Legal Counsel

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a legal support to internal teams, particularly those involved in lease operations, asset financing, and revenue-based financial products.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a wide range of commercial contracts including lease agreements, vendor contracts, service-level agreements, and term sheets across multiple transaction types including lease discounting arrangements.
• Develop and standardize legal documentation and processes for repeat leasing and finance arrangements, balancing commercial scalability with legal enforceability.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable corporate, commercial, financial, and data protection laws while supporting new initiatives.
• Support dispute resolution, enforcement action, and recovery strategies in coordination with internal recovery and compliance teams.

Experience & Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally with a mix of in-house corporate legal experience (preferably in leasing, fintech, NBFC, or structured finance environment) and law firm exposure.
• Proven track record in independently drafting contracts and negotiation.
• Working knowledge of financial structuring including but not limited to lease discounting, assignment of cash flows, and asset-backed monetization models.
• Working knowledge of applicable laws including the Indian Contract Act, Transfer of Property Act, Companies Act, and relevant RBI/NBFC regulations.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and deliver under tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.