About The Position
As an Legal Associate you will keep track of legal documents, update files, conduct research, and prepare the first versions.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Handling internal department related and external client disputes or cases;
- Replying to legal notices;
- Managing litigation right from initial evaluation of the case, review and finalize court documents, co-ordinate with external counsels, law firm, witnesses and internal departments as required and administrative work related to case management.
- Offer comprehensive legal advice to company management ensuring compliance and risk mitigation;
- Identify potential legal risks and develop strategies to counteract them. Continuously strive for improvements in risk management standards;
- Periodically update the senior management on the status of litigation cases, potential risks, and changes in strategy;
- Advise on matters pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and draft, review, negotiate related agreements.
- Drafting, review, negotiation, and finalization of business agreements (vendor contracts, NDA, MOUs, Marketing agreements, collaboration agreements, admin agreements, employment contracts, business support agreements, loan agreements etc.) lease deeds, affidavits, POA and all forms of legal arrangements.
- Ensure contracts align with legal standards and company policies.
- Provide analysis of contractual obligations and risks associated in a given contract.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors and/or Masters degree in law from a recognized university.
- 4-5 years of combined litigation and non-litigation experience with experience of 2-3 years court practice or with a law firm. Experience of minimum 2 years as in-house legal counsel, preferably in the IT industry.