Analyst – Legal | Ahmedabad

About the Company: An incubator for startups.

Job Role:

The Venture Legal Analyst Program is a structured 24-month engagement designed to build transaction-ready legal professionals specializing in venture capital, start-up governance, regulatory compliance, and fund operations.

Compliance, Documentation and VC Basics:

1. Venture capital fundamentals, including term sheets, equity instruments, cap tables, liquidation preference and anti-dilution.
2. Companies Act compliance relating to board approvals, allotments, share transfers and filings.
3. Program-related transactions such as grant agreements, service agreements, MOUs and share transfers.
4. Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, including employment, consultancy, vendor agreements and NDAs.

Full-Scale VC Transaction Exposure:

1. Due diligence coordination and data room management.
2. Drafting and reviewing SSA, SHA and disclosure documents.
3. Managing transaction trackers and coordinating with external law firms.
4. Participating in negotiation calls and observing risk allocation strategies.

Independent Transaction Leadership and Regulatory Exposure:

1. Leading smaller transactions end-to-end.
2. Drafting and negotiating core documentation.
3. Managing closing mechanics and compliance filings.
4. Exposure to exit transactions and regulatory compliance, including SEBI and AIF frameworks.

Portfolio Governance and Start-up Advisory:

1. Board documentation and shareholder governance.
2. Founder disputes, ESOP structuring and governance restructuring.
3. Start-up advisory on entity structuring, employment and compliance matters.
4. Strategic legal risk assessment and preventive compliance.

Must have skills:

1. Strong drafting and analytical skills.
2. Ability to work in dynamic, high-responsibility environments.

Good to have skills:

1. Interest in venture capital and startup ecosystems.
2. Ability to work in dynamic, high-responsibility environments.

Qualifications:

1. Law Graduates 3-year or 5-year course.
2. Prior internship or working experience in the General Corporate, PE/VC vertical.