Location
Noida | India
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Job Description
Position Title, Responsibility Level Sr Mgr – Legal Function Legal Reports to Head of India Legal Permanent/ Temporary Permanent Span of Control Location Noida, India
Basic Function To assist the Legal Function. Should be capable of handling multiple legal assignments and ensure minimization of legal risks to the organization. Meeting deadlines with minimum turnaround time in handling legal matters.
Essential Functions Support and collaborate with EXL Legal team in:
- Contracts:
- Reviewer/ negotiator for commercial agreements, including client Master Services Agreements, SOWs/ Work Orders, Vendor Contracts, Facility Leases, Software License Agreements, Service level agreements, NDAs and RFPs.
- Ensure legal risks are addressed while balancing business needs and objectives.
- Ensure contracts are negotiated within EXL contracting standards, while facilitating deal-to-deal specific exceptions and customizations and pro-actively working with Business team members to creatively solve issues.
- Indian law issues: Legal research and responding to legal queries facing the Indian entities, covering all local laws and regulations. Supporting the corporate secretarial team from time to time.
- Employer Employee relationships: Handling employee matters, researching and advising on applicable laws concerning employment, providing trainings, answering legal queries and satisfactory resolution of employment issues.
- Managing and driving company litigation in India, across the board.
- Specific Projects: Assist with Special Projects as the need arises to support the businesses strategic growth while keeping within the acceptable risk profile. Ability to take ownership of projects and 'run with them' to completion.
- Talent Management: Conducting training and awareness sessions on upcoming legal and compliance areas. Ensure team engagement; provide team development, orientation and mentoring. Continue to build and improve processes to minimize team conflicts.
Primary Internal Interactions Interaction on a day-to-day basis with the Business teams and Enabling functions like Finance, HR, Commercial & Technology on legal and policy matters.
Primary External Interactions Interaction with external counsels, government/ regulatory bodies both local and international.
Organizational Relationships Reports To : Head of India Legal Supervises : N.A. Skills Technical Skills Excellent skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
Process Specific Skills Must have excellent research and drafting skills, extending drafting of complex contractual documentation.
Soft Skills (Desired) Should be sincere, very hardworking and
a team player . Must be ready to take extra responsibility and lead from the front.
Soft Skills (Minimum) Should have excellent communication and co-ordination attributes and must be willing to work in a dedicated and diligent manner. Able to work independently and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Education Requirements Graduate/ Post Graduate in Law (LL.B.), preferably from a reputed law school, with good academic background.
Qualification/ membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ACS) will be an advantage.
Work Experience Requirements 6 - 11 years of post-qualification experience; a combination of time with a top-tier law firm as well as in-house experience with a reputed IT/ ITES corporation preferred.
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