Senior Legal Associate

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

Noida (Work from Office)

Experience Level

3 to 5 Years PQE

Company

Sustainiam

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate I-REC trade agreements, portfolio management agreements, registrant terms and tripartite environmental attribute transfer agreements
• Vet vendor, payment gateway, SaaS and partner agreements (e.g. payment aggregators, tech vendors)
• Review tenders, bid documents and government/PSU contracts
• Own and maintain platform documentation: Terms of Use, TCs, Privacy Policy, Consent Notices, Refund Cancellation Policy
• Draft product-specific clauses (KYC, OTP/authentication, payments) with product and tech teams
• Review user guides, marketing and client comms for legal and regulatory risk
• Track data protection (DPDP Act), IT Act, consumer protection and carbon market developments
• Manage trademark filings and prosecution in India and abroad, coordinating with foreign agents
• Review HR policies (security, disciplinary, POSH) and support internal compliance

Requirements

• LLB from a recognised law school, enrolled with a State Bar Council
• 3 to 5 years at a law firm or in-house, with solid commercial contracts experience
• Hands-on work on tech/platform documentation and data privacy
• Exposure to energy, renewables, carbon markets or ESG is a strong plus
• Basic trademark/IP prosecution experience
• Clear, plain-English drafting and the ability to explain risk to non-lawyers
• Comfortable with fast-moving, startup-style priorities and handling multiple matters independently

Nice to have

• Knowledge of I-REC Standard, Verra/Gold Standard or Indian carbon market rules
• Startup or fintech in-house experience
• Familiarity with CLM tools / ClickUp-style task tracking