Legal Executive

Role: Legal Executive

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 3-8 years PQE (all levels considered based on skills and fit)

Role Summary

The Legal Executive will manage end-to-end contracting and legal support for business teams in a fast-paced fintech environment. This includes drafting/reviewing agreements, vendor onboarding, contract execution, CLM administration, compliance coordination, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Draft, review, and negotiate contracts including MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, vendor agreements, service agreements, consultancy agreements, amendments, and addendums.
2. Ensure contract terms align with business requirements, internal policies, risk standards, and applicable regulations (e.g., DPDPA, contract law basics).
3. Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle from intake to execution, including tracking approvals, maintaining versions, and closure.
4. Own contract execution workflows such as e-sign/physical execution, stamping requirements (as applicable), and storage of signed copies.
5. Maintain and administer CLM tools (e.g., contract creation, workflows, approvals, metadata, renewal alerts, repository hygiene, dashboards).
6. Support vendor management including onboarding documentation, negotiation of terms, renewals, terminations, and compliance checks.
7. Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Business/Sales/Procurement/Finance/Operations) to provide timely legal guidance and practical risk summaries.
8. Assist in legal compliance support including policy adherence, audits, regulatory queries, and documentation readiness.
9. Support dispute/risk matters including review of notices, basic responses, and coordination with external counsel when required.
10. Maintain MIS reporting on deviations, renewals/expiries, and key legal metrics.

Required Skills & Competencies

1. Strong hands-on experience in contract drafting, review, and negotiation (especially MSAs/NDAs/vendor contracts).
2. Good understanding of contract law and commercial contracting basics.
3. Working knowledge of CLM tools and disciplined documentation practices.
4. Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deadlines, and close tasks with accuracy.
5. Strong communication skills to explain legal risks in business-friendly language.
6. High ownership, attention to detail, and stakeholder management capability.