Deputy Manager Legal & Secretarial

Job Role
-Contracts Management & Non Consumer Litigation

Job Location -Mumbai (Vikhroli)

Job responsibilities

- Drafting, Vetting and Negotiation of following types of agreements:
Service Agreements e.g. MSA, SOW, SLA, NDA , Vendor agreements
- Transactional documents:
Franchise Agreement, LOI, term sheets, bank guarantee etc.
- Derivative agreements
- Property related agreements e.g. lease agreement, leave & license agreement
- Contract Lifecycle and Repository Management
- Drafting of various legal notices/replies/representations/other written communications
- Employee Issues:
Drafting of various communications issued to Employee e.g. show cause notices, F&F settlement, warning letters, terminations letters etc.
- Litigation:
- Handling various types litigations for & against the company e.g. labour matters, Recovery matters etc. and coordination with external lawyer
- Maintain and report litigation MIS
- Advisory:
To provide necessary legal advice/opinion and support to higher management, functions and businesses. Develop an effective legal function across & support the Legal & Compliance Department to identify and manage legal risk.
- Coordinating/Liasoning with Labour/Government authorities and assisting in making necessary submissions/responses
- Conduct legal research and analysis by utilizing various resources.

Qualifications and Experience

- Candidate should have a fulltime degree in Law with min. 2-3 years’ of total post qualification experience

Functional and Behavioral requirements

- Post- qualification legal experience with a strong preference for considerable experience as Legal manager and contract specialist.
- Considerable experience in drafting, review and negotiation of client/third party contracts/Derivative Agreements
- Ability to work independently and pragmatically and be accountable for delivery of high-quality work.
- Ability to multi-task, be detail oriented, meet deadlines, and handle high pressure situations.
- Ability to exercise judgement regarding confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to collaborate with others in fast paced environment and willingness to work towards business-friendly solutions
- Effective documentation, presentation & communication skills
- Ability to work independently on multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven corporate awareness and ability to work well with colleagues of diverse and multicultural background.