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Company Secretary & Assistant General Counsel
Job Description
Position Overview :
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Assistant General Counsel & Company Secretary to join our dynamic team.
The Assistant General Counsel & Company Secretary will play a critical role in handling transactional matters, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, managing corporate governance matters, and directly reporting to our co-founder and company secretary.
Key Attributes
You will be someone who is highly research oriented, has a lot of initiative and is willing to own and drive multiple projects to completion.
You must primarily be a lawyer, with a CS degree and have the ability and willingness to do and get done company secretarial tasks as well as legal tasks.
Major Responsibilities
Compliance Management :
Ensure compliance with the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, and other relevant laws and regulations for all entities in the group.
We have overseas entities and you must be willing to research and ensure compliance for these too.
Prepare and file necessary documents and returns with government authorities in India and abroad.
Monitor changes in relevant laws and regulations and ensure timely updates to the company's compliance framework.
Reviewing agreements and conducting thorough legal research.
You may be tasked with reviewing internal agreements within the group and conducting specific research to find solutions for the holding company and group entities.
Board And Shareholder Meetings
Coordinate and manage board and shareholder meetings, including the preparation of agenda, minutes, and resolutions.
Assist in the preparation of annual reports, notices, and disclosures.
Maintain statutory records and registers as required by law.
Statutory Filings And Record Keeping
Maintain and update the company's statutory records and registers.
Ensure timely submission of various statutory and regulatory filings and documents.
Keep abreast of changes in corporate laws and advise the management accordingly.
Other Legal And Secretarial Tasks
You must be willing to take on various legal and secretarial tasks which may or may not be specified in your JD, but which are within the legal and secretarial domain.
Qualifications
Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years of experience in contract / corporate function, ideally in a firm (litigators please do not apply this is not a fit role for you).
Qualified Company Secretary (ACS) with a valid membership.
In-depth knowledge of corporate laws, SEBI regulations, and corporate governance practices in India.
High initiative and ability to take over and lead projects.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
Ethical, with a high level of integrity and professionalism.
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