Legal Counsel - BPO/IT/KPO - LLB

Responsibilities:

- Draft / review, negotiate and finalize commercial contracts including legal and business agreements, NDAs, LOIs and service provider contracts.

- Work closely with Business and Support functions to periodically review and ensure compliance of policies and procedures including adherence to professional standards and ethical guidelines while handling issues.

- Provide necessary counsel on legal implications along with recommendations.

- Responsible to mitigate issues by providing creative solutions; facilitate its execution all the way up to its closure.

- Responsible to review and respond appropriately to legal notices and other communications of similar nature.

- Responsible to engage and work closely with external law firms, counsels, consultants on a need basis.

- Shall be the company's legal representative for all communications and interactions with jurisdictional authorities as required from time to time.

Requirements:

- Law degree from a leading university or law school.

- Licensed to practice law in India or other common law jurisdiction.

- A minimum of 5+ years of experience working as an in-house legal counsel for multi-national organizations.

- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams

- Excellent organizational skills; ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

- Excellent English language capability