InShorts - Legal Manager

Company- InShorts ( https://inshorts.com/ )

Location- Noida ( OnSite )

Role type- Full Time

Experience- 8+ Years

We are looking for a proactive and business-oriented legal professional with 8+ years of
post-qualification experience to lead and strengthen the Compliance and Legal functions.
The role will involve managing the end-to-end compliance framework of the organization,
advising business teams on regulatory exposure, and handling disputes arising from business
operations, commercial contracts, and sectoral regulations.
This is a high-visibility in-house role requiring strong ownership, structured thinking, and the
ability to balance legal risk with commercial priorities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:-
1. Commercial Contracts & Business Advisory
Draft, review, negotiate and manage commercial agreements including vendor
agreements, service contracts, licensing agreements, NDAs, advertising agreements,
and platform-related contracts.
Provide day-to-day legal advisory support to business, product, marketing, and
operations teams.
Translate legal requirements into practical business guidance.
2. Technology & Privacy Advisory
Advise the organization on matters relating to technology laws, data protection, and
privacy compliance.
Provide guidance on data collection, processing, storage, sharing, and cross-border
transfers in line with applicable legal frameworks.
Work closely with product, engineering, and analytics teams to ensure
privacy-by-design principles are embedded in platform features and technology
deployments.
Review data processing agreements, vendor contracts, and third-party integrations
from a privacy and cybersecurity perspective.
Support implementation and maintenance of internal data governance policies,
including user consent frameworks, grievance mechanisms, and data retention
protocols.
Assess regulatory risks associated with new technology initiatives, AI-driven tools,
content moderation systems, and digital advertising models.
3. Regulatory & Corporate Compliance
Oversee end-to-end compliance under applicable corporate and industry-specific
laws.
Ensure adherence to regulations governing digital media, online platforms, and
content distribution, including IT laws and intermediary guidelines.
Monitor compliance with advertising standards, consumer protection laws, data
protection requirements, and content-related regulations.
Develop and maintain internal compliance frameworks, SOPs, and risk registers.

Conduct periodic compliance audits and support internal governance processes.
Track regulatory developments affecting media, technology, and digital businesses
and advise leadership proactively.
4. Content & Platform Risk Advisory
Advise content, marketing, and product teams on legal risks related to publication and
distribution.
Review and assess risks concerning defamation, IP infringement, privacy violations,
and misleading advertisements.
Provide timely guidance on sensitive or high-impact stories.
Support crisis-response situations involving legal exposure.
5. Litigation & Dispute Management
Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters including legal notices, consumer
complaints, IP disputes, and regulatory queries.
Coordinate with external counsel and monitor ongoing matters.
Assist in risk assessment and strategy formulation.
6. Intellectual Property Management
Manage national and international trademark portfolios.
Advise on copyright, trademark, passing off, and infringement issues.
Work with external counsel on filings and enforcement actions.
7. Grievance Redressal & Regulatory Compliance
Handle daily user grievance redressal mechanisms in compliance with applicable
intermediary and IT regulations.
Draft and respond to notices from regulators, authorities, and law enforcement
agencies.
Support compliance with technology, privacy, advertising, and media-related laws.
8. Policy & Internal Governance
Assist in drafting and updating internal policies (privacy policy, terms of use, content
guidelines, employee policies, etc.).
Stay updated on legal developments impacting the digital media and internet
ecosystem.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. PQE: 8 years, with prior work experience with law firms and/or in house roles.
2. The candidates should have sound knowledge of the Companies Act, Foreign
Exchange laws, Labour laws, Tech and Privacy laws, Content Reviewing, Media
laws, Advertisement Laws and Corporate laws.
3. Exposure to IT, media, technology, advertising, privacy, IP, and internet law.
4. Law graduate (5-year degree preferred) from a reputed institution.

5. Candidates must have full working proficiency in English and Hindi (written and
spoken).
6. Prior experience working with companies in the internet, digital media, or technology
companies.
7. Hands-on experience in contract review, drafting, and media licensing matters.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
1. Strong experience in handling private equity/venture capital investments, merger &
acquisition, cross border transactions (both inbound and outbound.)
2. Corporate structuring and commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, NDAs,
employment agreements, media licensing matters. etc.
3. Corporate, labour, technology, privacy and commercial advisory, including drafting of
various policies.
4. Strong analytical and risk-assessment ability.
5. Excellent drafting, communication, and negotiation skills.
6. Ability to deliver clear, concise, and business-friendly legal advice.
7. Ability to independently manage legal matters.
8. High responsiveness in time-sensitive environments.
9. Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
10. Commercially pragmatic and solution-driven approach.
Experience in litigation, if any, is an optional requirement.
COMPANY PROFILE:
Inshorts Group is a leading tech startup in the short-form content space. Our innovative
platforms Inshorts and Public have been downloaded by more than 300 million users.
Inshorts, our flagship product, is India's highest-rated and #1 short news app, serving over
12 million active users in India with concise 60-word shorts tailored to smartphone users
wanting to get updated of news quickly.
Public, our second platform is the largest platform for hyperlocal content in India, with 70
million active users in India, providing timely updates and information relevant to the users
towns and cities.
We also provide cutting-edge and bespoke advertisement solutions for brands. Brands
continue to trust us year after year owing to the multiple innovative award-winning
campaigns we have delivered for them across sectors and seasons.