Job Description
The objective of this job is to handle and manage day to day legal function at Factory, Kolkata. Litigation management, legal contracts and compliances. Incumbent will also be responsible for related activities at Kolkata location office and should have sound understanding of statutory/ regulatory compliances, labour laws and local land laws. The incumbent shall also be responsible for providing support on problem solving regarding current /potential issues.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Should have sound knowledge of local land related laws, labour laws and litigations.
- Advising and responsible for all applicable laws on various aspects such as business laws, civil, labour litigations, intellectual property laws etc.
- Coordination with advocates and appearances before Courts.
- Liasoning with various statutory Authorities, Government departments and local bodies.
- Ensuring legal compliances for complying with applicable laws and various legal formalities including identification of issues and their risk assessment and resolution.
- Managing legal contracts (drafting, vetting and reviewing of various business contracts and general legal agreements)
- Ensuring development and deployment of resources and support on problem solving on current / potential issues.
- Ensuring training & awareness of legal updation among team members.
- The incumbent must have sound knowledge of:
- Rules, regulations and procedures pertaining to functioning of Courts particularly proceedings related to pursuing of cheque dishonor (NI Act) cases, civil, arbitration, consumer, labour and other litigations;
- Drafting of communications to be addressed to various statutory authorities and local bodies and related follow ups; and
Basic Computer skills MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.
Desired Candidate Profile
Relevant experience of 10-12 years in legal function. Manufacturing exp. preferred.