Associate General Counsel- 20+ Years

2 months ago


Bengaluru Karnataka, India Western Digital Full time

**Company Description**
At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.
- Serve as initial point of contact and manager for a variety of legal matters in India, including sales and marketing, employment, compliance, litigation, and government relations.
- Integrate into the business as a strategic business partner and provide legal guidance in the context of the business to achieve the Company’s goals.
- Work closely with senior management in India as a trusted advisor and partner.
- Provide advice and counsel on a variety of legal issues, including commercial transactions, sales and marketing support, corporate matters, employment related issues, regulatory and litigation.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of risk management strategies that align with the company’s business objectives and legal obligations.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize commercial contracts, including, but not limited to, professional services agreements, sale and purchase agreements, engagement letters, statements of works, amendments, and other business/legal documents.
- Identify and advise internal clients on risks associated with each transaction and proposing practical/strategic risk mitigation strategies in connection with commercial transactions.
- Identify potential legal issues and risks related to business practices and policies.
- Partner with internal client groups to respond to legal and compliance issues and find practical solutions that balance risk and business opportunities.
- Coordinate and collaborate with appropriate legal department members globally to assess and manage legal matters in a consistent manner.
- Ensure adherence to corporate governance best practices, supporting the Board and executive management in maintaining compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee local litigation, in coordination with the U.S. litigation team.
- Representing the company before any authorities, tribunals or courts. as deemed necessary
- Support local investigations, in coordination with HR and the Ethics and Compliance team.
- Work professionally and productively with outside counsel to maximize the value of counsel’s input and minimize outside counsel fees.

**Qualifications**
- LL.B. from a reputable Indian law school. LL.M. would be an advantage
- A minimum of 20+ years of relevant transactional experience in a top tier law firm and in-house legal department with specific focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to understand potentially complex legal issues and translate into simple and effective guidance for internal stakeholders
- Ability to find creative solutions to achieve business goals
- Excellent English oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Experience working in (or with) technology companies and/or in the technology industry
- Comfortable balancing and prioritizing competing/ shifting demands and deadlines from multiple stakeholders
- Track record of providing high-quality, timely results on a wide variety of commercial matters
- Self-starter who takes ownership of work and demonstrates the ability to work independently
- Team player with a strong sense of collaboration with other stakeholders, both within the legal department and cross-functionally.
- Growth mindset with a desire to understand the company’s business and industry.
- International experience with a highly regarded top tier law firm essential.
- Experience of working for a global company (either in house or as a client).
- Previous in-house experience (including secondments) an advantage.
- Experience partnering wi


  • General Counsel

    6 months ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Plivo Full time

    **Bangalore (Remote)** **Operations - Legal /** **Full-Time** **/ Remote** - Plivo is a cloud communications platform that empowers businesses to connect, engage and interact with their customers with confidence. Plivo’s mission is to simplify business communications. Thousands of businesses around the globe, including IBM, Workday, Wolters Kluver,...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Oracle Full time

    Manages legal professionals to provide legal consultation across all lines of business enabling profitable growth while mitigating legal risks and assure adherence to governance policies, ethics, and country specific laws and regulations - Responsibilities - Leadership of the local Commercial Legal team in India; - Support NetSuite JAPAC operations directly...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **About Us** **Job Title** - Associate Student Counsel**Reports to** - Territory Manager**Job Purpose** This role is involved in the pre-sales process & provides administrative support to AEP’s. This incumbent will assist sales teams to be more effective, implement and execute key business strategies. **Key Responsibilities** **AEP Coordination & Sales...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Wipro Limited Full time

    Bengaluru, India - GSH - 3084111 **Job Description**: - Role - Associate Corporate Counsel - Location - Bengaluru / Delhi - Exp - 5+ yrsRoles & Responsibilities: Provide legal counsel and support to regional business operations. Provide expert contracting advice, drafting and negotiation for the Wipro sales team in the region. Identify non-compliance...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Full time

    **About Us** **Job Title** - Associate Student Counsel**Reports to** - Territory Manager**Job Purpose** This role is involved in the pre-sales process & provides administrative support to AEP’s. This incumbent will assist sales teams to be more effective, implement and execute key business strategies. **Key Responsibilities** **AEP Coordination & Sales...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India HSBC Full time

