*The project will be for a duration of 3 months requiring full-time capacity*

Our client, a leading global health equipment firm is looking to engage with a Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of the business.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advising various business verticals and functions on legal issues.

• Interpretation of laws and regulations and advising on their applicability.

• Strategizing and formulating litigation strategy in line with commercial objectives of the Company.

• Handle court cases independently, as and when required.

• Draft and vetting court pleadings, legal notices, responses to legal notices etc. and briefing outside counsels and law firms.

• Managing outside counsels to derive the optimum synergies.

• Collaborate with management to devise efficient proactive strategies.

• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.

• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on potential legal

issues.

• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (customers, regulators, external counsels, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust.

• Draft, negotiate and manage the agreements, contracts, MoUs, LoIs, and other legal

documents to ensure and protect the company’s legal rights.

• Responsible for managing Passport – an inhouse litigation system.

• Review and recommend revisions to templates periodically, to reflect new requirements

• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.

• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.

• Assisting with training and preparation of policies and procedures.

• Maintain current knowledge or amendments in legislation.

Skills Required

• LLB or Masters, having 10-12 years’ of PQE, largely as an inhouse counsel. Company

• Company Secretaryship is an additional mandatory requirement.

• Proven experience as a legal counsel in business environment

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of contract law, civil and criminal laws, corporate law and procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to create legal strategies

• High degree of professional ethics and integrity

• Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information

• Excellent communication and team skills

• Preference will be extended to domain knowledge in data privacy and/ or financing/leasing arrangements.

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