Legal Counsel

Company:

MYCPE ONE

Position:

Legal Counsel

Location:

Ahmedabad- WFO

Working hours:

01 PM – 10 PM

MYCPE ONE is a leading solutions provider exclusively for CPA and Accounting firms across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. With a comprehensive range of services including Continuing Education, Offshore Staffing, Local Talent Hiring, and M&A Advisory we deliver essential, cost-effective solutions to support firms of all sizes. Trusted by over 4000 CPAs and public accounting firms, MYCPE ONE combines deep industry expertise with an unparalleled client retention rate to drive growth and success. Were headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, with operational centres across India and the Philippines. (https://my-cpe.com/about)

About role:

A practising advocate to independently handle the company's litigation and contract portfolio — appearing and arguing before courts and tribunals, drafting pleadings and commercial agreements, and advising on labour and employment matters.

Key Responsibilities:

Litigation

• Appear, argue and file cases on behalf of the company before civil and criminal courts, tribunals, labour courts and other forums, including Section 138 NI Act matters end-to-end.
• Track hearings and orders, review legal invoices and control litigation spend.
• Maintain a litigation tracker covering case status, next dates and risk exposure, with periodic MIS to management.

Drafting:

• Draft complaints, plaints, written statements, replies, rejoinders, affidavits, applications, legal notices and replies to notices.
• Draft and vet commercial contracts — NDAs, vendor agreements, consultancy/service agreements, leave & licence and lease deeds, MoUs, SLAs and allied ancillary agreements.
• Negotiate contract terms and maintain a contract repository with renewal and expiry tracking.

Labour & Employment:

• Ensure compliance under applicable labour and employment legislation.
• Handle matters before labour authorities and labour courts, including conciliation and adjudication.

Key Skills & Requirements;

• Valid Sanad — enrolled with a State Bar Council with a valid Certificate of Practice.
• Independent court craft — able to appear and argue matters personally.
• Section 138 NI Act expertise — full-cycle, hands-on experience.
• Labour and employment law knowledge — advisory and contentious.
• Commercial contract drafting — NDAs, lease/leave & licence, vendor and ancillary agreements.
• Strong pleading and drafting skills across multiple forums.
• Litigation experience — law firm or independent practice.
• In-house experience — prior company legal department exposure.
• Data privacy law knowledge — DPDP Act, 2023 and allied data protection compliance.

Qualification:

• LL.B. / B.A. LL.B. (5-year integrated) from a recognised university; LL.M. an added advantage.
• Bar Council enrolment (Sanad) — mandatory .
• 3–6 years of post-enrolment experience combining litigation and in-house work.