Legal Counsel
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Job Details
Title : Associate Manager- Legal
Location: India - Gurgaon
Work Mode - Hybrid
Role Purpose
The Legal Counsel is responsible for providing the organization with support to facilitate effective legal services, advice, and representation for all legal issues either directly or with the support of external lawyers, with focus on the technology, digital and e-commerce business. The role holder is also responsible for supporting the Legal team in all legal matters and providing support on advice given to the business and regulatory functions on legal issues and documents in a timely manner while ensuring consistency of approach and style.
Responsibilities
Contracts
Draft contracts, agreements, letters and notifications as required in a timely manner and ensuring that they are compliant with internal standards and legal requirements, with a focus on technology, e-commerce, digital and marketing
Liaise with business, operational and technical stakeholders to procure relevant information to prepare tailored contracts and assess risks
Legal Advice
Advising on various commercial, contractual and business matters, with a focus on law and regulations relating to intellectual property, e-commerce and data privacy
Regulatory Compliance
Proactively identifying issues and risks and advising on relevant laws and regulations with a focus on the e-commerce and digital business
Legal Due Diligence and Claims
Provide support when advising concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations
Support the development of strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
Legal Research and Evaluation
Support research on laws, rulings and regulations to safeguard and legally protect business operations
Gather evidence to formulate defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
Support the development of strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
Research the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents and research
Keep abreast of the changes to laws and regulations of the region, monitor legal publications and study the new trends related to legal practices and their impact on the current scenario
Legal Policies and Procedures
Research policies for legal correctness with a view to provide legal advice in relation to the drafting of contracts/policies
Ensure necessary law applications to protect the organization in conjunction with allowing for commercial advantages
Develop reports on internal legal process is followed and tasks are completed within the deadlines
Report any actions or omissions that might interfere with the operations or policies of the company
Experience Required
6+ years' legal experience including in-house roles, preferably with 2+ years in retail experience
Experience of technology, media and telecommunications industry or related work strongly preferred
Exposure to the Middle East and GCC markets desirable
Minimum Qualifications/education
Bachelor's Degree in Law