General Manager - Legal (Corporate Office)

Role & responsibilities

The incumbent shall be responsible for all legal related issues at Corporate as well as Plant levels.

The main KRAs:

• Independently provide legal strategy and effectively resolve all legal issues of the Group Companies
• To provide road map and critical advice/ inputs for handling all pending and future litigation
• To manage and conduct all legal cases in a time bound and cost effective manner
• Carry out periodical reviews of the function and provide directions, guidance to the team for legal strategy
• To proactively identify legal risks and provide remedies
• Obtain necessary sanctions, permits, clearances, approvals and NOCs from statutory authorities and ensure legal compliance;
• Support Business for formulating general business strategy from the legal perspective;
• Provide regular updates to management in terms of legal proceedings & further action points and important developments, generally concerning the laws
• Develop and maintain sustainable relations with solicitors & Sr. Counsels of relevant High Court, Tribunals & Honble Supreme Court of India, legal consultants and network of Corporate Lawyers;
• Co-ordinate with advocates-on-record, counsel and senior counsel;
• Advice management on issues, and where necessary, obtain expert opinions from external sources;
• Represent the company in various legal proceedings and coordinate with legal consultants on behalf of the company;
• Keep fully informed on all legislation affecting the organization's operations and of all new developments in corporate legal matters, and keep all levels of management informed of applicable new laws and of the progress and results of court cases;
• Develop and mentor a professionally competent team

Preferred candidate profile

LLB / LLM with 15 to 22 years of experience from middle or large size of manufacturing industry.

Good communication and leadership skill.

Kannada Language Mandatory