Legal Associate

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Contracting & Documentation
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage NDAs, CDAs, MSAs, and SOWs with customers, partners, and vendors.
• Support standardization of commercial and legal templates across the organization.
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, risk thresholds, and applicable laws.
• Clause Library & Knowledge Management
• Create, maintain, and update a centralized clause library for commonly used contractual provisions.
• Identify recurring legal issues and propose standard fallback clauses and playbooks.
• Support continuous improvement of legal templates based on negotiation learnings.
• Contract Lifecycle Management
• Assist with contract lifecycle processes including drafting, execution, amendments, renewals, and termination.
• Track key contractual obligations, milestones, and risk items.
• Support audit readiness by ensuring proper documentation and version control.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Support
• Work closely with Sales, Finance, Procurement, and Delivery teams to enable timely contract execution.
• Provide basic legal guidance on commercial terms, data protection, confidentiality, and liability.
• Coordinate with external counsel when required.
• Compliance & Risk Support
• Support compliance with data protection, confidentiality, and information security obligations.
• Assist in identifying and flagging commercial and legal risks early in deal discussions.
• Maintain organized records for legal and compliance reviews.

Qualification & Experience  

• 2–4 years of legal experience, preferably in the IT / technology / services industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
• Hands-on experience with – NDAs, CDAs, MSAs, SOWs
• Strong drafting and contract review skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Preferred / Good to Have
• Exposure to global clients and cross-border contracts.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools.
• Basic understanding of:
• Data protection and privacy concepts
• Commercial risk allocation (liability caps, indemnities, IP)
• Experience working in a fast-paced, growing organization