# Legal Counsel

> Lokal App · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-12

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Finance & Legal

## Description

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

## Apply

[Apply at Lokal App](https://apply.workable.com/lokal-app/j/9CCEF24AF5/apply)

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