Legal Intern

About Newton School

Newton School is a technology education company bridging the gap between academic learning and industry application. Founded by IIT alumni, it is building an ecosystem where technology, pedagogy, and employability converge to create measurable impact.

About the Role

The intern will work closely with the Legal Counsel and assist across the legal function. This is a hands-on role with exposure to live commercial, corporate, regulatory, data protection and dispute resolution matters. You will work with business, finance, product, HR and other teams and get a practical view of how an in-house legal function operates.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal & Business Advisory Support
• Assist in structuring deals, drafting term sheets, and ensuring compliance with investment and partnership agreements.
• Conduct legal due diligence for partnerships, vendor agreements, and regulatory filings.
• Research evolving laws and regulations impacting edtech, IT, SaaS, and fintech to provide strategic inputs.
• Contract Management & Negotiations
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, redlining and execution of a wide range of agreements including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor, partner, university, accommodation, lease, influencer and consultant agreements, and offer letters, using standard templates.
• Support the contract lifecycle after execution, including maintaining the contract repository, tracking key dates and obligations, and monitoring renewals, expiries and termination notices.
• Help build and improve contract templates as business models and requirements evolve.
• Disputes, Notices & Litigation
• Assist the team in managing and resolving customer/vendor escalations involving legal or contractual issues.
• Support the end-to-end management of ongoing court disputes and new disputes, including coordinating with external counsel, tracking matters, maintaining case records and preparing necessary documentation.
• Assist in preparing and reviewing responses to legal notices, regulatory queries, consumer complaints and other legal communications.
• Compliance, Policies & Risk
• Assist in drafting and updating internal policies, compliance process notes.
• Support internal legal and compliance reviews to identify gaps and recommend practical corrective measures.
• Track developments in corporate governance, data protection and sector-specific regulations and assess their relevance to the business.
• Corporate and Secretarial
• Assist with corporate and governance-related legal matters, including preparation and review of relevant documentation and resolutions.
• Support legal review of proposed corporate actions and transactions from a governance and documentation perspective.
• Data Privacy Compliance
• Support DPDP Act implementation, including gap analysis, data mapping, data-sharing and vendor-assessment SOPs, privacy policies and consent flows.
• Work closely with product and tech teams to implement the DPDP Act framework.
• Operational & Administrative Legal Support
• Maintain legal records, contracts, and litigation trackers.
• Streamline legal operations to improve efficiency in contract approvals, escalations, and risk management.
• Provide advisory and support to internal teams on key legal and compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Education: Must have completed an LLB degree from a recognised university.
• Ownership: Take responsibility for assigned matters and drive them to closure.
• Judgment: Know when to dig deeper, flag a risk, ask the right question or escalate an issue.
• Execution: Be comfortable working on live matters, managing multiple priorities and meeting timelines.
• Attention to detail: Spot inconsistencies, missing information and potential legal or commercial issues.
• Business mindset: Understand that in-house legal work is about enabling the business while managing risk.
• Collaboration: Work effectively with business, finance, HR, product, technology and other teams.
• Confidentiality: Handle sensitive business, employee, customer and legal information with discretion and professionalism.
• Language Preference: Proficiency in Kannada, along with English, will be an added advantage.