigation | Cyber Law | Criminal/Cyber Matters | Court Matters | Legal Notices | Commercial Disputes | Regulatory Matters | Contract Drafting | Contract Negotiation | Evidence Management | Police/Cyber Cell Coordination | Legal Research | Risk Assessment The candidate should be comfortable owning a matter from the initial notice/complaint through legal strategy, documentation, counsel coordination and resolution.

Preferred Knowledge

- RBI regulatory framework
- Payment and settlement ecosystem
- IT Act and applicable cyber laws
- Digital Personal Data Protection framework
- Contract Act
- Companies Act
- Commercial Courts framework
- Arbitration and dispute resolution
- Criminal law and criminal procedure
- Electronic evidence
- Cybercrime investigation procedures
- Banking and payment regulations
- KYC/AML regulations
- Data privacy and cybersecurity
- Fintech regulatory environment

Key AttributesWe are looking for someone who is:
- Highly hands-on, not purely advisory.
- Comfortable dealing with complex disputes.
- Strong in drafting and legal research.
- Confident interacting with senior management.
- Comfortable dealing with police, cybercrime authorities, advocates and regulatory stakeholders.
- Able to independently assess legal risk.
- Commercially practical and solution-oriented.
- Strong in negotiation.
- Extremely detail-oriented.
- Comfortable working in a fast-growing fintech environment.
- Capable of taking ownership of matters with limited supervision.
- Interested in building and eventually leading a legal function.

What Makes This Role Different?This is not a conventional in-house legal documentation role.

The person joining this role will have exposure to real litigation, cyber matters, court proceedings, regulatory issues, commercial disputes and strategic fintech legal matters.

For the right candidate, the role can evolve from:

Legal Counsel → Senior Legal Counsel → Head of Legal → Director – Legal with increasing responsibility for the company's legal strategy, litigation portfolio and legal-risk function.

Ideal Candidate ProfileA lawyer with 3–7 years of experience who has actually worked on litigation/court matters and cyber-related disputes, rather than someone whose experience is limited primarily to contract review.

Candidates coming from

- Litigation law firms
- Cyber law practices
- Fintech legal teams
- Banking/financial-services legal teams
- Technology companies
- Payment companies
- Corporate law firms with strong disputes practices

will be considered. Hands-on litigation and cyber experience will be given significantly higher importance than title or years of experience alone.

ReportingReports to: CEO / Senior Management legal matters and business requirements.Apply

- Interested candidates may share their CV along with a brief summary of their litigation, cyber-law and court-matter experience, including the types of matters independently handled.

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