Job Title: Legal Counsel | Wealthtech Company

Location - Bengaluru | Experience: 1-3 Years PQE | Qualification: LLB

About the Role:

We are hiring an LLB-qualified Lawyer for a fast-growing Wealthtech company. This is an Individual Contributor role reporting to VP - Finance, handling end-to-end legal documentation, transactions, fund raise and corporate compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Agreements & Contract Drafting

- Draft, review & negotiate commercial, vendor, customer, distribution, partnership, service, employment, NDA & MoU agreements.
- Build standard templates, clause playbooks & maintain central Agreement Tracker (execution, expiry, renewal).
- Manage stamping, notarization, registration & PoA documentation.

2. Lease Deeds & Property Documentation

- Draft & negotiate Lease Deeds, Leave & License, Rental Agreements - lock-in, escalation, deposit, exit terms.
- Handle title checks, stamp duty, registration & renewals.

3. Fund Raise & Investor Documentation

- End-to-end support for equity & debt raise: Term Sheet, SSA/SHA, SPA, Side Letters, MoA/AoA amendments, CCPS/CCD conversion, secondary transactions & closing checklist.
- Manage CP/CS, investor rights, reserved matters & information covenants.
- Coordinate with investors' counsel, valuers, bankers, finance team - FEMA pricing,



FC-GPR/FC-TRS, cap-table.

4. ESOP & Share Issuances

- Draft ESOP Plans, Grant Letters, Exercise Documents, Board/Shareholder approvals.
- Support allotments, transfers & other issuances with CS team/PCS - Companies Act, FEMA, Tax.

5. Due Diligence & Transactions

- Lead legal DD (buy-side/sell-side), prepare DD reports, manage VDR, investor query resolution & remediation.
- Support M&A;, restructuring & IPO-readiness.

6. Corporate Governance & Compliance

- Draft Board/Shareholder resolutions, notices & corporate docs.
- Support ROC/MCA compliances, registers, secretarial audit & maintain compliance calendar & repository.

Candidate Profile - Must Have:

- LLB (3-yr / 5-yr), Enrolled Advocate preferred
- 1-3 years PQE in law firm or in-house corporate/transactional role
- Proven hands-on experience in drafting commercial agreements & lease deeds
- Hands-on experience in Fund Raising (Term Sheet, SSA/SHA, Closing) & Legal Due Diligence including VDR management
- Working knowledge of Companies Act 2013, FEMA/FDI, ESOP Structuring, Contract Law, Stamp & Registration laws
- Solid negotiation, stakeholder management & ability to work independently and meet deadlines

📌 Legal Counsel (Karnataka)
🏢 Wealthy
📍 Karnataka