Legal & Company Secretary

We are looking for a qualified Legal Counsel & secretarial manager to oversee the legal aspects of our business. You will ensure secretarial conformity and assist teams in executing contracts with various external parties. You will be responsible for de-risking the company by negotiating contracts and safeguarding our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Legal Counsel & Secretarial Manager in business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills
• Bachelors degree in Law or More

Responsibilities

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

Secretarial aspects:

• She / He would be entrusted with a few secretarial matters of the parent entity (ETL).
• Manage entire secretarial activities including convening and attending the Board Meetings, General Meetings and other committee meetings.
• Ensure overall Corporate governance and complete pre and post board meeting processes and documentation including regulatory filings, website updation, timely intimations to stock exchanges, RBI, on case basis etc.
• Analysis, drafting and implementation of various policies/codes and ensuring corporate governance as per extant statutory laws and business exigency.
• Analysis of all master directions/circulars issued under FEMA / Regulators and prepare robust compliance checklist to ensure on compliance aspects.
• Intense research on new legal and regulatory aspects and keep track of industry practices and keeping abreast, analyse and ensure compliances of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder, Secretarial Standards, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, FEMA and any other relevant rules & regulations specific to EV sector, etc.
• Handle work related to Insider Trading and ensuring compliances of the code of insider trading regulation of the Company.
• Handle and assist in all M&A related activities which include Board meetings, Shareholder meetings, liaison and seeking approvals from all regulatory and statutory authorities, RoC inspection, handling queries relating to merger, ensuring all the activities and compliance relating to M&A related activities of the company are completed as per the timelines.
• Handle various audit requirements from Statutory Auditor, Secretarial Auditor, tax Audit, Internal Audit, Regulatory inspections related to Secretarial aspects as well as Board / Committee matters.
• Liaise with various regulatory and government bodies for approval updates and adhoc requests/query.
• Introduce Compliance Software for ensuring all compliance are tracked and reported

Legal aspects:

• Drafting and vetting of contracts & agreements should include participation in negotiation (if required) with counter-party.
• Oversee / monitor & report on applicable compliances to the Company. This would also involve conducting training sessions for internal stakeholders whenever required.
• Prepare / revisit Standard Operating Procedures for functions / departments from a legal perspective.
• Assist on M&A related documents including SPAs, Indemnity agreements, Assignment deeds etc, JV Agreements, MOUs, etc.
• Provide Legal advisory and research and implement the same in the company
• Reply to Legal Notices
• Manage Contractual Disputes and Claims / International and Domestic Claims And Litigations And Arbitrations
• Independently manage and file IPRs / Patents etc of the Company

Nice to have Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures for US headquartered C-Corp.
• Exposure to software enabled compliance management system (preferred).

Experience: 6-7 Years

Must have:

• Qualified Company Secretary, and
• LLB