Legal Counsel & Company Secretary - IT

Opportunity for Legal Counsel & Company Secretary Based in Mumbai :

Qualification Must

- LLB

- Company Secretary (CS)

Objective / Purpose of duty :

The job holder is responsible for the effective and efficient management of secretarial, general legal and compliance apart from providing support for contract review, negotiation and closure.

Main responsibilities :

- Perform and manage all secretarial work for private limited company

- Providing support to business for general legal and compliance related activity

- Providing support to business in managing compliance work for all applicable laws including Companies Act, FEMA, labor laws, etc

- Resolve pending or threatened disputes between the Company and third parties in the Corporate & Compliance area.

- Manage all litigation work for the company

- Contract review, negotiation and agreement closure

- Work with and support India Country Counsel in managing external counsel cost.

Desired Skills and Experience :

- Qualified company secretary and lawyer with minimum four (4) years of relevant experience, including advising companies on secretarial, company laws, and compliance issues.

- Solid understanding of Indian legal systems and Information and Communication Technology business.

- Excellent drafting skills with keen attention to detail.

- Excellent command of written and spoken English.

- Team player with a proven ability to integrate and adapt to new environments easily and quickly.

- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to a cross-functional team.

- A successful track record in closing agreements/transactions in a time bound manner.

- Energetic, driven, personable and able to identify obstacles and ways to overcome them and enjoy setting things done.

- Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills and ability to coordinate projects at 360- .

- High level of integrity and ethical behavior.

- Sensitivity to adjust to different cultures and the proven ability to achieve objectives in very different environments.