Associate | Corporate Law

Metalegal
Advocates is a litigation and advisory law firm with offices in New Delhi,
Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The Firm provides comprehensive legal services across
corporate and commercial laws, regulatory advisory, economic laws, financial
crimes, tax disputes, FEMA, securities laws, and related business and
mercantile laws. Its clientele includes businesses, startups, founders,
investors, and individuals across a diverse range of industries and sectors.

About the Role
We are looking to engage
analytically driven professionals to join the Firm's Corporate and Startup
Advisory practice at our Bengaluru office.

This role is
designed for fresh graduates as well as professionals with up to three (3)
years of relevant experience seeking to build expertise in corporate advisory,
startup advisory, commercial transactions, technology law, regulatory
compliance, and business law matters.

The role offers
significant learning opportunities across complex corporate and regulatory
assignments, with close mentorship from senior professionals handling
corporate, commercial, technology, and transactional matters.

Engagement Profile

The selected
professional shall ordinarily be involved in:

• Advising clients on matters relating
  to corporate, commercial, technology, and regulatory laws;
  
• Supporting startup clients on issues
  relating to incorporation, business structuring, fundraising, investment
  transactions, governance, commercial arrangements, and regulatory
  compliance;
  
• Assisting in matters relating to the
  Companies Act, 2013, FEMA, and allied corporate and commercial laws;
  
• Conducting legal research on
  statutes, regulations, notifications, circulars, and judicial precedents
  relevant to business and commercial laws;
  
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and
  advising on a wide range of corporate, commercial, transactional, and
  regulatory documentation, including contracts, legal opinions, corporate
  records, governance documents, and other legal instruments relevant to client
  engagements.
  
• Supporting due diligence exercises,
  transaction support assignments, and document review exercises;
  
• Assisting in compliance reviews,
  regulatory filings, and corporate secretarial matters;
  
• Supporting investigations, regulatory
  proceedings, and interactions involving multiple authorities or agencies,
  where required;
  
• Assisting in dispute strategy,
  pre -litigation advisory, and drafting support for commercial disputes,
  where required;
  
• Preparing legal updates, articles,
  white papers, knowledge resources, and research notes;
  
• Coordinating with clients,
  consultants, regulators, and internal teams for information gathering and
  execution support;
  
• Adapting quickly to digital tools and
  internal systems such as Zoho, Microsoft Teams, and other technology
  platforms used by the Firm; and
  
• Maintaining confidentiality,
  documentation discipline, and professional accuracy across assignments.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants should
possess:

• LL.B. degree from a recognised
  university in India; and
  
• Candidate Should be registered with
  BCI
  
• Candidates with 0 to 3 years of
  post -qualification experience (PQE) in corporate law, startup advisory,
  commercial transactions, secretarial practice, regulatory advisory, or
  related areas are encouraged to apply.
  

Preference may be
given to candidates demonstrating:

• A strong interest in startup advisory
  and emerging businesses;
  
• Exposure to corporate advisory,
  commercial transactions, compliance, or transactional documentation
  through internships, law firm experience, in -house roles, or assignments;
  
• Candidates should possess a basic
  understanding of the Companies Act, 2013, FEMA, principles of corporate
  governance, commercial contracts, startup fundraising transactions,
  regulatory compliance requirements, and technology and digital business
  laws relevant to corporate and startup advisory practice.
  

The ideal
candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong analytical, research, and
  problem -solving abilities;
  
• High attention to detail and strong
  documentation discipline;
  
• Excellent written and verbal
  communication skills;
  
• Effective drafting and legal writing
  capabilities;
  
• Professional maturity and the ability
  to handle confidential information responsibly;
  
• Ability to work in dynamic and
  deadline -driven environments;
  
• Strong ownership and responsiveness;
  
• A learning -oriented mindset and
  willingness to build expertise across multiple areas of business law; and
  
• Ability to work collaboratively
  within multidisciplinary teams and adapt to evolving business and
  regulatory requirements.
  

Benefits