Job Description

Roles & Responsibility :

- Conformance with all legal document requirements related to sale, franchising, marketing, service, investment, lease and license, statutory compliance support, and all other aspects relating to the company products and services.

- Legal review, drafting, and negotiations on agreements.

- Successful closure of documents/agreements /notices/cases and replies from a legal perspective.

- Handling investor relations based out of varied overseas jurisdictions from legal, regulator, and secretarial perspective - organizing regular update sessions in this regard and resolving any queries from time to time

- Worked on Global compliance tracker as a part of hassle-free business operations

- Created relationships with key authorities in the region and business forums for better PR and building relationship

- Attention to detail and excellent research skills.

- Solution-oriented and business enabler.

- Controlled & reduced litigations by identifying and strategizing speedy disposals and settling matters through an Alternative Dispute Management system

- Took aggressive steps to arrest potential disputes thus safeguarding and promoting brand equity and preventing any potential commercial litigations; managed key litigations for the organization

- Initiated and channelized brand protection thereby preventing loss of market share and enabling potential growth for brands

- Preparation and Sending of Cease & Desist Notice for the Infringement of the Intellectual

- Property Rights owned by the Company and ensuring the Takedown of the Website/Page of the Infringer.

- Filing of Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents Application through the IP India Portal.

- Rendering the Management on the IP Law Issues and updates on IP Law.

- Preparation of Board/General Meeting Documents (Notice, Agenda, Minutes, and Annexures)

- Coordinating the Board Meeting in due Compliance with the Act & Secretarial Standards.

- Preparation of Annual Filing Documents of the Company and its filing to the Ministry under regular & XBRL Format.

- Ensuring the Bookkeeping of records under the Companies Act - Maintenance of Registers, Forms, returns, and notices.

- Handled the Compliances relating to the Appointment/Resignation of Directors/KMP, Auditors (Statutory & Internal)

- Handling the matters related to the Receipt of funding and share allotment in the Company & its compliance under the Companies Act & FEMA.

- Preparation of Secretarial Audit Report and aid in conducting the Secretarial Audit.

- Incorporation of Companies (Private, Public, OPC, LLP\'s)

Educational/ Experience requirements :

- LLB minimum

- 3-8 years of experience

- IP focus

- Experience in the FMCG industry preferred

- Exposure to secretarial work is beneficial but not mandatory

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