SHV Energy - Manager - Legal - LLB/LLM

Company: SHV Energy Private Limited

Position Title: Manager Legal

Focus Areas: Litigation Management, Debt Recovery, Property /Estate Management, Public Affairs, IPR, Due Diligence etc.

Location: Corporate Office, Hyderabad

Reports to: Vice President Legal & PR

Job Summary : This is a full-time position responsible for providing legal support services for breadth of legal & compliance issues relating to ever growing Companys business in India. Responsibility to ensure that appropriate and effective legal strategies are in place to facilitate business goals. Anticipate and guard against legal risks. Develop and recommend legal solutions for accomplishment of strategic business objectives.

The Company :

SHV Energy is known by its brand name SUPER Gas in India. SHV Energy India is a 100% owned subsidiary of the family-owned Dutch business group SHV Holdings NV. The Group is established more than 126 years ago now operates in 41 countries, employing about 40,000 people, with a turnover exceeding 15.2 billion.

The flagship company of the group SHV Energy is a world leader in trade and distribution of LPG. SHV have been setting the industry standards, helping to formulate legislations, developing new products, new uses for LPG and promoting safety over the years. SHV's success is based on our customers, our partners and our people. We are known throughout the world for our professionalism, business ethics, strong values and commitment to customer service.

Position Relationship: Close interaction with Legal Team, Cross-Functional teams, Business Heads, Functional Heads and Management Team.

Job Profile Overview :

- Knowledge in Laws of India: Legal principles, jurisprudence and practices in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Company Law, Employment and Business Laws and procedures.

- In-House Legal Expertise vs. Commercial Understanding: Ability to demonstrate the trait of business enabler and make commercially savvy decisions and connect with business teams. Deftness to help make strategic decisions based on commercial and legal analysis.

- Managing Legal Risks: Ability to understand the pressure points, strategy and objectives of the business and effectively communicate the risks and legal issues involved in any decision to management. Thus enable management to make informed strategic choices with an acceptable risk profile.

- Demonstrating Value: Should be able to add specific value by encouraging a greater understanding of financial and non-financial risk, support the business teams and management in preventing exposure to the company to unnecessary legal risk. Identify, manage and mitigate risk and strengthen business support.

- Litigation Management: Conversant with the functioning and procedures of Courts in India/ Quasi Judicial Authorities w.r.t. litigations, Arbitration etc. Developing and coordinating litigation strategies and coordinating centrally all litigation across the country. Effectively liaise with external lawyers for management of legal cases and legal costs, opinions. Manage and oversee all company litigation matters and potential litigations.

- Debt Recoveries: Deftness in negotiations, out-of-court settlements, recovery of dues and assets.

- Estate/Land Management: Expertise in Legal aspects of investment & disinvestment of immovable properties, title due diligence, drafting Sale Deeds, Lease Deeds, Leave & License, Deeds of Assignment/transfer, liaison with Port Land Authorities and Industrial Estate Authorities, title deeds/mutation management.

- Public Affairs: Advocacy assistance in building and maintaining a positive image for the company. Establishing and maintaining relationships and engagementwith Industry, Govt. and Policy makers, Trade Associations, and to work closely with the Public Affairs teams of SHV. Liaise with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals and objectives by administering the communications and public relations initiatives as determined by the larger organizational strategic planning process.

- Legal Drafting: Write, review and analyze various legal pleadings, affidavits, plaints, written-statements, petitions, writs, replies, rejoinders, powers-of attorney, draft and file responses to legal notices, review opinions and other legal documents, identify potential legal issues and support suitable legal documentation etc.

- Statutory & Regulatory compliance support and updates: To keep up to date with the legislative advances / changes which may have a business impact and accordingly render timely advice to the Corporate and Regions. Skill in interpreting applicable laws, regulatory policies & procedures, case laws; legal search. Understand and implement corporate guidelines w.r.t. legal policy and statutory compliance.

- Management of Intellectual Property Rights searches, registrations and infringement actions.

- Loyalty & Integrity: SHV prides itself in being one of the most admired companies for its integrity in managing its business and its employees. The incumbent will need to exhibit high standards of integrity and have a very strong core belief in doing the right thing and be resilient and persistent in ensuring that integrity is maintained at the highest level. The candidate also needs to act to address and resolve conflicts early and in an open and direct manner, communicate candidly with superiors, peers and employees.

Key Skills and Leadership Requirements :

- Generalist lawyer, with a flexible approach to work and strong sense of personal responsibility for action.

- Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (speak, read and write) with a demonstrated ability to communicate to a wide variety of business personnel, including external lawyers.

- Lead and contribute as a member of cross-functional teams in supporting business goals

- Develop productive and collaborative internal and external relationship

- Visible Leadership Continually search for ways to improve and adapt to change

- Information sharing Ensure people have access to information to do their job effectively

- Excellent legal skills with an ability to apply business solutions to legal problems.

- Networked within the Legal community and ability to liaise with Statutory/Regulatory and Government Authorities.

- Provide guidance to colleagues on Legal Compliance

- Creativity and willingness to embrace change and work in multi-functional teams, and build trusting relationships at all levels of Corporate, Regional and Legal group.

- Should have learning agility and drive to make the legal function a strategic player for the company. Should have the drive to take on additional responsibilities.

- Willingness to travel both domestic and international as per business need

Qualification & Experience :

- Degree in Law- B.L /LLB or LLM.

- 7 to 8 years of experience in relevant areas as an in-house legal resource from a reputed organization or should have worked in a good law firm handling major corporate clients or Professional qualification as a practiced lawyer in Indian jurisdiction.

Compensation : In line with the best in the industry.