Senior Manager/AVP - Legal - Law Firm - LLB

Essential Functions :

Contract Reviews :

- Primary reviewer/negotiator for commercial agreements including client Master Services Agreements, SOWs/Work Orders, Vendor Contracts, Facility Leases, Software License Agreements, Service level agreements, NDAs and RFPs.

- Ensure legal risks are addressed while balancing business needs and objectives.

- Ensure contracts are negotiated within EXL contracting standards, while facilitating deal-to-deal specific exceptions and customizations and pro-actively working with Business team members to creatively solve issues.

- Ability to take ownership of projects and "run with them" to completion.

- Specific Projects: Assist with Special Projects as the need arises to support the businesses strategic growth while keeping within the acceptable risk profile.

- Talent Management: Conducting training and awareness sessions on upcoming legal and compliance areas.

- Ensure team engagement; provide team development, orientation and mentoring. Continue to build and improve processes to minimize team conflicts.

Requirements :

- Excellent skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point. Ability to leverage contract lifecycle tool and other legal automation apps/ tools.

- Must have excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills; extensive experience with US commercial contracts as well as US companies. Must have expert understanding of contracts in the Operations Management and Professional Services space.

- Should be sincere, very hardworking and a team player. Must be ready to take extra responsibility and lead from the front.

- Should have excellent communication and co-ordination attributes and must be willing to work in a dedicated and diligent manner. Able to work independently and meet deadlines with minimal daily supervision.

Education : Graduate/ Post Graduate in Law (L.L.B.) with good academic background.

Work Experience Requirements : 10 years of experience; a combination of time with a major law firm as well as in-house experience with a reputable corporation preferred.