Senior Associate – Corporate, Commercial & Legal Advisory ContractBazaar – We provide provides legal expertise, business advisory, contracts, compliance, risk management and dispute prevention to startups and MSMEs ?

Location:
Noida / Delhi NCR ?

Experience:
7–12 years ? Employment Type: Full-time ⚖️ Function: Legal Services ? Reports To: Senior Legal Manager / Head of Legal Services ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ROLE OVERVIEW You will independently manage client consultations and legal matters across corporate-commercial transactions, contracts, shareholder documentation, labour and employment laws, litigation, intellectual property and legal risk mitigation. You will take complete ownership of every matter: Understanding the requirement → Analysing legal and commercial risks → Advising the client → Drafting / reviewing → Negotiating → Coordinating execution → Closing the matter You will also oversee legal assignments, review the work of junior lawyers, maintain quality standards and ensure timely delivery. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1️⃣ Client Consultation & Legal Advisory
• Conduct independent consultations with founders, promoters and management
• Understand the client's business model and commercial objectives before recommending solutions
• Identify legal, commercial and operational risks and explain them clearly to non-lawyers
• Give practical, commercially workable advice, not purely theoretical opinions
• Explain the pros, cons, risks and alternatives of each course of action
• Advise on preventive measures to minimise disputes and business risks
• Act as the primary legal point of contact for assigned client accounts 2️⃣ Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation
• Draft, review, vet and negotiate corporate and commercial agreements, including: – Service, vendor, supplier and consultancy agreements – MSAs, SLAs and NDAs – Partnership, franchise and distribution agreements – Technology, software and licensing agreements – Employment documents and commercial terms & conditions
• Review contracts for legal risk, commercial impact and enforceability, not just language
• Advise on indemnities, limitation of liability, warranties, termination, confidentiality and dispute resolution
• Independently handle negotiations with clients and counterparties 3️⃣ Shareholder & Corporate Transactions
• Draft and review shareholders' agreements, share subscription and share purchase agreements, investment agreements, term sheets and founders' agreements
• Handle share transfers, exit / buyout documentation, board and shareholder resolutions and governance documents
• Advise on shareholder rights, dilution, exit mechanisms, reserved matters and corporate governance
• Support structuring for investments,



reorganisations and corporate transactions 4️⃣ Labour & Employment Laws
• Advise on employment issues, workplace matters and labour law compliance
• Draft and review employment agreements, HR policies, handbooks and separation documents
• Advise on exits, misconduct, disciplinary proceedings, termination and restrictive covenants
• Advise on statutory registrations, wages, social security and employee benefits
• Handle POSH matters, including policy reviews, Internal Committee support and inquiries 5️⃣ Legal Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Identify legal risks before they become disputes or regulatory issues
• Assess contracts, business arrangements, processes and proposed commercial actions
• Build mitigation strategies based on probability × impact × commercial reality × cost of mitigation
• Help clients build legally sound processes, not just fix problems after they arise 6️⃣ Legal Notices & Dispute Prevention
• Draft and review legal notices, replies, demand notices and pre-litigation communications
• Review evidence such as contracts, invoices, emails, WhatsApp messages and purchase orders
• Advise on remedies, options and risks
• Lead pre-litigation negotiations and settlements wherever appropriate 7️⃣ Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Independently manage civil, commercial, corporate and contractual litigation
• Handle disputes on breach of contract, recovery of dues, shareholder issues and employment matters
• Draft and vet plaints, written statements, petitions, applications and affidavits
• Handle proceedings before District Courts, High Courts, Commercial Courts and Tribunals
• Manage arbitration, mediation and other ADR proceedings
• Coordinate with external advocates and arguing counsel, and maintain litigation trackers 8️⃣ Intellectual Property Rights – Oversight & Advisory
• Oversee trademarks, copyrights, designs and other IP matters for clients
• Advise on IP protection, ownership, licensing, assignment and enforcement
• Supervise registrations, renewals, objections and oppositions
• Review IP assignment, licensing, technology transfer, brand licensing and co-branding agreements
• Oversee IP due diligence and handle infringement, passing off and unauthorised use
• Coordinate with trademark agents and external IP counsel 9️⃣ Legal Research & Analysis
• Conduct independent research using primary and secondary sources
• Analyse statutes, rules,



case law and regulatory developments
• Convert research into clear, actionable advice
• Prepare legal opinions, research notes and internal knowledge resources ? Quality, Team Management & Knowledge Building
• Review and improve documents prepared by junior associates
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers on drafting, research and consultations
• Contribute to templates, SOPs and internal training
• Ensure adherence to turnaround times and service standards ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Must have:
• LL.
B. from a recognised law university
• 7–12 years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal practice
• Strong hands-on experience in corporate-commercial law and contract drafting, review and negotiation
• Experience in client consultations and independent matter management
• Demonstrable litigation experience, including pleadings and court matters
• Good working knowledge of Indian labour and employment laws
• Experience overseeing IP matters, especially trademarks, copyrights and licensing
• Exposure to shareholder agreements, investment documentation and corporate transactions
• Excellent research, drafting and communication skills
• Strong ownership, accountability and problem-solving mindset Added advantage:
• Experience advising startups, MSMEs and technology-driven businesses
• Exposure to commercial litigation, arbitration and shareholder disputes
• Experience in IP due diligence, brand protection and technology licensing
• Experience managing external advocates, trademark agents and consultants
• Prior experience supervising and mentoring a team of lawyers
• Experience in a legal-tech or technology-enabled legal services workplace ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
• Legal Expertise – Strong command of corporate, commercial, labour, litigation and IPR matters
• Contract Management – Independent drafting, review, negotiation and risk identification
• Litigation – Practical experience in dispute management, pleadings and litigation strategy
• IPR Oversight – Managing IP portfolios, supervising filings, advising on protection and enforcement
• Client Management – Independently handling consultations and client relationships
• Commercial Understanding – Commercially viable advice aligned with business objectives
• Legal Analysis – Strong interpretation, research and problem-solving
• Communication – Explicit, confident written and verbal communication
• Leadership – Supervising junior lawyers and reviewing deliverables
• Ownership – Managing matters independently from start to closure ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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