Lakme Lever - Associate/Assistant Manager - Legal

Contract Management:

- Vetting and drafting of various kinds of agreements viz. Lease agreement, Leave and License Agreement, Franchisee agreement, agreements related to Human resources, training, product partners and others

- Contract Management (proper documentation and up keeping of all agreements, contracts and their renewals on time)

- Document relationships with external parties through contracts, T&Cs and advise business from time to time.

Advisory:

- Disciplinary process for errant franchisees/follow up process/terminations

- Catastrophic Customer complaint management

- Ensuring Due diligence of properties to support the business expansion plan

- Partnering for talent recruitment, retention and people issues

- To advocate and make representations for laws and regulations supporting the growth of the business and industry.

Compliance:

- To advise the business and implement changes in legislations.

- Ensuring all compliances (Labor, Municipal, IPR, etc) as applicable to FOFO and COCO salons

- Owning the compliance management system Franchise Management portal and beyond

Dispute / Litigation Management:

- Advising and managing disputes to minimize company exposure and risks

- Sending various kinds of notices, business letters and communications viz.

- Prosecuting and defending litigations and coordinating with external lawyers

- Conducting raids and following civil and criminal action against IPR infringers

Business Integrity:

- Drafting, implementation & trainings for SOPs and policies within the company POSH

- Supporting investigations into complaints relating to POSH

Primary Responsibilities

- Legal business partner for

- Operations (North & East) ,

- Business Development (North & East),

- HR, Training, Category functions

- Dermalogica brand

- Advisory and execution of company processes, legislations and regulations that apply to business

Key Result Area

- Protect, preserve company assets and reputation.

- To partner the BD and Operations functions effectively to ensure basic functions of these departments are completed in compliance with set internal processes / legal norms so as to minimise the risks faced by business.

- To steer disputes and litigations relating to assigned areas to the company's benefit and interest.

- To advise business for new product / service developments.