Job Description – Legal Executive / Paralegal (Agreements & Compliance)

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai

Experience: 2–5 Years

Qualification: LLB / Legal Studies Preferred

Role Overview

We are looking for a Legal Executive / Paralegal to support agreement management, legal documentation, compliance tracking, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external legal advisors. The ideal candidate should have experience handling commercial agreements, maintaining compliance calendars, and ensuring timely renewals and statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Agreement Management

• Maintain and update trackers for vendor agreements, lease agreements, service contracts, NDAs, distributor agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Conduct first-level review of agreements and identify key clauses such as tenure, lock-in, termination, notice period, indemnity, liability, jurisdiction, payment terms, and renewals.
• Prepare agreement summaries for management review.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external lawyers for drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of agreements.
• Track contract expiry, renewal, and notice period deadlines.

Compliance Management

• Maintain compliance calendars and trackers.
• Coordinate statutory compliances including ROC, GST, Shop & Establishment, Labour Laws, FSSAI, Trademark renewals, Factory Licenses, etc.
• Follow up with departments to ensure timely submissions and compliance completion.
• Maintain records of licenses, filings, renewals, and approvals.

Legal Coordination

• Liaise with external lawyers, consultants, company secretaries, and auditors.
• Assist in handling legal notices, documentation, and routine legal matters.
• Draft basic legal documents such as authorization letters, board resolutions, POAs, and internal legal notes.

Documentation & MIS

• Maintain structured digital and physical legal records.
• Prepare MIS reports on agreement status, compliance status, and pending legal matters.
• Ensure no critical legal or compliance deadlines are missed.

Required Skills

• Experience reviewing commercial agreements and contracts.
• Knowledge of compliance tracking and statutory documentation.
• Strong drafting and communication skills.
• Excellent follow-up and stakeholder management abilities.
• Good command of Excel/Google Sheets.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

Preferred Background

• Corporate Legal Department
• Retail
• FMCG
• Manufacturing
• Real Estate
• Mall Leasing
• Law Firms handling commercial contracts

Skills: agreement management,legal clause,legal documentation,paralegal work,commercial contracts,compliance,legal coordination