General Counsel & Company Secretariat

Job Purpose and Scope

- Develop and implement organization's legal, secretarial and compliance processes and policies in line with statutory requirements & business goals

- Accountability Result Indicator

- Compliance status

- Feedback from Members of the Board

- Closure of contracts

- No. of open litigations

- Feedback from stakeholders

- Patent Drafting, filling & Prosecution

Company Secretarial and Management of Board

- Managing Corporate Secretarial & Corporate Governance including inculcating of Corporate Governance procedures and policies, Fund raising through Private Equity, Shareholder Communications

- Ensure appropriate secretarial practices are developed, implemented and continuously improved as per the regulatory requirement from time to time

- Advise Management team on matters related to Corporate Governance/Corporate restructuring as and when needed

- Plan and conduct meetings of Board, Committees and Shareholders

- Convene Board/Committee meetings & ensure that they conform to Board/Committee charters & regulations.

- Draft notices, agenda & minutes & follow up on the implementation of resolutions decided in the meetings

Legal, Litigation & Compliances

- Ensure compliance with the corporate and other applicable RBI/SEBI regulations as applicable and act as Compliance officer to ensure strict adherence

- Liaise with regulatory bodies like registrar of companies, national company law tribunal & government agencies for statutory compliances & other secretarial work

- Act as a custodian of statutory documents and records and a nodal point of contact for Regulators

- Establish a certification/ affirmation mechanism for compliance with regards to the statutory and regulatory laws, rules and regulations applicable to the organization from time to time

- Provide legal support in new business initiatives and requirements due to changing business dynamics

Intellectual Property Rights

- Oversee drafting, filing and prosecute patent application in all Jurisdictions of company interest

- Provide the opinion on patent and on third party infringement

- Responsible for legal issues related to the ownership and exploitation of trademarks, patents etc.

Business Advisory

- Keep Board members up to date with regulations to enable them to decide upon strategic issues and economical changes affecting the company.

- Monitor changes in relevant legislations, regulations affecting the company and create awareness of the same.

- Provide timely, sound and consistent advice on legal, regulatory and contractual issues to internal clients wherever required

Education:

- Qualified Company Secretary and Member from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India

- L.L.M. from a premier institute

Experience:

- 14 - 18 years of relevant experience

Skills & Competencies:

- Integrity and honorable behavior in business

- Communication skills

- Proven general counseling experience in business environment

- Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, etc)