Manager Legal and Secretarial

PREREQUISITES / EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate Member of Institute of Company Secretaries and Graduate in Law
• 10+ experience
• Listed company experience

Experience Profile

Legal

• Develop, implement, and lead the corporate legal strategy to safeguard stakeholder interests and business operations.
• Protect the company by analyzing legal issues, offering interpretations, drafting responses, negotiating contracts, and representing the organization in hearings.
• Assess legal implications of ongoing matters, provide strategic advice to stakeholders, and monitor the progress of litigation and contractual obligations.
• Prepare and review agreements such as Master Services Agreements (MSA), Vendor Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Lease Deeds, and Professional Services Agreements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations to protect the organizations interests and mitigate risks effectively
• Draft agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
• Review and vet agreements/MOUs prepared by other legal counsel
• Monitor and coordinate with lawyers regarding cases pending in various courts.
• Represent the company in legal proceedings and arbitration matters.
• Advise management on legal compliance matters and corporate governance.
• Provide legal guidance to various departments and branch offices as required.

Secretarial

• Coordinate all arrangements for meetings of the Board / General Meeting and management committees to ensure that they are properly organized and conducted and that minutes are accurately recorded and circulated.
• Inform the Board and management committees on all statutory and constitutional requirements to ensure that business is conducted in a proper and effective manner.
• Circulate decisions of the Board and committees to all relevant parties and take any necessary follow-up action to record progress on these.
• Keep the Board and committee members informed of all issues relevant to them
• Prepare the returns and records required by statue to ensure that the organization conducts its business in a legal and proper manner.
• Prepare the annual report of the organization in accordance with legal and constitutional requirements.
• Ensure adherence to data protection legislation.
• To comply with all requirements under the listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges.
• Comply with SEBI, RBI, Company Law, FEMA and other applicable rules and regulations with respective to Secretarial matters.