Associate - Legal

About us

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.Know more: https://wri-india.org/

What you will do:

First-Level Review of Legal Documents:

• Independently reviews of basic legal documents, including MoUs, NDAs, LOEs, and contracts, to ensure compliance with internal policies and legal requirements.
• Start reviewing grant agreements and align with internal activities to ensure grant alignment and funder requirements.
• Identify and escalate any discrepancies, inconsistencies, or potential legal risks within the team.

Negotiation & Stakeholder Coordination

• Handle multilevel internal and external negotiations, ensuring organisational risk mitigation while aligning with project needs.
• Collaborate with program teams, operations, partners, vendors, funders, and legal counsel to finalise documents.
• Escalate critical issues appropriately while demonstrating independent judgement during decisionmaking.
• Maintain professionalism and clarity during conflict resolution and highpressure discussions.
• Maintenance of Internal Trackers:
• Independently maintain accurate and up-to-date trackers for Grants, MoUs and NDAs, ensuring that all relevant information is recorded and easily accessible.

Legal Research Support:

• Assist the Legal team with legal research tasks, including gathering relevant statutes, regulations, and case law to support ongoing projects and initiatives.
• Synthesize and summarize legal research findings into clear and concise reports or memos for internal use.

Legal Query Assistance:

• Provide timely assistance and support to internal stakeholders on legal matters, including responding to inquiries and clarifying legal requirements as needed.
• Collaborate closely with the Legal team to address complex or specialized legal queries, seeking guidance and input as required.
• Ad Hoc Legal Support:
• Assist with any other legal requirements or projects that may arise, including but not limited to drafting legal documents, preparing presentations, and coordinating meetings or events.

What you will need:

Qualified LLB, or master's in law.

2-3 year of experience within a law firm or corporate legal department, with primary emphasis on laws applying to non-profits.

Seasoned communication skillsable to influence at a variety of levels and across functions in a complex matrix organization.

High standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism

Understanding of and commitment to the underlying environmental, sustainability and substantive strategic areas of strategic significance to WRI India

Excellent communications and negotiations skills; excellent analytical abilities and legal research skills; proficiency in word processing and internet research; ability to work in a diverse environment.

Potential Salary and Benefits: INR 950,000 to 1,250,000

Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Location: Mumbai

Duration: 1 Year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Start date: As soon as possible

List of Documents to be attached:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wri.org/careers. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Only select applicants will be contacted for interview. There will be a writing test conducted with final candidates. Please do not contact program staff directly for this position.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India

WRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.

Learn more about WRI India's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Click Here

People-centric to the core:

We keep our people at the center of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs

Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member

Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance

Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle

Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities

Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.

Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

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Equal employment @WRI India

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability.