Vice President - General Counsel - BFSI - LLM/CS

- Experience & Qualifications

- LLM and Company Secretary

- Strong understanding of ITES/ BFSI industry

- 15+ years of total experience, of which at least 5 years should be in the role of General Counsel with an Equity listed entity

Accountabilities:

- Provides legal counsel and guidance to the officers of the institution and other upper management on all legal matters relevant to a large public institution, including personnel law, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, and laws pertaining to students, real estate transactions, contracts and grants, tax matters, worker's compensation, liability and insurance matters, public monies and purchases, affirmative action, and other laws and regulations.

- Supervise Legal and also SEBI LODR Secretarial obligations for Equity listed entity

- Anticipates and identifies legal issues and counsels officers of the institution and other upper management in order to develop legal strategies and solutions, often in situations of great political, public relations, or financial risk or significance, and with limited time for assessing alternatives.

- Reviews, researches, interprets, and prepares both written and oral opinions on a wide variety of legal issues.

- Drafts, reviews, and approves policies and procedures, regulations, bylaws, and other legal documents.

- Reviews contracts, leases, and other legal documents; researches legal issues and recommends revisions as necessary.

- Represents or oversees the representation of the institution and upper management in judicial and administrative proceedings, and in negotiations with other state agencies.

- Designs, establishes, and maintains an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives; oversees recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of unit staff.

- Develops and manages annual budgets for the organization and performs periodic cost and productivity analyses.

- Selects and retains outside counsel, as required, to obtain legal opinions or to handle claims and litigation.

- Supervises legal work of other university attorneys, paralegals, and outside counsel; consults on difficult or sensitive issues.

- Provides training to the campus community on various legal issues through seminars and meetings.

- Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest developments in college and university law and in other related areas.

- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.