JOB POST: Legal Counsel with Urban Company, Gurgaon: Apply Now!

About the Company

Urban Company (formerly known as Urban Clap) is an Indian gig marketplace that offers home installation, maintenance and repair services, and home beauty and wellness services. In 2014, the company was founded by Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan and Raghav Chandra.

In March 2020, the company was servicing 22 locations within and outside India, had a network of 25,000 professionals, and were performing 800,000 service tasks every month.

About the Opportunity

The Urban Company is currently looking to hire a strong candidate to join their Legal team as a Legal Counsel. The incumbent will work with various internal teams (across geographies) to co-create solutions with them to strengthen Urban Company and mitigate all legal risk. He/She will also be required to strengthen and manage the company’s compliance processes.

Number of Vacancies

01 (One)

Roles and Responsibilities

Compliance and Corporate Governance – Manage and own compliances (ongoing business and Board level), policy drafting and implementation, resolution of issues from internal or external stakeholders including regulators
Dispute and litigation management – strategize and co-ordinate with the external counsel on any disputes (including pre-litigation and ADR), undertake organization wide legal projects and manage it towards implementation and track ongoing adherence
Advisory & Contracting – Provide legal support on a range of corporate and commercial questions for specific verticals and categories, such as marketing, telecommunications and trust & safety among others
Cross functional risks – Assess and advise across practice areas such as FDI, competition, consumer and operational risks with respect the operation and expansion of the home and beauty categories in India and overseas
K&I – create and manage wide projects, knowledge repository and compliances of the company

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification and Experience: Lawyer with 5-7 years of post-qualification experience

Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Prior experience with growth phase in-house teams and law firms
Prior experience with identifying and managing compliances from inception to closure
Relevant experience in: General corporate and commercial laws, Mergers and acquisitions, Investments, Dispute resolution, Compliance, Employment and labour laws (preferred, but not mandatory)
Prior experience with international law firms would be an added bonus
Prior experience with a listed company would be an added bonus
Ability to run mandates autonomously and with minimum supervision
Ability to strategise and assess potential risk
Ability to coordinate with different business teams, senior management, and external counsel on multiple mandates
Adaptive to changing needs of business and that of the legal landscape
Be a great team player – your legal advice and solutions will be based on a deep understanding of your internal client’s needs
Always be aware of the essential corporate function that the legal team undertakes
Be decisive – a fast growing business needs people who can take decisions quickly
Excellent communication and drafting skills
Attention to detail