Senior Legal Counsel

5 days ago


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Virtusa Full time

Job Title: Legal Counsel



Description:



We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join our team at Virtusa. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial law, with a focus on contract negotiation, risk management, and business advisory services.



The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal guidance and support to our sales and delivery teams, ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations. This will include developing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, and other IT services-related agreements.



The candidate will also be required to provide general legal advisory services, address HR queries, and assist in maintaining and updating legal team templates, playbooks, and other legal process documentation. Additionally, they will support due diligence processes for corporate-level M&A transactions and assist in client and internal audit processes.



The ideal candidate will have a law degree from a reputable university, be admitted to the Bar in India, and possess 3-5 years of experience in a large corporate law firm with extensive general corporate commercial experience. They will also have excellent negotiation skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.



Key Responsibilities:




  • Develop, draft, review, and negotiate master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, and other IT services-related agreements.
  • Provide general legal advisory services and address HR queries.
  • Maintain and update legal team templates, playbooks, and other legal process documentation.
  • Support due diligence processes for corporate-level M&A transactions.
  • Assist in client and internal audit processes.


Requirements:




  • Law degree from a reputable university.
  • Admitted to the Bar in India.
  • 3-5 years of experience in a large corporate law firm with extensive general corporate commercial experience.
  • Excellent negotiation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment.


Preferred Qualifications:




  • Experience in providing legal counsel on large IT application outsourcing RFPs, developing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, licensing agreements, support and maintenance agreements, service level agreements, partner, reseller, OEM, teaming, referral, end-user and non-disclosure agreements for global IT Services companies.
  • Well-versed in all aspects of commercial contracting, fundamental contracting and legal principles, negotiation, legal issues identification, risk management, and general legal issues for multinational companies.
  • Exhibited track record of effective external and internal negotiations.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-pressured, and demanding environment.


Language: English



Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India


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