Senior Legal Counsel

Our client would like to hire a senior level lawyer to support its active and successful business in India.

Responsibilities:

• Assumes ownership, responsibility and accountability for all legal matters
• Provides general legal advice, guidance and direction to the Market, which will include litigation or disputes, corporate governance, labor and employment and regulatory matters
• Drive and Lead legal support on deals and business opportunities including drafting, deal structuring and negotiating contracts with customers and relevant third parties; providing input into Statements of Compliance (SOC); providing input to the contract risk assessment processes; attending the contract approval and validation meetings in accordance with process; cooperating closely with the bid team, head of sales, Project Contract Management and other business stakeholders on deals
• Provides legal support to and works in close-co-ordination with Group Legal &Compliance, Legal Specialists, Business Group Counsels and other divisions
• Work closely with Ethics & Compliance to drive compliance initiatives and programs in the Market Unit
• Efficiently manages engagement of external counsels and legal costs within the CO L&C budget
• Supports the development of business teams by providing legal training

Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree in Law / Jurisprudence from recognised institution in a civil code law and/or common law based jurisdiction
• Currently qualified to practice in India
• Minimum 15 years PQE
• Trained/qualified at a top tier, reputable corporate/commercial law firm as well as in-house experience
• Experience in IT/Telco/Infrastructure
• Able to work independently but within a global team structure

McGregor Boyall Associates Pte Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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