Legal Counselor

Role & responsibilities

• Commercial contracts: Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, manpower supply, software licences, vendor agreements and NDAs; flow down key prime-contract terms (liability, IP, confidentiality, anti-bribery).
• Commercial contracts: Reviewing purchase orders and any other ad-hoc contracts the Company may wish to enter, highlighting any legal concerns and potential commercial risks to the relevant stakeholder for resolution.
• Legal Risk: Ensure legal and commercial risks are identified and addressed in contracts in coordination with relevant departments.
• Due Diligence: Leads in legal due diligence exercise
• Disputes and advisory: Handle legal notices and disputes, manage external counsel, and train managers on key legal and compliance topics.
• General advisory: Provide legal advice and support on day to day operation of the company

Preferred candidate profile

• LL.B. from a recognised university, enrolled with a State Bar Council.
• 6 to 10 years of post-qualification experience, including at least 2 years practising with a reputable law firm in India.
• A proven record of drafting and negotiating commercial agreement with good drafting skill
• Strong, current knowledge of Indian employment and labour law, including the Labour Codes and Tamil Nadu practice.
• Working knowledge of Companies Act, 2013 and corporate law.
• Clear, concise drafting in business English, and the ability to explain legal risk simply to engineers and managers.
• Commercial judgement: the ability to separate the risks that matter from those that do not, and to suggest practical alternatives.
• Comfort working within headquarters approval processes and consensus-driven decision-making across countries.
• Discretion and integrity in handling confidential client, technology and employee information.
• Self-starter able to build processes, templates and a contract management system in a growing organisation.