SKS Advisor - Legal Counsel

SKS Advisor - Legal Counsel, Leading PE Fund & M&A

Role Summary: SKS Advisor is a boutique firm that operates in the startup ecosystem and helping Founders, Company & Investors. We are looking to hire a Legal Counsel to join our team. You will provide legal advice and support in relation to the investment negotiations, structuring of the investment, legal due diligence, and execution of different investment transactions, particularly with respect to private equity and some debt transactions as well. You will also advise on complex agreement structures, approval processes, and company policies and procedures, etc, and will provide corporate legal services and advice to clients/ investee companies.

Responsibilities :

- To act as the legal expert, working closely with the Founders and Founding Team;

- Lead on all legal aspects of the fund's transactions - negotiations, structuring, and execution, drafting of the term sheet, shareholders agreement, share subscription agreement, SAFE, Disclosure Letters, share purchase agreement, etc.;

- Provide legal advice on fundraising activities like investment transactions, divestment transactions, and general corporate matters;

- Take responsibility for the legal content in investor reporting, regulation and compliance, contract reviews, and other legal documentation;

- Direct and collaborate with clients in developing and implementing internal policies, compliance manuals, and operational procedures;

- Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of legal documents; manage work and relationships with outside counsels;

- Provide general corporate legal services and advice to clients;

- Draft, review and negotiate business agreements, MSA, Vendor Contracts, SAAS based agreements, Service Agreement, MOU, LOI, IP contracts;

- Advising clients in general day-to-day activities in terms of labour and employment laws.

Qualifications - You will have: -

- PQE in law of 3+ years of relevant working experience in PE or related areas;

- Excellent academic and legal training profile;

- Significant track-record of transactional legal advice on PE deals;

- Understanding of the PE landscape and a passion for working in the service industry;

- Can-do, confident, able to work independently with little guidance;

- Excellent analytical, interpersonal and project management skills to manage multiple projects in parallel;

- Ability for teamwork;

- Respect and manage relationships with investee counterparties.