Legal Counsel Role - IT/Service Industry - LLB

Legal Counsel - IT (OR) Service Industry

Required Qualifications:

- Law Degree from a reputed Law School

- Minimum of 8+ of PQE;

- Candidates working in digital/health tech, IT, AI, data analytics, medical devices/medical innovation or other allied discipline will be highly preferred. Senior Associates at law firms with strong orientation/advising clients in digital/health tech are also encouraged to apply.

- Good in drafting of agreements, specially multiple agreements in INDIAN LEGISLATION.

Purpose:

- The Legal Counsel shall support and advise the business teams of the organisation in exploring novel and emerging business opportunities in digital health and innovation projects in the health and wellness space.

- The ideal candidate must have the legal skills, business acumen, and experience to actively contribute to business strategy and support its practical implementation.

Main Responsibilities:

- Advising relevant internal teams on resolution of issues, providing legal support to day-to-day operations in business;

- Working closely with stakeholders to ensure that business operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and due risk mitigation;

- Leading the drafting and negotiations of a broad range of licensing, strategic partnership/collaboration and other transactional agreements;

- Ensuring his/her stakeholders are kept abreast of relevant legal developments;

- Contributing to legal due diligence procedures arising from business development or licensing- related contractual activities;

- Instructing external counsel, wherever appropriate and supervising their work;

- Interfacing with key stakeholders, including: Commercial, Digital/Innovation, IP, Finance, Tax as well as colleagues in global Legal & Compliance department

Key Competencies:

- Technical legal expertise in complex licensing transactions/commercial contracting

- Practical exposure and conceptual understanding of how digital/technology businesses work

- Highly motivated and performance driven individual striving to excel in fulfilling job responsibilities, delivering quality work and achieving desired results

- Adaptable, open to new ways of working and finding unique solutions to overcome business challenges

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Stays informed of new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting AI, digital, tech, health, automation industry/health & wellness space

- Ability to manage workload and prioritize among a given number of active files at any one time.

- Willingly assists colleagues in other functions (Legal, Compliance, Finance, Accounting, etc.) with projects and activities in areas outside of his/her primary areas of responsibility as needed to contribute to a collegial atmosphere.

- Challenges his/herself in order to deliver even when it is not completely within his/her control