Livspace - Senior Legal Associate

ABOUT US

Livspace is Asia- s largest and fastest-growing omnichannel home interiors and renovation platform. Using its proprietary technology, Livspace provides a one-stop renovation solution for homeowners-from design to managed last mile fulfillment for all rooms in a home. The platform has organized a fragmented industry, bringing together designers, brands, manufacturers, and contractors to enable an eCommerce-like trusted, and predictable experience.

The company launched operations in Bengaluru, India in 2015. Since its inception, Livspace has organized a fragmented industry, bringing together a curated community of designers, brands, manufacturers and contractors. This has resulted in an e-commerce- Like trusted and predictable experience for the homeowners. Livspace boasts of a community of 50000+ satisfied customers and over 2000 interior designers.

The company is already the largest employer of interior designers in the country. Livspace currently serves Singapore, Malaysia,Saudi Arabia as well as 30 metro and non-metro areas in India including - Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai,Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Surat, Coimbatore, Mysore, Mangalore, Vizag,Vijayawada.

Livspace has showcased phenomenal growth since its launch, having delivered over 125,000 rooms and selling over 7.5 million SKUs through its platform. The company also delivered 50,000 homes across all our serviceable locations.

The founders - Anuj Srivastava and Ramakant Sharma are former Google and Myntra executives respectively, who are seasoned entrepreneurs and successful angel investors. Livspace- s leadership team combines world-class talent and entrepreneurial experience gathered at some of the best companies in the world.

Livspace has raised around USD 450 million in capital from some of the top global investors including KKR, Ingka Group Investments (part of largest IKEA retailer Ingka Group), TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, Kharis Capital, Venturi Partners, FFP (Peugeot Group- s Holding Company), EDBI, Bessemer Venture Partners, Jungle Ventures, Helion Ventures and UC-RNT. For more information, please visit: https://www.livspace.com/

Roles and Responsibility

Candidate would primarily be involved in:

- Litigation Management: Manage and oversee any legal disputes or litigation, including IP litigation, police complaints that may arise, and working with external counsel as necessary;

- To prepare defense/ in-house reply to legal notice/show cause notices/demand notice from parties / regulatory authorities.

- Coordinate with internal teams for resolving customers escalations;

- Provide a timely update on case status in MIS in a clear understandable manner.

- Regulatory Liaison: Engage with regulatory authorities and agencies as necessary to represent the company& interests and stay informed about industry developments.

- Real Estate - draft and vet MoUs, Agreements, Powers of Attorney, Deeds, Rent/Lease/Leave & License Agreements

- Minimize risk and ensure compliance with company policies, laws, and regulations

- Proactively provide legal opinion as needed, conduct legal research and where necessary, work with outside counsel for advice on complex matters and local laws/regulations

- Support Legal Head on strategic legal advice and process improvement

- IP experience is added advantage

Skills Required

- 4+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant exposure to manufacturing and e-commerce setups.

- Should have exposure to handling corporate legal matters and hands-on experience drafting various kinds of legal agreements/business contracts

- Excellent oral and written communication.

- Strong organization and analytical skills. Attention to detail

- Ideal candidate is highly flexible, proactive, comfortable with large amounts of information and documentation, adept at managing expectations, and able to set and adjust priorities as needed while working with internal organizations as well as customers.