Role & responsibilities

Trademark and IP
Run trademark searches and give explicit clearance advice
Prepare and file trademark applications, and manage them through to registration
Draft replies to examination reports and prepare for show-cause hearings
Handle oppositions, counter-statements, renewals, assignments and recordals
File copyright registrations
Draft IP assignment, licence and co-existence agreements, and cease and desist notices
Keep each client's trademark portfolio and deadlines up to date

Client legal work
Draft and review commercial contracts, such as service agreements, NDAs, leases, vendor agreements and employment agreements
Draft legal notices and replies
Prepare board resolutions and handle basic Companies Act compliance
Spend scheduled days at client offices, and cover colleagues' clients when needed
Explain legal points simply to business owners and their staff, in Tamil and English

Content
Appear in short videos (Instagram Reels) that explain legal topics for business owners

Preferred candidate profile

Must have
LL.B. or B.A. LL.B.




3 to 6 years of experience, including trademark prosecution at an IP firm, a trademark filing firm or in-house
Has independently handled at least 50 trademark applications from filing to registration, including replies to examination reports
Some experience drafting commercial contracts
Fluent Tamil and valuable written English
Own two-wheeler and a valid driving licence
Comfortable using AI tools for legal research and drafting

A plus
Registered Trade Marks Agent
Design registration experience
Knowledge of HR and labour law, or GST

This is a full-time salaried role. If you are enrolled as an advocate, Bar Council of India rules require you to stop practising while you work full time with us.

Perks and perks
Rs 4.8 to 6 lakh a year (CTC)
Provident Fund
Travel to client offices reimbursed in full for each new client's first month, then a fixed monthly conveyance allowance

📌 Senior Legal Associate Chennai
🏢 Prime Counsel
📍 Chennai