Senior Associate- Legal

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

"By applying for this position, I voluntarily consent to submitting my information and documents (collectively “Personal Data”), and hereby consent to SmartShift Logistics Solutions Private Limited and its affiliates, subsidiaries or group companies (collectively “Company”) collecting, using, processing and storing such information and documents for the purposes of evaluating my application and candidature, in accordance with the Company’s policies and applicable law. I further consent to the Company sharing my Personal Data with third parties, including to its affiliates, subsidiaries and vendors for the aforementioned purposes and to the consequential use, processing and storage of my Personal Data by such third parties. I further understand that my Personal Data will be stored for such periods as may be required for the Company, subject to applicable law."