Assistant Legal Counsel
Engineering Contracting Co. LLC
Total years of experience :12 years, 7 Months
- Reviewing, vetting, drafting of the agreements and other legal documents across the organization such as NDA, Service Contract, Renovation Contract, Labour Supply Agreement and other related documents.
- Supporting Group Counsel in company legal matters and tender all necessary assistance to business and other internal departments in closing deals with proper documentation, to secure and promote the rights of the company in the transaction in the best manner possible.
- Conducting legal research and providing legal advice on various legal matters.
- Filing and maintaining legal records of all the legal documentation.
- Performing any ad hoc tasks or duties as per company needs.
- Negotiate, draft, review and advise upon, contractual and legal documentation such as Leave and License Agreements,
CAM Agreements, Service Agreements, LOI, MOU and other related documents.
- To generate notices not limiting to non-payment categories and working with external legal advisors/advocates on
managing and coordinating with external legal resource.
- Working with external counsels for filing application for registration and execution in relation to Intellectual Property.
- To assist business and other internal departments in closing deals with proper documentation, to secure and promote
the rights of the company in the transaction in the best manner possible.
- Advise the business in compliance with applicable regulations and laws, and update periodically on changes to such
regulations and laws.
- Review and draft agreements and legal documents as Vendor Agreements, Leave and License Agreements, Lease Deeds, Service Agreements, Advertising Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, MoU, addendums, amendments, extension letters.
- Keep track on agreement’s expiry dates and informing business team for renewal of it.
- Operational and Statutory Compliance including licensing like FSSAI, weights and measures and other legal
requirements in coordination with internal teams and third parties.
- Conducted preliminary searches, reviewing trademark applications, conducting research on relevant laws and
procedures for filing trademarks globally. Assisting external counsels for filing application for registration, handling
office actions thereon, and maintain database.
- Conducting due diligence on property through property team and/ or external lawyers.
- Assist in preparation of property documents and coordinating and representing for the appearing before Land
Registrar across India.
- To generate notices and working with external legal advisors/advocates on litigation, managing and coordinating with
external legal resource.
- Provide legal opinions and advice (in consultation with team lead) as may be required by business team.
- Reviewing, vetting, negotiating, drafting of the agreements and other legal documents across the organization such as NDA, Dark Fiber IRU Agreements, Voice Carriage Agreements, Voice Termination Agreements and SMS Termination Agreements, amendments and addendums and updating, managing and filing of executed contracts.
- To assist the reporting manager and team lead in company legal matters and tender all necessary assistance to business and other internal departments in closing deals with proper documentation, to secure and promote the rights of the company in the transaction in the best manner possible.
- To update, manage data base on telecom licenses and prepare summery to assist team lead to handle compliance aspects pertaining to telecom laws and coordinating with external consultants for filing with telecom regulator. Liaise with regulatory authority for clarification on telecom license.
- To generate notices for nonpayment categories and working with external legal advisors/advocates on litigation, managing and coordinating with external legal resource.
- Supporting reporting manager and team lead in vetting plaint and other documents and work in close coordination with corporate teams. Maintaining case files of all litigation prepare hearing tracker and summary of litigation and updating it from time to time.
- Worked with external legal firms for preparing and filing applications before FIPB and DOT.
- Reviewed tender/RFP terms to identify concern areas for organization and support bidding team on the same.
- To coordinate with corporate regulatory team for seeking clarification on Indian Telecom regulatory and licensing matters.
- Assisted Corporate Team /Investor relation team on due diligence matters by providing legal documents and managing legal section of Virtual data room. Worked as single spoke within legal team for due diligence process under supervision of HOD Legal.
Role and Responsibilities:
•Conduct search on trademark availability and related issues and verification, validation, finalization and authentication of drafting/formats related to Trademarks and Copyrights applications, file trademark/copyright application with the registrar and appear thereof for hearing and other representation promptly, Replies to Examination Reports, opposition, counter oppositions, support claims/evidence. Monitor and follow up for the status of application filed.
•To act as a proficient counsel before any authority whenever authorized on behalf of applicants for IP Registration through a Power of Attorney or Authorization singed by clients.
•Conduct search on trademark infringement, including drafting cease and desist letters for and against the trademark infringement on behalf of client. Assisted supervising lawyer in negotiation and settlement of disputes thereof.
•Maintaining database/files on the trademark application filled.
•Prepare letters/e-mail correspondence by consulting supervising lawyer to inform client about status of application filed and response to the query or clarification sought by Registry.
•Drafted and assisted legal notices and other legal documents under the supervising lawyer.
•Conduct legal research and providing legal advice including preparation and drafting advisory memos on various legal matters.
•Made representations in the Madras High Court, Consumer Courts, Debt Recovery Tribunal and Intellectual Property Board under guidance of supervising lawyer.