Function

Legal 

Main Goal

To provide support in Business Law and contribute to the smooth functioning of the legal department in India

Job description

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements
• Manage the end‑to‑end contract lifecycle, including maintaining physical and digital archives, updating and standardizing templates, and ensuring timely updates in internal contract management systems/tools.

• Prepare and maintain legal correspondence.
• Administer the legal process for claims, including issuing legal notices, demand notices, and coordinating follow‑up actions until closure.
• Develop, maintain, and circulate Management Information System (MIS) reports for all ongoing and concluded legal matters, ensuring periodic updates to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Liaise with external counsel for litigation.

• Represent the company as an Authorized Representative before courts, tribunals, quasi‑judicial bodies, and government authorities.
• Support property‑related legal processes, including drafting, verification, and registration of leases and related property documentation.
• Provide any additional support required by the team to facilitate smooth business operations.
• Provide day‑to‑day legal advisory to stakeholders: Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, QA, R&D, HR and Regulatory teams.
• Conduct legal awareness training
• Draft, review, and update internal policies/SOPs.
• Identify legal/compliance risks proactively, propose mitigation strategies, and escalate matters appropriately.
• Support in Domestic Enquiries/Internal investigations/POSH if made part of the committee.
• Perform Legal watch

INSURANCE:

• Monitoring and managing all types of insurance policies (liability, property damage, transport, environmental, etc.), ensuring alignment of coverage with insured risks at both global and local levels, and optimizing costs.
• Managing claims and serving as the primary point of contact for insurers and brokers in collaboration with the Group.
• Providing regular reporting, analyzing legal risks, and recommending preventive actions.

SECRETARIAL: (OPTIONAL IF SEMI QUALIFIED CS)

• Support in Secretarial Compliances under Companies Act and other applicable Acts with MCA & ROC.

BUSINESS SUPPORT

• Raising awareness, training, informing, guiding, and ensuring proper adoption of legal standards by operational teams; supporting teams (Sales, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Finance, HR, etc.) with a pragmatic, business‑oriented approach; securing operations in an international environment and acting as a true Business Partner.
• Collaborating with the Vegetable Seeds Division and the Group; actively participating in the implementation of Group legal standards.
• Creating legal content for the divisions (procedures, best practices, case studies, simplified tools, etc.).
• Analyzing risks and developing corrective action plans; innovating; applying key performance indicators; conducting audits with dedicated departments.
• Contributing to a continuous improvement approach, using digital tools, and helping enhance tools and processes.
• Maintaining ongoing legal monitoring is relevant to the role.

What we expect of you

• Strong business mindset and ability to prioritize.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical capacity, responsiveness, autonomy, and precision.
• Respect for procedures.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, versatility, prioritization, synthesis capacity, pedagogical approach, strong interpersonal relations, and ability to influence and propose solutions.
• Team spirit and service orientation.
• Strong adaptability and ability to work in a matrix and multicultural environment

Skills

Your benefits and working environment

• Career Growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Gender Equality
• Employee Wellness
• Training and Development
• Safer Workplace
• Rewards and Recognition

Recruitment process

HM.CLAUSE committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive 

• Profile Screening
• Phone screening
• Interviews - 3 rounds
• Offer Discussion
• Offer Letter Issue
• Background Verification
• Pre Employment Medical Checkup
• Onboarding