- Why This Role Exists: Stockarea operates at the intersection of real estate (warehouse leases), commercial contracts (client MSAs, SLAs, SOWs), vendor management (transporters, labour contractors, technology vendors), regulatory compliance (labour laws, GST, warehousing regulations) and dispute resolution (client debit notes, vendor defaults, landlord disputes)
- The business needs a single legal mind who can handle the full spectrum from drafting a warehousing services agreement to managing a recovery notice to advising on a regulatory inspection

Key Responsibilities:

1 Commercial Contracts Agreement Management

Draft, review and negotiate the full range of Stockarea agreements: Client-side: Master Warehouse Services Operations Agreements (MSAs) with clients Location Annexures, SLAs, SOWs, Rate Cards and Amendment Letters Landlord-side: Warehouse lease/licence agreements, leave licence, lock-in and exit terms Vendor-side: Transporter agreements, labour contractor agreements, manpower supplier terms Tech: Technology vendor MSAs (WMS, ERP, fleet management) Review commercial terms with focus on: indemnities, limitation of liability, insurance obligations, SLA penalties, termination and exit costs, force majeure, lien rights over stored goods, and dispute resolution clauses

- Maintain a contract repository and renewal tracker - flag upcoming renewals, lock-in expiries and auto-renewal deadlines

2 Dispute Resolution Recovery

- Manage commercial disputes: client debit notes for stock damage/loss/shortage, vendor payment defaults, landlord security deposit recoveries, transporter claims
- Draft and issue legal notices, demand letters, settlement proposals and reply notices




- Coordinate with external counsel for litigation, arbitration (SIAC, ad hoc), Section 9/11 applications and enforcement proceedings
- Handle insolvency-related matters - protective filings, operational creditor claims under IBC if client/vendor enters CIRP
- Manage cheque bounce cases (NI Act Sec138) against defaulting clients/vendors

3 Regulatory Compliance Advisory

- Advise on warehousing-specific regulations: Essential Commodities Act, Warehousing (Development Regulation) Act, State APMC laws, FSSAI (food storage), Drug Cosmetics Act (pharma storage), Pollution Control Board (PCB) consents
- Labour law compliance across 23+ cities: Contract Labour Act (CLRA), Minimum Wages, PF/ESI, Shops Establishments, Building Other Construction Workers coordinate with HR and ops
- GST advisory on warehousing services, e-way bill compliance, place-of-supply rules for multi-state operations
- Insurance advisory: stock-in-transit, warehouse all-risk, employers liability, 4PL back-to back liability structuring
- Data privacy: basic DPDP Act readiness employee data, CCTV, biometric attendance, client data handling clauses in MSAs

4 Corporate Investor Relations

- Support Support Series A fundraise documentation: SHA, SSA, term sheet review, due diligence responses
- Maintain statutory corporate records: board resolutions,



annual filings, ROC compliance (Meinigar Technologies + Logiwiz Logistics)
- Review and negotiate investor-side agreements, OCRPS/CCD terms, founder vesting and IP assignment

5 Operational Legal Support

- Advise warehouse operations teams on: goods lien rights, liability for stock damage (fire, flood, theft, pest), handover/takeover documentation, client exit protocols
- Draft and standardise SOPs for: incident reporting (stock loss/damage), FIR filing support, insurance claim documentation, client dispute escalation
- Support current warehouse onboarding: lease review, local regulatory clearances (fire NOC, PCB consent, trade licence, Gumasta), landlord negotiations

Requirements

- Education: BBA LLB (5-year integrated) or LLB from a recognised university
- Bar Enrolment: Enrolled with the Bar Council of Indi
- Contract Drafting: Independently draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements MSAs, leases, vendor terms
- Dispute Resolution: Hands-on experience with commercial litigation, arbitration and recovery proceedings
- Regulatory: Working knowledge of labour laws, GST, warehousing regulations (preferred)
- Cross-Border: Exposure to international trade or multi-jurisdictional matters is a plus (not mandatory)
- Languages: English (mandatory); Hindi (required for operations coordination); French/Italian (bonus)

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📌 Legal Counsel - Commercial, Contracts & Compliance (India)
🏢 Stockarea
📍 India