# Senior Legal Counsel > Arcot AI Solutions Private Limited · Navi Mumbai, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-15 **Salary:** INR 500,000–800,000 **Workplace:** on_site ## Description **Location:** Mumbai, India (Lower Parel & Vashi   **Type:** Full-time, In-office **Experience** - 5+  **Budget-** 5 to 8 LPA We are hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to lead the legal function for Arcot Group. This is the most senior legal role in the organization. You will own the complete legal scope — intellectual property, trademarks, patents, commercial contracts, corporate compliance, employment law, partnership structuring, dispute resolution, data protection, and governance — across five legal entities in three countries. You will report directly to the CEO. You will have a Junior Legal Counsel or Paralegal supporting you on execution, research, and administration. But the strategy, the judgment calls, the deal structuring, and the CEO advisory function sit with you. **What You Will Own** **INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BRAND PROTECTION** You will build and manage the Group’s entire IP portfolio. Arcot Group operates 10+ brands and builds software products with genuinely novel AI-driven processes. You own it all: - Conducting a full trademark audit across all brands (Arcot Group, [Arcitech.ai](http://Arcitech.ai), [Haire.ai](http://Haire.ai), [ProSchool.ai](http://ProSchool.ai), All Talent Agency, BPObox, InterpretIQ, Sharc Recruitment, My Wedding App, Archie) in India, UAE, and the USA - Filing and managing trademark registrations across all jurisdictions — lifecycle management from filing through renewals - Maintaining a master trademark register as the single source of truth for the Group’s brand protection status - Identifying patentable innovations in the Group’s software products and determining whether patent or trade secret protection is the better strategy for each - Working directly with engineering teams and product managers to document innovations in patent-ready format - Filing patent applications or managing external patent counsel for USPTO and international filings - Establishing an invention disclosure process so engineers can flag potentially patentable innovations during development - Monitoring for trademark and IP infringement across all jurisdictions and executing enforcement actions - Clearing new brand names before public launch — availability searches, clearance opinions, and defensive domain registration - Ensuring every employee and contractor agreement contains airtight IP assignment clauses - Advising on open-source license compliance for engineering teams The products you will assess for patent protection include: - [Haire.ai](http://Haire.ai): Avatar-led AI interviews, predictive candidate scoring, anti-cheating detection - [ProSchool.ai](http://ProSchool.ai): Adaptive learning algorithms, AI teaching assistants, automated grading systems - BPObox: Real-time speech analytics monitoring 100% of calls, sentiment detection, compliance flagging - InterpretIQ: Three-mode AI interpretation (full AI, AI + human supervision, human + AI assistance), intelligent interpreter routing - All Talent: Intelligent talent-opportunity matching, online auditioning system - Arcitech: Organizational brain architecture, AI code quality assessment process **COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS** Every client contract, vendor agreement, partnership deal, and inter-company arrangement across the Group passes through you. You will own the full contract lifecycle: - Creating and maintaining standardized contract templates: NDA, MSA, SOW, Inter-Company Services Agreement, Vendor Agreement, Software License Agreement, Partnership Agreement, Employment Agreement, Contractor Agreement - Reviewing all inbound contracts before any signature — no exceptions - Negotiating contract terms on behalf of Arcitech, Arcot Group, and portfolio companies - Building a clause library with pre-approved language for common negotiation points (limitation of liability, indemnity, force majeure, termination, SLA penalties) so Account Managers can handle routine negotiations independently - Maintaining a contract register with proactive deadline alerts for renewals, auto-renewals, and termination notice periods - Ensuring all inter-company transactions have arm’s length agreements in place (critical for UAE free zone compliance and Indian transfer pricing) Contract turnaround target: 2 business days for standard NDAs, 3 for MSA/SOW, 5 for complex or non-standard agreements. **MULTI-JURISDICTION COMPLIANCE** Five entities, three countries, each with its own regulatory regime: - India (Arcitech AI Solutions Pvt Ltd): Companies Act 2013, ROC filings, board resolutions, GST and TDS legal coordination, Professional Tax, ESIC/PF, Shops and Establishment Act - UAE (Arcitech FZCO + Arcot Global Ventures FZCO): Trade license renewals, visa quotas, establishment card, beneficial ownership, economic substance regulations, AML compliance, DSOA/Dtec lease compliance - USA (Arcitech LLC + ProSchool LLC): Delaware annual reports, franchise tax, registered agent, state-level compliance - Building and maintaining a master compliance calendar across all entities - Advising the CEO on entity structure for new ventures — which jurisdiction, what entity type, implications **EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTOR LAW** - Standardizing employment and contractor agreements for India, UAE, and USA — jurisdiction-specific, not one generic template - Managing contractor classification risk, particularly in UAE (full exclusivity plus mandatory fixed hours increases reclassification risk under UAE Labour Law) - Advising on enforceability of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses by jurisdiction (24 months maximum for non-solicitation in UAE; generally unenforceable post-employment in India; varies by state in US) - Supporting HR on termination processes, disciplinary actions, and settlement agreements - Reviewing the Employee Handbook and corporate policies for legal compliance across jurisdictions **PARTNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT STRUCTURING** Arcot Group actively creates new ventures by partnering with industry experts. You lead all legal structuring: - Partnership agreements for current and future ventures (BPObox with Marco Barrios, InterpretIQ with Manfred Alvarez, Marco Barrios, and