Legal Associate

About the role You will draft and review commercial contracts for US, UK and global clients, working to client playbooks and guidance from senior team members. You will use CLM and AI tools in your daily work and help test and improve them, building skills in both law and legal technology. Key responsibilities Legal delivery Contracting: draft and review standard to medium-complexity agreements, such as NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor, services and licensing agreements, against client playbooks. Redlining and negotiation support: prepare redlines and issue lists, and support negotiations under the guidance of senior team members. Contract data: carry out AI driven contract abstraction, metadata and obligation extraction. Quality: meet SLAs, turnaround and accuracy targets, and escalate non-standard or high-risk terms promptly. Client engagement Take part in client and counterparty calls; keep clear records of positions and decisions. Maintain trackers, status reports and contract records in client systems. Legal tech and AI Use CLM and AI review tools in daily work and check AI output for accuracy. Support testing and UAT during tool implementations and share feedback for improvement. Requirements Required qualifications LLB / LLM from a recognised university; enrolment with the Bar Council of India preferred. 2–3+ years in commercial / contract law with a law firm, in-house legal team, ALSP / LPO, or Big Four legal practice. Hands-on experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts; exposure to negotiation is a plus. Exposure to US, UK or global clients or counterparties preferred. Basic familiarity with CLM or AI contract tools, and a strong interest in legal tech and AI. Strong written and spoken English, attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines in a team. Preferred skills and tools CLM and AI tools: Icertis, Ironclad, Agiloft, DocuSign CLM, Leah, Luminance, Spellbook, Microsoft Copilot. Experience in contract abstraction or contract migration projects. Basic knowledge of data protection terms (UK GDPR, EU GDPR, India DPDP Act 2023). Good MS Word (track changes, comparison) and Excel skills.