Details of the Organization

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Details of the Job/Internship

Drishti IAS is hiring a VP – Legal with 10–20 years of experience to join their Head Office in Karol Bagh.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the organisation’s legal strategy aligned with long-term goals.
• Advise senior leadership on major decisions, policies, and expansion plans.
• Ensure compliance across coaching centres, EdTech platforms, digital services, privacy laws, and employment regulations.
• Establish internal compliance frameworks, audits, SOPs, and risk-control mechanisms.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor contracts, faculty and employee agreements, licensing documents, MoUs, and real estate/rental contracts.
• Maintain a centralised legal document repository.
• Oversee IP strategy for study material, video lectures, books, digital products, trademarks, and copyrights.
• Handle issues related to piracy, content theft, unauthorised distribution, and plagiarism.
• Manage all legal cases, notices, disputes, and arbitration matters in coordination with external counsel.
• Represent the organisation in legal proceedings when required.
• Formulate internal policies related to data protection, HR, anti-harassment, grievance redressal, centre operations, and student conduct.
• Conduct legal due diligence for new branches, acquisitions, partnerships, and vendor onboarding.
• Identify legal risks and implement preventive measures.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and government authorities for permissions, inspections, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Lead and mentor the legal and compliance team across all locations.

Eligibility

• LLB/LLM from a reputed university.
• 10–20 years of legal experience, including 5–8 years in the Education/EdTech sector.
• Expertise in contract management, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, digital content compliance, and litigation.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage compliance across multiple centres with high integrity and sound judgement.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

Address

New Delhi, India

Application and Registration Details

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