Legal Counsel

**Location**
- Mumbai, India

**Category**

**Date Published**
- 17/04/25

**Status**
- Open
- About you:
**Join us. Unleash your energy within.**

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
- ** About the job**:
Kent is looking for a **Legal Counsel to be based in Mumbai - India**

This is an exhilarating opportunity to contribute to the global projects within a leading global energy company, where you can make a significant impact and contribute to our ambitious growth journey. As the Legal Counsel, you will be at the heart of our operations, crafting, negotiating, and overseeing contracts that drive our business forward embracing technological and innovative delivery solutions. If you are ready to reach for the stars and make a meaningful impact, this role is for you.

**Skills and Responsibilities**

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement standardised commercial contract templates and streamline processes to enhance efficiency, drive consistency, and improve the quality of commercial contract review outputs.
- Review, draft and provide value-add support on negotiation of a diverse array of commercial contracts, from NDAs to high-stakes client and supplier agreements and groundbreaking partnership deals.
- Work on global tender pursuits for a diverse portfolio of high-profile clients, reviewing and qualifying tender documentation for all types of project scopes (including a broad range of Services scopes, Project Management Consultancy (PMC), Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM), Engineering,
- Procurement and Construction (EPC), Construction contracts, Procurement contracts etc.).
- Assist in managing disputes (pre-litigation or formal) with contractors, suppliers or clients.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and industry standards across key markets.
- Provide strategic legal advice on contractual obligations, risks and compliance issues.
- Leverage cutting-edge technological solutions including the adoption of AI technologies to enhance contract management and workflow automation, continuously seeking innovative ways to improve.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

**Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience**:
**Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification**:

- Qualification/ Certification: Bachelor’s deg