About this Legal Counsel role at Lokal App
About the Role
We're hiring a Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team, handling commercial contracts, IP, regulatory compliance, and corporate/secretarial matters for a fast-growing consumer tech platform.
Responsibilities
Corporate & Secretarial (CS) Compliance
- Manage company secretarial compliance including ROC filings, board and shareholder resolutions, statutory registers, and annual compliance under the Companies Act, 2013
- Support incorporation, corporate restructuring, ESOP administration, and shareholder agreements
- Liaise with the company secretary and external counsel on governance and secretarial matters
Regulatory & Policy Compliance
- Advise on compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, IT Rules, and other applicable tech/platform regulations
- Draft responses to regulatory and grievance notices, and prepare periodic compliance/transparency reports
- Draft and update platform policies and user-facing legal documentation
- Create and implement ad publishing guidelines for new digital products, while partnering with marketing teams to review campaigns and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Contract Drafting & Management
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, data processing agreements, licensing and revenue-share agreements, NDAs, vendor and advertising agreements, and IP-centric contracts
- Build and maintain contract templates and manage contract workflows (e.g., SpotDraft or similar CLM tools)
Intellectual Property
- Manage trademark and copyright filings, oppositions, and infringement/takedown notices
- Support IP compliance review for marketing and product content
Litigation & Risk
- Coordinate with external counsel on litigation matters and prepare case summaries
- Conduct legal risk assessments for new products and features
Requirements
- LLB/LLM with 3–6 years of post-qualification experience, including in-house counsel experience at a tech platform company
- Strong working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013 and corporate/secretarial compliance
- Hands-on experience with commercial contract drafting and negotiation
- Familiarity with data protection and IT regulatory frameworks (DPDP Act, IT Rules)
- Strong drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills