Legal and Company Secretary

Job Purpose and Scope:

Develop and implement organization's legal, secretarial and compliance processes and policies in line with statutory requirements to ensure achievement of business interests in the short and long term.

Key Accountabilities:

• Managing Corporate Secretarial & Corporate Legal matters including inculcating of Corporate Governance procedures and policies , Fund raising through Private Equity Preferential issue, Shareholder Communication , Secretarial Audit, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions,, Drafting and Vetting of Commercial Contracts, Property Contracts, Trade Marks and Litigations
• Provide Legal Support in new business initiatives and changing business dynamics requirements

Compliance to Legal & Statutory Requirements

• Ensure compliance with the corporate and other applicable RBI/SEBI regulations as applicable and act as Compliance officer to ensure strict adherence
• Liaise with regulatory bodies like registrar of companies, national company law tribunal & government agencies for statutory compliances & other secretarial work
• Act as a custodian of statutory documents and records and a nodal point of contact for Regulators
• Establish a certification/ affirmation mechanism for compliance with regards to the statutory and regulatory laws, rules and regulations applicable to the organization from time to time

Plan and Conduct Meetings of Board , Committees and Shareholders

• Ensure the best board practices prevailing in the industry are carried out
• Obtain Clearance of critical Agenda items from Management
• Convene board/general/committee meetings & ensure that they conform to board/committee charters & regulations.
• Draft notices, agenda & minutes & follow up on the implementation of resolutions decided in the meetings

Advisory

• Keep board members up to date with regulations to enable them to decide upon strategic issues and economical changes affecting the company.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation, regulations affecting the company and create awareness of the same.
• Provide timely , sound and consistent advice on legal , regulatory and contractual issues to internal clients wherever required

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

Education:

• Qualified Company Secretary and Member from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
• L.L.B. from a premier institute

Experience:

6- 10 Years of relevant experience

Skills & Competencies:

• Integrity and honorable behavior in business
• Communication skills