Paralegal

Company: Terviva India Private Limited

Job Title: Paralegal

Reports to: Associate General Counsel & Associate Counsel

Location: Mumbai, India

Terviva is a privately-funded Delaware company headquartered in Alameda, California with operating subsidiaries in India and Australia. Founded in 2010, Terviva is a food and ag innovation company partnering with communities and farmers to harvest and grow Pongamia, also known as Karanja. Pongamia is a climate-resilient tree which produces abundant, protein- and oil-rich legumes. It sequesters carbon and improves soil health and water quality while growing on land where other crops can't grow. This helps to avoid deforestation and to revitalize agricultural lands and communities around the world. After more than a decade of innovation, Terviva has created an equitable and transparent supply chain in which we harvest and transform pongamia beans into biofuel feedstock and sustainable food ingredients called Ponova®.

For more information, please see www.Terviva.com

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE

Terviva is searching for a highly motivated Paralegal with 2+years of relevant experience to the support the Global Legal Team at Terviva. Previous experience in supporting executives, or lawyers in large multi-jurisdictional companies is essential. This role requires exceptional multi-tasking abilities, strong communication skills, a keen eye for detail and effective stakeholder management. The successful candidate will report directly to the Associate General Counsel and Associate Counsel and should demonstrate critical thinking and relevant subject-matter knowledge, including without limitation exposure and experience in assisting with complex cross border transactions.

Requirements

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting the global legal team on all legal matters
• Maintaining detailed calendars, agendas for meetings with internal and external stakeholders, and prioritising meeting requests, including preparation and maintenance of minutes, and summary sheets.
• Providing legal spend management support, including proactively managing legal billing for the legal department, and expense management, including liaising with the F&A and admin team for all legal department travel arrangements (domestic and international).
• Providing support to the Associate General Counsel and Associate Counsel in effectively managing Terviva's intellectual property portfolio.
• Facilitating co-ordination with external counsels and advisors for corporate compliance and secretarial matters.
• Maintain detailed, organised, accurate and up-to-date contract files, updating and maintenance of playbooks and standard templates, and documentation and tracking contract lifecycle events, deadlines and renewals dates in the contract lifecycle management software.
• Undertake research of existing laws- local, state, and federal laws and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Working alongside internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with global policies, including organising of seminar, educational sessions etc for employees and consultants of Terviva.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills:

• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent drafting, analytical, research, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong legal analysis skills with ability to integrate legal advice with business knowledge and provide balanced advice regarding potential risks and benefits.
• Strong interpersonal skills including creativity, high energy level, and ability to communicate information accurately and completely, while being concise and understandable for non-lawyers.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment as part of a dynamic team of professionals.
• Hard working, high integrity, well organized and a self-motivated team player able to manage and prioritize requests and oversee and improve complex business and legal processes.

Education & background:

• Master's or bachelor's in law from a recognized university; postgraduate degree is a plus
• Certificate of Practice
• Company Secretary (ICSI) certification is a plus.
• 2-4+ years of relevant paralegal experience with exposure to manufacturing, technology and other commercial transactions, contract dispute resolution, legal team and contract process management.
• Prior in-house experience preferred, with specific experience dealing with multi-jurisdictional companies.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of and possesses knowledge of technology trends, and technology's role in the legal profession and its application in areas such as contract review, due diligence, legal research, and collaborative work.

Working at Terviva offers you:

• The opportunity to make an impact in a fast-growing mission-driven late stage start-up that believes in sustainability, equity and care for our environment and our communities.

• Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
• Potential to earn annual bonus, stock options, commensurate with role and experience.

• Medical and life insurance benefits.

Next Steps:

To apply, please respond to the company position below by submitting an enclosed Job Application Form.

Please include your resume and a cover letter telling us about yourself, your experience and why you are well suited for this job with Terviva.

Terviva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status and sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Our leadership team is dedicated to this policy and all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.