Job Purpose:
The incumbent will be part of the corporate legal team and will provide legal support to the internal stakeholders in their line of business.
Key Responsibilities:
The Incumbent will be required to partner with and support the local teams from various departments to understand the project requirements or risks, complete the contract review and/or draft, collaborate with the line of business and legal team, and participate in the negotiations, as required.
The Incumbent will support review and negotiations from a commercial and legal perspective and engage internal subject matter experts, as needed, including, Finance, Procurement, Product development, HR.
- Contract drafting, review, and negotiations to help internal stakeholders close agreements as per the established company guidelines and turn around time (TAT).
- Conducting risk/gap analysis and preparation of deviation reports or memo to advise internal
- Stakeholders on various issues and projects.
- Legal research on relevant regulations applicable to the auto industry
- Assist in preparing and maintaining legal databases for contracts and other legal documents.
- Assist in preparing and updating standard templates that may be used by business team to cover various business transactions
- Keep track of legal work handled at the business location and update the cross functions as and when required.
- Dispute management, early resolution, preventing escalations, managing litigation/arbitration
- Strategizing conflict management to ensure least risk/cost outcomes
- Lead and manage a team of legal officers
Education:
- LLB degree with 14-18 years of post-qualification experience as in-house lawyer.
- Spoken and Written proficiency in Tamil language is desirable.
Experience:
- Experience in manufacturing is essential, auto industry is desirable.
- Sound legal knowledge and analytical approach to legal issues (exposure to project management)
- Exposure to contract disputes, including alternate dispute resolution mechanisms.
- Able to work in the team and having good communication and drafting skill
