Legal Executive

Role Overview:

Responsible for handling day-to-day legal matters, drafting and vetting contracts, ensuring statutory compliance, coordinating with advocates, and supporting IRCTC tenders, licenses, and business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Management: Drafting, vetting and reviewing vendor agreements, supplier agreements, lease agreements, franchise agreements, employment contracts, NDAs, service agreements and MoUs

IRCTC & Tender Support: Drafting and vetting tender documents, license agreements, compliance for IRCTC, Railway, FSSAI, and other government authorities

Compliance: Ensuring compliance with FSSAI, Labour Laws, Companies Act, Contract Act, Food Safety Act, Shops & Establishments Act, and other applicable laws

Litigation Support: Coordinating with external advocates, maintaining case files, tracking court dates, preparing case summaries and replies for notices

Legal Notices: Drafting and replying to legal notices, show cause notices, demand notices from authorities, vendors and customers

Documentation: Maintaining legal MIS, contract tracker, renewal tracker, license tracker and compliance calendar

Advisory: Providing legal advice to HR, Procurement, Operations, Finance and Projects teams on day-to-day business issues

Property & Lease: Vetting lease deeds, leave & license agreements for kitchens, outlets, warehouses and offices

Risk Management: Identifying legal risks in business operations and suggesting preventive measures

Coordination: Liaising with government departments, police, municipal authorities, FSSAI, Labour department as required