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Associate/Sr. Associate

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Procurement contracts review and remediation for any changes due to GDPR, Schrems II, LIBOR etc.

• Contract negotiation support and outreach post remediation of impacted contracts

• Conduct contract risk review and gap analysis and identify potential impact

• Support the creation of commercial contracting like IT, ITES, IP, Data privacy, Hardware and Software purchase agreements, HR services, NDAs, SOW Review best practices and related materials (e.g. standard operating procedures, Playbooks and internal guidance);

• Relevant experience and expertise to handle routine queries associated with Framework Agreements, Outsourcing Agreements, Work Orders, Land Collaterals, Facility Letters, Personal Life Events, General Collaterals, etc for Software license/maintenance/support, Hardware purchase/support, Telecommunications, Technology services, Data centers, Cloud computing/SaaS, HR services, Commercial/customer propositions, Professional services (including consultancy), Utility services etc.

• Assist in identify contractual GAPS, administrative, Risk and Compliance Management of a contract once it’s signed off;

• Assist in implementation of these best practices and related materials (e.g. via training, mentoring, guidance), with the goal to improve commercial contracting standards both within the team and across the business over time;

• Providing hands-on support to the team with SOW reviews by providing quality control, monitoring adherence to corporate contracting policies, driving best practices, and with communications on reviews to business teams (including business team escalations);

• Advising on when issues need to be referred or escalated to colleagues in relevant teams such as Legal and providing support on these;

• Undertaking reviews directly for high profile, urgent and/or complex contract / SOWs (where applicable);

• Act as a facilitator between various support teams and business teams to resolve contract related queries;

• Enabling application of Contract Lifecycle Management tools and processes to reviewed/created contracts including Metrics, Allocation, Risk Tracking and Traceability;

• To align with the relevant teams to ensure compliance with other practices and processes including extracting key contractual obligations in the contract as per the defined SOPs;

• Ensure negotiated documents are streamlined to provide appropriate credit and legal protection to clients;

• Involve in legal research projects from time to time;

• Assist the wider group within the firm in standardizing documentation process for various regions thereby establishing best practices;

• Addressing queries (raised by internal stakeholders);

• Analyzing and assessing business processes, identifying issues and proposing pragmatic solutions while possessing a strong legal and business judgement;

• Possess a keen eye for detail and be able to capture critical data to be recorded into various systems.

Requirements:

• Educational Qualification: LL.B

• Experience: Essential 2 to 6 years preferably in IT / ITES / KPO / Banks/Inhouse counsel/ corporate counsel working on contracts

• Sound legal knowledge of law and good understanding of commercial and legal aspects of contracts.

• Should be able to draft, negotiate and conduct gap and risk analysis of customer as well as supplier contracts.

• Competence in broad range of banking and business laws

• Should be a great team player with people skills who can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationship with business clients at all level throughout

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Proficient computer skills

Our client is more than 2 decades old NBFC registered with the RBI. The company was set up with an aim to empower rural entrepreneurs, SMEs, and small institutions by micro-financing. The company has come a long way since its inception in 1992 and has evolved with time with the introduction of its App in the small loans sector. At present, the company has more than 5000 employees and has serviced millions of borrowers to accomplish their dreams.

The group has diversified into the education segment and is running two schools. The schools are part of one of the largest private school chains in India. The schools have a flourishing family of 350 teachers and 6500 students. The leadership team at the helm of the company has demonstrable experience in financial services and has built the company by upholding the trust of its customers.

• Delivering efficient and effective corporate governance and secretariat support and advice
• Advising and keeping the management informed about their legal responsibilities
• Maintaining statutory registers and other records as per relevant legal Act(s)
• Drafting and vetting of various legal documents and agreements for the company
• Being responsible for all regulatory compliances of the company
• Convening various meetings as per procedure in law
• Keeping up to date with any regulatory or statutory policies and changes that might affect the organization
• Planning and coordinating internal audits
• Handling corporate filing and managing the processes and procedures related to the same
• Preparing various reports of the company by ensuring compliance of relevant rules, laws and regulations
• Working closely with various key stakeholders and acting as a point of coordination for matters related to corporate governance
• Improving processes related to corporate governance and secretariat by identifying and working on opportunities to improve coordination and communication

• Qualified Company Secretary with relevant work experience of 3 – 5 years
• Previous experience of practical corporate compliances and also proven ability to handle independently corporate compliance of listed Company according to Listing Regulations.
• Must be active in understanding various amendments.
• Excellent knowledge Company/SEBI Law. In-depth knowledge of the industry standards and regulations.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Excellent communication, coordination and analytical skills.
• Outstanding and vigilant planning and implementing abilities

Our client is more than 2 decades old NBFC registered with the RBI. The company was set up with an aim to empower rural entrepreneurs, SMEs, and small institutions by micro-financing. The company has come a long way since its inception in 1992 and has evolved with time with the introduction of its App in the small loans sector. At present, the company has more than 5000 employees and has serviced millions of borrowers to accomplish their dreams.

• Managing Relationships– Client & Law Firms, Legal MIS & Calendar
• Managing new filings
• Overseeing legal collections through internal collection teams across India
• Supporting collections team in achieving the desired legal collection metrics

What you need to have:

• Understanding of litigation: S138, DRT, Arbitration, Conciliation, NCLT/Insolvency, and Bankruptcy Code
• Knowledge in civil and criminal legal terms    

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of customer/subcontractor agreements in a wide range of industrie.
• Extensive experience with vetting, drafting and negotiating master service agreements, subcontractor, non-disclosure agreements, statement of works, change orders etc.
• Well versed in local commercial and corporate law with global outlook.
• Collaborate with various business functions in connection with driving deal negotiations.
• Post signing contract management, including amendments to existing contracts, business team support and counsel
• Train the other legal team members on negotiation/drafting skills
• Managing, mentoring and leading team members.

• 8+ years of law firm experience with a mid to large size law firm or IT company or similar industry with a focus on general corporate law. An understanding of IT and IT sourcing contracts a plus
• Strong knowledge and experience in negotiating high value commercial contracts. Candidate should possess experience in handling international clients and exposed to international laws

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