Legal Counsel (Mergers & Acquisitions) at Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai (10-15 Years Experience)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited has advertised an opening for a Legal Counsel (M&A) based in Mumbai. The vacancy is listed on TCS iBegin, the company's own careers portal, under requisition ID 426154, and sits within the Business Process Services function at the Executive role level.

The mandate is a transactional one. The counsel is expected to run legal due diligence on mergers and acquisitions, structure domestic and cross-border deals, draft and negotiate the full suite of transaction documents, and carry the regulatory compliance load that sits around Indian M&A work.

TCS states the applications close on 31 August 2026.

TCS states that candidates must have knowledge of the following, as they relate to M&A transactions:

• The Companies Act, 2013 (India)
• SEBI Regulations
• FEMA Regulations
• Basic employment and labour laws
• Intellectual property laws
• Antitrust regulations
• Data privacy laws, including the GDPR

The advertisement asks for demonstrated experience of:

• Conducting legal due diligence for M&A transactions
• Deal structuring for domestic and international cross-border transactions
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating all forms of transaction documents, including Shareholders' Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Engagement Letters, Letters of Intent, Binding and Non-Binding Offers, Asset Purchase Agreements, Business Transfer Agreements and Intellectual Property Agreements
• Ensuring regulatory compliance across antitrust and securities regulation, including FEMA compliances
• Managing deal logistics, and advising on risks, tax implications and post-closing issues so that the transaction closes smoothly and on a legally sound footing

• A lawyer with 10 to 15 years of work experience
• At least 5 of those years in a corporate legal department or a law firm, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions (both domestic and international), demergers, divestments and corporate restructuring transactions
• Qualification listed by TCS: Bachelor of General Law
• Excellent communication, analytical and collaboration skills

• Location: Mumbai
• Experience band: 10 to 15 years
• Function: Business Process Services
• Role level: Executive
• Requisition ID: 426154
• Skill tagged by TCS: Legal Counsel
• Apply by: 31 August 2026

TCS has not published any salary, CTC or remuneration figure in this advertisement. The posting carries no pay information at all, so applicants should expect compensation to be discussed during the recruitment process rather than inferred from the advert.

Applications are made through the TCS iBegin careers portal on the requisition page for job 426154J. Using the Apply button requires a TCS iBegin candidate account, so applicants who have not used the portal before will need to register first and then return to the job page.

There is no email application route in this advertisement. TCS does not accept applications for this role through any third-party job board, and applicants should apply only on the iBegin portal linked below.