DENTSU - Legal Counsel

1 day ago


Gurugram, India DENTSU Full time

About Dentsu International India:

Awarded the Oscars of the advertising world, The Cannes Global Agency of the Year 2022 (a first for India) Dentsu international comprises of six leadership brands Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Isobar, dentsuMB and Merkle, each supported by its specialist divisions and scaled services.

With best-in-class services and solutions in Media, Customer Experience Management (CXM), and Creative, dentsu international operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 66,000 dedicated talented employees working together to reach the never before.

Part of dentsu International, dentsu India helps some of the biggest & most interesting brands who are our clients everyday to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses.

With best-in-class services and solutions in Media, CXM (Customer Experience Management) and Creative, Dentsu India is the 2nd biggest Advertising agency network in India while the dentsu international is the 5th largest in the world.

In good times and bad, we partner with brands to achieve meaningful progress as we are a force for good & for meaningful growth.

Our teams of optimists, entrepreneurs and first-movers coalesce around the needs of our clients, unlocking unique possibilities for sustainable value and lasting change.

Learn more at:.

https://www.dentsu.com/.

Role Summary:

Job title: Legal Counsel.

Location: Gurgaon.

Experience: 6 to 8.

Job Description:

Key Purpose & Responsibilities:

- Provide comprehensive legal support to various agencies under the Dentsu Network across South Asia, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and safeguarding Dentsu's commercial interests.

- Advise stakeholders at all levels on a broad range of legal matters, including but not limited to commercial, employment, intellectual property, data privacy, ethics, compliance, and generative artificial intelligence (GAI).

- Manage and oversee litigation and arbitration matters, including civil, criminal, labour, property, and commercial disputes.

- This includes qualitative review of pleadings, preparation of litigation strategy, timely filing, and monitoring of cases.

- Draft, negotiate, and advise on medium to high complexity commercial agreements, ensuring the most advantageous legal and commercial terms for Dentsu.

- Provide legal support and guidance on employment law matters, including internal investigations and related processes.

- Collate and maintain meticulous records and correspondence relating to litigation and compliance matters, ensuring regular updates to litigation and compliance trackers.

- Assist in briefing Senior Advocates/external counsel for urgent reliefs and in the preparation of pleadings, applications, and replies for ongoing and new matters.

- Conduct legal research to develop arguments and prepare case law analysis for opinion writing and to guide the direction of proceedings.

- Deliver training and legal risk management initiatives to senior management, including business training, legal updates, and best practices in compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data protection, IT, litigation, M&A, and GAI.

- Implement and monitor best practices in ethics, compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data privacy, IT, litigation, M&A, and GAI, ensuring alignment with Dentsu's internal policies and external legal requirements.

- Advise on and ensure compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, including the management of data protection risks and the implementation of appropriate safeguards.

- Provide guidance on the ethical use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), ensuring compliance with applicable laws, industry standards, and Dentsu's internal policies.

- Coordinate with internal departments on commercial, contractual, compliance, and risk management matters, ensuring all relevant legal issues are identified and addressed.

- Prepare regular reports and updates for line management and internal stakeholders as appropriate.

Key Challenges:

- Navigating the complex and evolving regulatory landscape governing the advertising, media, and entertainment industry, including new developments in data privacy, ethics, and GAI.

- Managing multiple, often interrelated, legal matters in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

- Ensuring timely and efficient delivery of legal support while maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance.

Person Specification:

Qualifications & Experience:

- B with 6-8 years post-qualification experience as an in-house lawyer and/or in law firms.

- Experience in the Media & Entertainment or Information Technology industry is an advantage.

- Diplomas in legal vocations/subjects such as advertising laws, media and entertainment, intellectual property rights, data privacy, or compliance are desirable but not mandatory.

Skills & Attributes:

- Strong commercial acumen and a solution-oriented approach.


- Excellent command of spoken and written English.

- Ability to identify legal risks, issues, and solutions across a broad spectrum of legal areas, including ethics, compliance, data privacy, and GAI.

- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

- Ability to prioritise and manage complex, interrelated tasks and deliver under pressure.

- High energy, self-driven, motivated, and able to take initiative.

- Collaborative team player with a positive attitude and confidence.

- Ability to absorb daily learning in legal fields relevant to advertising, media, and entertainment, and to apply new knowledge effectively.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Proactively keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments, particularly in the areas of data privacy, ethics, and generative artificial intelligence, and apply them to mitigate risk and exposure for Dentsu.

- Foster a culture of ethical conduct and compliance throughout the organisation, providing guidance and support on related matters.

- Support the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to ethics, compliance, data privacy, and GAI.

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If your profile gets shortlisted for roles with us, we look forward to a conversation with you to learn about more of what makes you awesome.

Dentsu International is growing exponentially as we help our clients make meaningful progress as champions of good change.

Come be a part of this amazing journey, together with some of the best minds in the business that call us home.

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Joining dentsu international, you'll join a team of 66,000 driven, talented & gifted individuals who work in functions across Media, Creative, Customer experience management & Shared Services.

Here, they collaborate every day to write inspiring stories of growth & learning, audacious innovation & dreams that they turn into reality.

having a lot of fun as they do that It is a place of incredible spirit, drive & growth.

Inclusion and Diversity.

We're proud to be different and that starts with our people.

We believe in equal opportunities for everyone.

We won't define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability.

Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing.

That's what we care about.

So, whether you're joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

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