Kerry, ProSchool LLC with Jalaj Desai) - Shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, operating agreements - Technology credit investment documentation — ensuring tech credits are properly documented as equity consideration with defensible valuations - Due diligence on investment targets and partnership opportunities - Advising on equity structures, vesting, anti-dilution, drag-along/tag-along, and exit mechanisms - Supporting external fundraising if portfolio companies raise capital **DISPUTE RESOLUTION** - First responder for all legal disputes: client claims, vendor disagreements, employee grievances, partnership issues, regulatory actions - Assessing disputes quickly: severity, financial exposure, likelihood of escalation, recommended response - Managing pre-litigation resolution through negotiation, mediation, and settlement - Engaging and managing external litigation counsel when matters require court representation - Managing collection actions for unpaid invoices - Conducting post-dispute analysis to prevent recurrence **DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY** - Compliance with India’s DPDP Act, UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, and US state privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA) - Privacy policies for all public-facing websites and applications - Data processing agreements with vendors and clients handling personal data - Data breach response protocol - Domain-specific guidance: student data (ProSchool), candidate data (Haire), healthcare-adjacent data (InterpretIQ), entertainment talent data (All Talent) **GOVERNANCE, POLICY, AND CEO ADVISORY** - Corporate governance: board meetings, minutes, resolutions, signing authority matrices - Corporate policies: anti-corruption, whistleblower, conflict of interest, related party transactions, document retention - Quarterly legal briefings to the CEO covering: IP portfolio status, contract pipeline, compliance posture, employment matters, active disputes, risk register updates, and emerging legal concerns - Legal risk register with the top risks across the Group, severity ratings, and mitigation plans - Legal knowledge base — FAQ documents and process guides that allow teams to handle routine matters without involving legal for every question - Establishing and managing relationships with external counsel in India, UAE, and USA for specialized matters (patent prosecution, litigation, tax disputes, immigration) **Managing the Junior Counsel / Paralegal** You will have one Junior Legal Counsel or Paralegal reporting to you. You are responsible for: - Delegating research, drafting, filing, and administrative tasks effectively - Reviewing the junior’s work product before it goes to stakeholders or gets filed - Setting priorities and managing the junior’s workload to ensure nothing falls through the cracks - Developing the junior’s legal skills and judgment over time You set the direction. They handle the volume. You review everything that matters. **What We Are Looking For** **REQUIRED** - LLB or equivalent law degree from a recognized Indian university. LLM (Corporate, IP, or Commercial) is strongly preferred. - Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of India - 8-15 years of post-qualification experience spanning corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law - Demonstrated experience across multiple legal disciplines: contract drafting and negotiation, corporate compliance, IP protection, employment law, and deal structuring - Trademark registration and prosecution experience in India (international experience is a strong plus) - Working knowledge of patent processes — either direct filing experience or experience managing external patent counsel - Strong understanding of Indian corporate law (Companies Act 2013), Indian IP laws (Patents Act 1970, Trade Marks Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957), and Indian employment law - Experience working across multiple jurisdictions or with multi-entity corporate structures - Ability to provide practical, commercially-minded legal advice — structuring solutions, not just flagging risks - Excellent written and verbal communication in English — contracts, patent documentation, policies, and CEO communications must be clear, precise, and professional - Comfortable managing a direct report and delegating effectively **PREFERRED** - In-house experience at a technology company, ideally with a multi-product portfolio - Registration as a Patent Agent with the Indian Patent Office - Background in computer science, engineering, or a technical discipline in addition to law - Cross-border experience with UAE and/or US legal systems - Familiarity with UAE free zone regulations (DSOA, DIFC, DAFZA, or similar) - Experience with software patents and AI/ML-related patent claims - Experience supporting M&A, investment, or partnership transactions - Familiarity with data protection frameworks across multiple jurisdictions - Experience with open-source licensing and compliance **THE RIGHT PERSON** - Operates across the full legal spectrum without needing a team of specialists behind them — comfortable switching from a trademark filing in the morning to a partnership term sheet at lunch to an employment dispute in the afternoon - Is commercially minded first and legally qualified second — understands that legal exists to enable business, not to create friction - Works fast — a 2-day NDA turnaround and a 3-day MSA turnaround are the standard, not the exception - Has strong judgment about when to push back on risk and when to find a way through — the CEO does not want a lawyer who says no to everything; he wants a lawyer who says ‘here is how we do it safely’ - Can work with engineers — understands how software is built well enough to identify patentable innovations and draft meaningful IP documentation - Is proactive — identifies legal gaps and fixes them before they become problems, not after - Is comfortable being the most senior legal person in the room with no one above them except the CEO - Can manage a junior team member effectively — delegates the right work, reviews efficiently, and develops their skills - Is energized by variety and pace — this is a high-growth environment where the legal landscape changes as the company scales ## Apply [Apply at Arcot AI Solutions Private Limited](https://apply.workable.com/arcothr/j/2FD0DE3561/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)