Senior Associate- Legal

Job description

About Porter At Porter , we’re on a mission to move a billion dreams by building the most trusted, efficient, and seamless logistics platform in India. We started in 2014 with a simple vision — to transform intra-city logistics through technology. Today, Porter is a late-stage startup , serving millions of users across 21+ cities , backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global , Lightrock , and Sequoia . We solve real-world problems — from empowering micro-entrepreneurs and truck owners, to optimizing last-mile delivery for SMEs and enterprises. Every challenge we take on has real consequences and real impact. With a sharp focus on user obsession, ownership, and collaboration , we’re building a workplace where people thrive when they take bold bets, move fast, and build with empathy. If you’re looking to work where scale meets purpose , complexity fuels learning , and culture isn’t an afterthought , Porter is the place. Your Responsibilities: • Review, draft, and negotiate vendor and customer agreements whilst ensuring that the agreements contain appropriate terms, conditions, and schedules to effectively manage and mitigate contractual risk associated with third-parties. • Collaborate with senior legal personnel to ensure the use of up-to-date contract templates, clauses, and schedules, and to maintain the accuracy of internal contract documentation. • Identify deviations from standard contractual clauses, assess associated risks, and highlight key issues to relevant stakeholders. • Support governance processes and compliance activities, ensuring contractual obligations and oversight requirements are met. • Assist with fact-gathering, timeline development, and identification of relevant contractual provisions in relation to commercial contract disputes and claims, supporting subject matter experts in dispute resolution. • Conduct legal research, analysis, and operational legal tasks as required. • Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across various teams and external legal counsel. • Identify opportunities to improve contract management processes and support implementation of process enhancements. Skills and attributes: • Demonstrated foundational expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements • Proven ability to provide clear, practical, and commercially focused guidance within complex, fast-paced, and multi-stakeholder environments • High level of attention to detail, with a consistent track record of producing accurate and well-structured documentation • Effective collaborator with the ability to work cross-functionally and build productive working relationships across teams Experience And Qualifications: • Law Graduate/ LL.B with 2 - 3 years of relevant post-qualification experience • Well-developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication (both verbal and written) skills