    -Job description **Why join us?** The purpose of the role is to manage the Legal team in Bangalore & Manila. These teams play an important role in supporting the Global Legal Function in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organization through robust legal risk management, detailed MI reporting, and wide-ranging legal and...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Novo Nordisk Full time

    Associate Legal Counsel **Category**:Legal, Compliance & Audit**Location**:Bangalore, Karnataka, IN **Department**: Global Legal Global Business Services (GL-GBS) **About the Department** Global Legal Global Business Services (GL-GBS) at Bangalore was established in 2011 and supports the Global legal organization across International Operations, North...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India John Crane Full time

    **Company Description** John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. We have a...


  • Bengaluru, India John Crane Full time

    Job DescriptionThis is a senior in-house legal role, responsible for leading the provision of all cross jurisdictional and cross functional legal advice to support John Crane across APAC (except for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), with a primary focus on drafting and negotiation of our high value, complex, customer contracts for our sales teams across the...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Primeindus Fintech Solutions||Indusspay Full time

    **Job title: In House Counsel-Legal Associate** **Work type**: Work from Office - 9.30 AM-6.30 PM **Location**: Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore **About Indusspay**: **Indusspay **is the most reliable, fast, secure and powerful finance handler for small to big, domestic and international enterprises. We are a B2B leading fintech company offering a range of...


  • Bengaluru, India NMIMS Full time

    Job Title Associate Student Counsel Reports to Territory Manager Job PurposeThis role is involved in the pre-sales process & provides administrative support to AEP’s. This incumbent will assist sales teams to be more effective, implement and execute key business strategies.Key ResponsibilitiesAEP Coordination & Sales Management Counsel Students for...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ELEVATED SYNERGY LIMITED Full time

    **Vacancy for Associate Professor General Medicine** - Examining patients, taking medical histories, addressing patients' concerns, and answering patients' questions. - Diagnosing and treating injuries, illnesses, and disorders. - Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests and explaining the results to patients. - Counseling patients on diet,...

  • Legal Counsel

    6 months ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Informatica Full time

    **Build Your Career at Informatica**: We're looking for a diverse group of collaborators who believe data has the power to improve society. Adventurous, work-from-anywhere minds who value solving some of the world's most challenging problems. Here, employees are encouraged to push their boldest ideas forward, united by a passion to create a world where data...

  • Legal Counsel

    6 months ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Novo Nordisk Full time

    Legal Counsel **Category**:Legal, Compliance & Audit**Location**:Bangalore, Karnataka, IN**Department: Global Legal - Global Business Services (GL-GBS)**About the Department** - Global Legal-Global Business Services (GL-GBS) at Bangalore was established in 2011 and supports the Global legal organization across International Operations, North America...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Smartstaff Full time

    Estimated Salary: ₹ 30,00,000 - ₹ 40,00,000 per annum About Smartstaff:- We are revolutionizing workforce management by providing innovative solutions for businesses across India. We are looking for a seasoned Certified Compliance Professional with expertise in labor law, compliance, and general legal counsel responsibilities to lead our legal strategy...

  • Maintenance Incharge

    4 months ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Daffy Cosmetics Full time

    Maintenance in charge - 20-25 years experience 1. Taking care of Tube Filling, Bottle Filling & label machine 2. Taking care of Maintaince of all the machines 3. Taking care of the RO plant 4. Taking care of all the equipment of Quality & Micro Biology lab Rest all the machines maintenance & Development. **Job Types**: Full-time,...

  • Legal Counsel

    6 months ago


    Bengaluru, India ADEPT Consulting Partners Full time

    Working with the Sales (proposal) team, review of prime contracts to identify deviations and contractual risks from Worley contract standards and policy, by providing comments or mark-up of the documents for proposed purposes - Advise contract negotiators with respect to risk associated with particular deviations from Worley contract standards and policy -...

  • Legal Counsel 2

    6 months ago


    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Adobe Full time

    Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Corporate Counsel to join our team at The Management Recruitment Group (MRG). This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled legal professional to work with a prominent Pan India Commercial Real Estate Developer based in Bangalore.Job SummaryThe successful candidate will support the General Counsel on legal...


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India DigiCert Full time

    **Who we are** We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category. Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers. We help companies...