Legal Executive

**Position: -** Opening for the position of Legal Executive

**Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer**

**Location: -** Delhi/Mumbai

**Job Profile Overview**:

- **Knowledge in Laws of India**: Legal principles, jurisprudence and practices in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Company Law, Employment and Business Laws and procedures.
- **In-House Legal Expertise vs. Commercial Understanding**:Ability to demonstrate the trait of business enabler and make commercially savvy decisions and connect with business teams. Assist in decision making based on commercial and legal analysis.
- **Managing Legal Risks**:Ability to understand the pressure points, strategy and objectives of the business and effectively communicate the risks and legal issues involved in any decision to management. Thus enable management to make informed strategic choices with an acceptable risk profile.
- **Demonstrating Value**: Should be able to add specific value by encouraging a greater understanding of financial and non-financial risk, support the business teams and management in preventing exposure to the company to unnecessary legal risk. Identify, manage and mitigate risk and strengthen business support.
- **Statutory & Regulatory support and updates**: To keep up to date with the legislative advances / changes which may have a business impact and accordingly render timely advice to the Corporate and Regions. Skill in interpreting applicable laws, regulatory policies & procedures, case laws; legal search. Understand and implement corporate guidelines w.r.t. legal policy and statutory compliance.
- **Drafting Business Contracts**:Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts
- **Legal Drafting**: Write, review and analyze various legal pleadings, affidavits, plaints, written-statements, petitions, writs, replies, rejoinders, powers-of attorney, draft and file responses to legal notices, review opinions and other legal documents, identify potential legal issues and support suitable legal documentation etc. Proactive legal service with emphasis on providing commercial advice
- **Litigation Management**: Conversant with the functioning and procedures of Courts in India/ Quasi Judicial Authorities w.r.t. litigations, Arbitration etc. Developing and coordinating litigation strategies and coordinating centrally all litigation across the country. Effectively liaise with external lawyers for management of legal cases and legal costs, opinions. Manage and oversee all company litigation matters
- **Ethics & Compliance**: To assist the Ethics & Compliance Program; this includes reviewing and evaluating compliance issues/concerns within the organization. To ensure all employees in the Company are in compliance with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies, that the companys policies and procedures are being followed and that behavior in the organization meets the company’s Code of Conduct, Shared Values and Corporate Philosophy.

**Year of Experience**: - 2yrs to 5 Yrs.

**Qualification: -** Any Graduate

**Salary: -** As per company norms

**Location: -** Delhi / Mumbai

**Key** **Skills and Leadership Requirements**:

- Generalist lawyer, with a flexible approach to work and strong sense of personal responsibility for action.
- Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (speak, read and write) with a demonstrated ability to communicate to a wide variety of business personnel, including external lawyers.
- Lead and contribute as a member of cross-functional teams in supporting business goals
- Visible Leadership Continually search for ways to improve and adapt to change
- Information sharing - Ensure people have access to information to do their job effectively
- Provide guidance to colleagues on Legal Compliance
- Creativity and willingness to embrace change and work in multi-functional teams, and build trusting relationships at all levels of Corporate, Regional and Legal group.
- Should have learning agility and drive to make the legal function a strategic player for the company. Should have the drive to take on additional responsibilities.
- Willingness to travel both domestic and international as per business need

Handling refund cases Assisting external lawyers on legal issues Handling compensations and legal notices Assisting external lawyers on defamation cases Compliance on labour law and handling labour issues
- Minimum 1 years of experience, either in-house or private practice
- Excellent knowledge of corporate law and procedure
- Excellent legal drafting and communications skills and proficiency in English and other languages (written & spoken)
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills, managing deadlines to meet stakeholders expectations

**Job Types**: Full-time, Regular / Permanent, Fresher

**Salary**: ₹200,000.00 - ₹300,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Morning shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- South Extenetion, Delhi - 110049, Delhi: Reliably commute or planning t