Legal Executive

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IND
In-Office
Entry level
Information Technology
The Role
Support the legal team by reviewing and drafting basic contracts (NDAs, vendor agreements, addenda), comparing agreements to templates, flagging risks, redlining, and coordinating with internal teams. Maintain compliance focus on contract law, IP, and corporate compliance.
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About the RoleWe are looking for a Senior Legal professional with strong hands-on experience in Contract Law, Corporate Compliance, Intellectual Property (IP), liability framework, global legal exposure (including US and UK), particularly in the industry of Software development & consultancy services. The ideal candidate should be comfortable reviewing, negotiating, drafting, and redlining commercial contracts while identifying key legal and business risks along side handling day to day legal risks and compliances.This role will work closely with internal business, sales, procurement, HR, and leadership teams to ensure contracts are commercially sound and aligned with the organization's legal and compliance requirements.Key Responsibilities
  • Review, draft, negotiate, and redline a variety of commercial and corporate agreements.

  • Handle and review MSAs, NDAs, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, addenda, and other commercial contracts.

  • Identify and assess contractual risks and resolutions related to:

    • Unlimited or excessive liability

    • One-sided indemnification

    • Broad or unfavorable IP ownership/licensing clauses

    • Confidentiality obligations

    • Data protection and privacy

    • Termination and renewal

    • Warranties and representations

  • Support corporate compliance activities and ensure agreements align with applicable legal and internal policies.

  • Maintain organized records of contracts, revisions, approvals, and executed agreements.

  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external parties to facilitate contract closure.

  • Assist with IP-related contractual matters, including ownership, licensing, usage rights, and protection of intellectual property.

Must-Have Skills & Experience
  • Good understanding of MSAs, NDAs, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, and commercial contracts.

  • Proven ability to review contracts against templates, identify deviations, flag risks, and perform redlining.

  • Experience drafting NDAs, MSAs, vendor agreements, addenda, and amendments.

  • Strong understanding of contractual risk areas, particularly:

    • Unlimited liability

    • Indemnification

    • IP ownership and licensing

    • Confidentiality

    • Termination

    • Warranties and representations

  • Strong legal email drafting and documentation skills.

  • Comfortable working with MS Word and Google Docs, including document comparison and redlining features.

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple contracts and priorities.

  • legal interpretation, risk comparison and analysis;

  • understanding of practical implications of the risks including but not limited to commercial comparison and outcome;

  • exposure to IP stance globally including but not limited to Delaware's law, and other state's jurisdictions;

  • exposure on corporate legal notices and its handlings.

Good to Have
  • Exposure to IP and compliance related matters globally, exposure to GDPR, CCPA and any other DDP laws.x

  • Exposure to CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) tools including Docusign, ironclad, etc.

  • Experience with DocuSign.

  • Experience working with technology companies, IT services, and other commercial organizations.

  • Understanding of data protection, privacy, and technology-related contractual clauses.

What We're Looking ForWe are looking for someone who can independently review and manage contracts, identify legal and commercial risks, suggest appropriate changes, and support stakeholders through contract closure. The candidate should have a practical, business-oriented approach to legal matters rather than being limited to theoretical legal knowledge.

Skills Required

  • Basic knowledge of Contract Law, Corporate Compliance and IP
  • Familiarity with MSAs, NDAs, and SaaS agreements
  • Ability to compare contracts with templates, flag risks, and perform redlining
  • Draft simple NDAs, vendor agreements, and addenda
  • Identify risks such as unlimited liability, one-sided indemnity, and broad IP clauses
  • Strong written communication and email drafting skills
  • Comfortable working with MS Word and Google Docs
  • CLM/DocuSign exposure
  • Law graduate or final-year law student interested in corporate/commercial law
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The Company
HQ: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
845 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Simform is a tech company with a mission to help successful companies extend their tech capacity. Founded in October 2010, we have helped organizations ranging from Startups that went public, to Fortune 500 companies, and WHO backed NGOs. Simform helps companies become innovation leaders by delivering software teams on demand. We help you - choose the right technologies to invest in, decide on the best architecture and processes to follow, and oversee the successful delivery of their software projects.

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