upGrad - Legal & Compliance Officer - LLB - ATLAS SKILLTECH University

ATLAS SKILLTECH University is Indias first new-age urban multidisciplinary university. Founded to forge a path to the future, ATLAS is where the confluence of design, technology, strategy, and leadership takes place.

We believe in breaking paths and conventions. We are constantly defining, shaping, and redefining the future of education in India right here in the heart of an ever-booming, cosmopolitan, and enterprising Mumbai.

For more details please visit our website: https://atlasuniversity.edu.in

Position: Legal & Compliance Officer

Responsibilities:

Strategic:

- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing various agreements, commercial contracts and other legal

documents

- Draft and manage agreements involving IP, including license agreements, manufacturing agreements,

and supply agreements. Advice and counsel clients on matters related to intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Draft, file and prosecute patent applications on behalf of University

- Provide legal counsel and guidance to the officers of the institution on all legal matters relevant to a private institution, including personnel law, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, and laws pertaining to students, contracts and grants, tax matters, worker's compensation, liability and insurance matters, affirmative action, and other laws and regulations

- Updating existing internal policies and formulating and implementing new regulations or policies as necessary

- Drafting, reviewing and finalizing necessary briefs, notices, replies, RTIs and policy documents

- Draft and review Tender documents, MOAs / MoUs, and other legal documents, as may be required on

behalf of the University and shall ensure that legal documents align with the University's policies and

objectives

Compliance:

- Identify critical personnel, regulatory reporting dates, and compliance issues

- Performs compliance and internal audits in accordance with the annual audit plans

- Creates and maintains records of all reports of suspected compliance violations

- Develops and periodically reviews and revises University-wide compliance audit and internal risk

assessments and audit plans

- Advising internal management and business partners on the implementation of compliance programs

- In depth understanding of drafting and vetting of agreements. Statutory /Regulatory Compliance

Management

- Develop assessment tools and system to rate compliance risks

- Central repository for compliance-related documents

- Provide regular status reports to senior leadership, Institutional Risk Committee, and the Audit, Risk,

and Compliance Committee

- Ensuring the program includes effective monitoring that prevents accidental or intentional

non compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements; detecting such noncompliance;

when it occurs, ensuring that the noncompliant behaviour is appropriately addressed; and, preventing

future noncompliance

- Managing internal legal processes and monitoring regulatory compliance

Other responsibilities:

- Articulate the verification processes and single points accountable for regulatory reports at the country, State, and Local levels

- Identify, assess risks, mitigate and facilitate gap closures

- Giving accurate and timely legal advice on a variety of legal topics

- Managing the Universitys litigation, coordinating with external legal counsel and devising appropriate

legal strategies

- Providing clarifications on legal language or applicable law

- Act as member representing the Sexual Harassment Team / POSH Committee

- Attend the court and liaison with the Standing Counsels at the time of hearing the Sensitive Cases of

the University

- Communicating and negotiating with external parties including regulatory authorities, government

departments and other third parties

- Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations of the University

Qualification & Experience

- Bachelors of Law (LLB) with 8 to 10 years of experience preferably in Education sector

Desired Profile:

- Strong understanding of litigation and legal procedure;

- Strong understanding of contract law, labour law, intellectual property law, real estate law, employment law.

- Sound judgment and ability to analyse situations and information;

- Ability to create legal defensive strategies and act proactively;

- High degree of professional ethics and integrity;

- Excellent negotiating and drafting skills;

- Excellent oral and written communication skills;

- Ability to cultivate and maintain strong professional relationships;

- Ability to multitask and keep on top of a busy, varied workload;

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team