Job Description

Job Role:

The Legal Consultant will report directly to the CFO and Legal Counsel(India). Personnel must be experienced in all aspects of Legal advisory and to handle US and India legal processes and add value to and be the legal team. Personnel shall ensure that company operates within the law at all times, offer counsel on legal issues, create an effective guardian of the organization and facilitate business strategies development. The successful candidate will be able to ensure legal compliance, assist the HR team in special circumstances related to employees and limit risk exposure.

Role Responsibilities:

Legal Drafting - Drafting and amending Client as well as Vendor Agreements/Master Level Service Agreements, employer-employee agreements.

NDA & Confidentiality Agreement - Drafting and vetting NDAs from Clients, Vendors, and/or investors.

Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management

Set internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors

Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action

Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically

Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks

Base your decision-making process on ethics and integrity

Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders

Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, politicians, clients)

Attract, develop, direct, motivate and drive performance from the team

Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights

Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas

Keep abreast of legislative changes.

To provide advice on different legal issues.

To be actively involved in preparing and drafting different statutory and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well.

To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis.

To draw up formalities regarding the settlement of legal cases and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses.

To coordinate, follow-up, and monitor the progress of the cases pending in various courts of law across the country in consultation with the Council's legal representatives.

Taking a lead role, especially during meetings, hearings, etc., and prioritizing work to ensure that the services delivered to the Council are of high quality.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Education

Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, IT & Intellectual Property Law, etc). Law graduate from a premier law school and holds a masters' degree (preferable).

Experience & Exposure

3+ Years of proven experience in the field of Legal consulting, advisory, and practice.

International experience and exposure (preferably US)

• Experience in multi-unit concepts preferred.
• Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, etc)
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations
• Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives
• Well-versed in how the business operates with financial acumen
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and gravitas
• Excellent judgment and analytical skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to see around the corner

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of legal principles and procedures.
• Well-organized with the ability to prioritize.
• Well-versed in corporate law, litigations, Labor Law, IT & Intellectual Property Law.

Tech Savvy

Proficient in the use of MS Office

Other Skills

Ability to strategize and solve problems

Strong leadership and organizational skills

Excellent communication and people skills

An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers

Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint skills.

Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized

Ability to think creatively, highly driven, and self-motivated

Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity