Associate Manager - Litigation Associate Manager - Litigation with verification
About Rapido
We are India’s largest bike-taxi platform, steadily venturing into Auto, Cabs, Delivery, Rental, and more. Currently, present in ~100 cities, we are growing close to ~50% year-on-year with steady funding. We have changed the concept of intra-city travel and made last-mile connectivity affordable to all. Along with being the #1 choice of 40 million people, we have also built a solid captain base of over 5 million registered captains, who have bettered their lives with Rapido. As an employer, we provide a lot of ownership to our team members providing multiple avenues for them to grow within the company. You will only grow with us with the right balance of ambition, fun, and transparent work culture!
Rapido Cabs made its debut on May 2023, marking the commencement of its services in eight cities. Notably, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Delhi stand out as the primary cities for this initial launch. However, the ambitious plan includes an extensive expansion to encompass over 50 cities in the coming 12 months.
We are not an option, we are a choice!
Responsibilities:
1. Represent, coordinate and follow up on all on-going and future legal cases/matters;
2. Directly interacting with government officials, including regulators and law enforcement;
3. Maintain proper documentation in the corporate office with regards to all legal cases and disputes;
4. Represent Company/directors /employees in matters related to Civil or Criminal cases at various police stations/courts/or any other legal related statutory office;
5. Coordinate with advocates to file right documents and obtain sufficient proofs in any legal offices;
6. Coordinate with and seek legal opinion, as required, from legal advisors;
7. Keep abreast of and inform management on relevant developments in bike taxi domain such as court ruling or legislative amendments;
8. Handling of commercial and litigation practices to ensure adherence to the legal framework and facilitate timely resolution of cases;
9. Drafting letters/ applications to be made to various authorities, as well as drafting replies to be given to various authorities in response to the legal notices;
10. Drafting of Affidavit-in Replies against the pleadings filed by the other side, may it be private entities or various authorities, before Trial Court and High Courts;
11. Drafting of commercial documents like Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Commercial Agreements, Leave and License Agreements etc;
12. Advise the Company on various issues including statutes, government regulations and contractual obligations;
13. Periodically preparing and updating the Dashboard summary of the Pending Litigations, Status update and the way forward;
14. Conduct legal workshops and make presentations to provide guidance and training on ensuring legal compliance to various business functions.
Required skills, education and experience:
1. LLB/ LLM degree from recognized university in India.
2. Willing to work in a fast-paced environment, with an experience of 2-6 years in Criminal Cases. Prior exposure in regular visitation to police stations and trials courts in bangalore.
3. Fluency in Kannada, Hindi and English
4. Good organizational skills and the ability to multitask on several projects simultaneously.
5. Ability to manage and communicate with cross functional teams and stakeholders.
6. Must be able to travel, as necessary.
Why should you join Rapido?
We’ve scaled 10x within 1 year and currently doing 20+ Lakh orders per day. Our growth outshines our goals and we want you to be a part of the growth solving fundamental mobility problems for India. You can be part of the team that is helping daily commuters with economic and quicker rides.
At Rapido, we take our work seriously and are proud of the associations we have built along the way. But then, we also know how to have fun. With a seamless communication structure and a “no cubicle culture”, the people here are extremely approachable. You will have several opportunities to exercise your potential, you won’t be disappointed. We break the regular office monotony and believe in free-flowing work culture.
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