L&T - Senior Manager - Legal/Litigation & Employment Laws - LLB/LLM

- Larsen & Toubro is a major technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and financial services conglomerate, with global operations. The Company addresses critical needs in key sectors Hydrocarbon, Infrastructure, Power, Process Industries and Defense - for customers in over 30 countries around the world.

- We combine a proven track record and professional skills, woven together with a culture of trust & caring. Consistently rated among the best employers in the country, L&T offers unmatched leadership opportunities & growth. Our approach is built on empowering employees to take on challenging assignments and explore their potential.

L&T SuFin is a new digital B2B SME E-commerce initiative of Larsen & Toubro, which will leverage L&T's deep knowledge and capabilities in Procurement (through its huge volume of annual procurement) and Logistics, Financing, and IT solutions in India.

- This platform is essentially a digital marketplace for SME buyers and sellers (mainly focused on construction and industrial products & services) to connect in an efficient manner, thereby enabling sellers to expand their sales reach, and for buyers to find required products and services at optimal cost and quality.

- L&T-SuFin is building a world class team to service this business space in Ecommerce transactions, logistics for such transactions and finance for the SMEs.

- Already a 250 plus strong team operating in several states- we are now looking for cutting edge talent in Business AnalystProduct, Planning & Implementation for SUFIN

- L&T SuFin intends to be a leader in this space and build a profitable and sustainable business.

Desired Profile:

- Qualification: LLB/LLM (Law Degree preferably from leading law schools)

- Work Location: Mumbai (Working from Office, should be willing to relocate to Mumbai on an immediate basis)

- Experience: 8 years of PQE preferably mix of law firm and corporate

- Innovative and logical in approach - ability to translate problem statements into legal parlance and provide solutions to business

- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal skills, and analytical communications skills

- Possess highly developed organizational skills, detail oriented and hard working

- Ability to think strategically and creatively to identify and help resolve legal issues work effectively under time critical deadlines

- Proficient in Email, MS Office including Word, Excel, Power Point and outlook and aptitude for learning and using new software tools

- Familiar with laws with respect to ecommerce business including issues relating to online platforms and intermediary liability and relevant judgments

Key Responsibilities:

- Experience in handling litigations - notice, court proceedings withdrawal - both criminal and civil matters, employment, or labor laws, pre litigation dispute including posh, arbitrations

- Research into new applicable laws regulations and advice on regulatory requirements, legal risks, and mitigation strategies

- Drafting and vetting court pleadings (including affidavits and applications, notices, and replies) as well as consumer matters

- Manage and resolve conflict to avoid dispute escalation

- Participate in and /or lead negotiations with both internal and external customers /stakeholders

- Prepare Litigation Status Report, etc.

- Identify and consult on legal risks in connection with the development of new business and products

- Handling litigation mandates from inception till final hearing

- Will be actively involved in all litigations including briefing counsels and appearing before the courts

- Timely revert to all notices

- Knowledge and experience in drafting, revise and negotiate a wide range of agreements with customers, vendors, sellers, buyers, financial institutions and other third parties including large master agreements, data licenses, software and intellectual property licenses ,consulting /service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, IPR and Data Privacy will be an added advantage

Key Skills:

- Experience in drafting of pleadings

- Supervise and direct outside counsels on multiple litigation matters

- Comfortable working in high pressure environment

- Significant litigation management experience

- Handling of litigation management of software tools

- Identify and consult on legal risks in connection to the business expansion

- Open for travelling