Assistant Legal Manager

Role & responsibilities

A. Litigation Management

i. Handling & managing all sorts of Litigations, inter alia, civil, criminal, arbitration, IBC and labour law before Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts and Tribunals, interacting with local authorities etc. and maintaining proper records thereof.

ii. Excellent understanding of local Court rules, procedures

iii. Must have full conversant with understanding / knowledge of major local language & customs of the State(s) where the candidate is deputed.

iv. An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills and adept at maintaining cordial business relations with legal counsels and other internal/external agencies/customers.

v. Compilation of the relevant data and materials for favorable disposal of case.

vi. Focus on reduction in number of existing litigations

vii. Attending court/tribunal hearings in the litigation matters and before local and quasi-judicial authorities

B. Acquisition and Infrastructure Management

i. Ensuring that the properties which are being taken over by the Company in the area of operations to install infrastructure/ cell site are having an absolutely clear legal title and is free from all encumbrances while meeting other parameters.

ii. Be able to conduct the Due Diligence of a property.

iii. Co-ordinating with the Advocates for carrying out and arranging Legal Due Diligence & Title search of each property.

iv. Physical verification of all the title documents related to each such property from inception/initial allotment to ensure there in no deficiency / any room in future for legal dispute/ case of criminal trespass against directors, management and employees.

v. Approving acquisition in the IT enabled tools.

vi. Ensuring adherence of standard templates of agreements legal compliance at the time of execution of contracts for telecom sites.

vii. Evaluation of deviation of any terms of the standard template of the agreement and providing legal inputs therefor.

viii. Ensuring compliances related to business and other compliances, inter alia, under Stamp Act and Registration Act,

ix. Providing timely legal support to Operation teams respectively.

x. Facilitating and guiding field team in filing of complaints of all nature under the relevant provisions of law to ensure smooth and complaint operations.

C. Contract & Document Management

i. Vetting and analysing various types of contracts in line with business needs and exposure involved.

ii. Assisting Circle Legal head in preparing pre-bid queries, identify legal risk and provide inputs and recommendation on Institutional Acquisition, RFPs & Projects documents etc.

iii. Ensuring adherence of standard templates of agreements legal compliance at the time of execution of partner contracts

iv. Ensuring timely renewals of Contracts wherever required.

v. Drafting & vetting of legal notices, reply and representations on time and maintain records including MIS thereof.

vi. Obtaining necessary approvals from all concerned as per company delegation of authority before execution and keep the executed contracts in its safe custody strictly as per contract manual.

vii. Take inputs from all concerned function/s and accordingly draft, vet, negotiate & close the various types of Contracts in house with third parties with whom the company is entering into some arrangement to augment its business

D. Compliance Management

i. Ensuring compliances of all applicable laws to the business of the organisation.

ii. Guiding and supporting cross functions in ensuring compliance and for submitting the compliances and other reports on timely basis.

iii. Reviewing and supervising the status of compliance at regularly and conduct monthly review with CFT and sharing the outcome of review as MOM with all stake holders.

iv. Ensuring Internal Financial Control compliances for the legal function at circle.

E. Other important Work

i. Assist the Circle Legal Head for closure of open audit and assurance points.

ii. Ensuring adherence of Companys and functional processes & policies.

iii. Handling special projects.

iv. Day to day advisory to cross function, sharing or providing legal opinion on different aspects of business. Advising management on Risk Exposure (Evaluation and Mitigation) in line with business needs.

F. Information & Data Management

i. Timely and accurate submission of all reports and information to the concerned stake holder and able to present the same in any forum.

ii. Keep abreast all the information on the related inhouse IT enabled tools.

iii. Keeping track of all new policies, regulations, Dissemination of information across circle in a structured manner from Corporate & random Audit thereof.