Legal Associate

Role summary

The Legal Associate supports the legal function across contract review, research, drafting, governance records, and internal advisory preparation. This role helps maintain the quality and timeliness of legal output while supporting multiple company teams with document-led and issue-led work.

This role suits a detail-oriented legal professional who is comfortable with structured drafting, review support, and research. The position requires disciplined thinking, careful documentation habits, and the ability to work accurately across a range of legal and business materials.

Responsibilities

• Support review and preparation of contracts, legal notes, internal guidance, and governance documentation.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research relevant to business operations, partner arrangements, and internal policy questions.
• Prepare first drafts, issue summaries, and comparison markups for legal review.
• Maintain legal files, approval records, template repositories, and document status trackers.
• Coordinate with business teams to gather inputs, clarify context, and keep legal workflows moving.
• Escalate material risks, unclear terms, or unusual requests through the appropriate review channel.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal qualification from a recognized institution.
• 1+ year of experience in legal support, contract support, legal research, or related legal operations work.
• Strong drafting and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred experience

• Attorney-at-law training, apprenticeship, or professional legal qualification progress.
• Experience supporting commercial contracts, policy work, or company governance materials.
• Exposure to technology, procurement, or operations-focused business environments.
• Comfort working with structured trackers and document workflows.

Skills

• Legal research
• Drafting support
• Contract review
• Document organization
• Issue analysis
• Attention to detail
• Written communication
• Workflow coordination

Benefits

• Monthly gross salary in LKR with structured performance review cycles.
• Paid annual leave and public holiday entitlements in line with company policy.
• Health and wellbeing support available to full-time employees.
• Direct exposure to contract, governance, and company legal work.
• Professional development support for role-relevant training and certifications.

Equal opportunity

TeamZoro is an equal opportunity employer. We assess applicants based on capability, experience, judgment, and role alignment without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Application instructions

Apply through TeamZoro Careers with an up-to-date CV. Include examples of legal research, drafting, or contract support work where possible. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage.