Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago


India Emeritus Full time
About Emeritus:

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China.

Emeritus' short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following its $650 million Series E funding round in August 2021, the Company is valued at $3.2 billion, and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

Role Overview

The Legal Counsel, Enterprise will support contract drafting, reviewing, and counseling primarily in the areas of Emeritus' Enterprise Business contracts for India, APAC, the United States, and Europe, and commercial, marketing and advertising and IT contracts that impact the Enterprise Business. The Legal Counsel, Enterprise will support global contract management and administration, including corporate functions with transactions in the above-mentioned areas, and will collaborate with the Regional General Counsel, and other legal team members on legal projects impacting the business. Position is an India-based Manager role and is remote and will report to Emeritus' Globally General Counsel.

Role and Responsibilities

- Draft, review, and negotiate Enterprise Business contracts and commercial, marketing and advertising and IT contracts that impact Enterprise Business.
- Provide legal advice on structuring business transactions and negotiating terms and conditions of contracts.
- Prepare and update form agreements including collaborating with regional counsel globally as appropriate.
- Partner with the Privacy Team to provide guidance on privacy laws as they impact the Enterprise Business.
- Train internal clients with respect to contracting process/practices. · Collaborate with internal subject matter experts about intercompany transactions.
- Work within an increased volume of activity in business-critical legal matters, on diverse types of transactions in various time zones.

Skills and Qualification

- Proficiency in English is essential.
- 4+ years of demonstrated legal experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.
- Experience as in-house counsel of a global technology or education company in addition to law firm experience preferred.
- LLB Degree and enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of the Bar Council of at least one State preferred.
- Privacy law experience required.
- Self-motivated, flexible, and efficient working style.
- Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
- Quality-oriented with a focus on detail and the ability to identify and resolve issues independently.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; experience interacting with members of a small team and advising business units globally.

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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