Legal Counsel

4 days ago

Mumbai, India Mangalam Placement Full time

**Company**:
Novartis India Limited

**Location**

Mumbai

**Experience**

6-8 Years

**Key Skills**

Company Secretary, Country Planning, Litigation, Litigation Management, Legal Counsel, Cultural Diversity

**Position: Legal Counsel & Company Secretary**
**Qualification: LLB, CS**
**Experience: 7 to 9 years**
**Location: Mumbai**

**Job description**
- The role also involves working in close coordination with corporate department of Novartis India Limited, the listed entity of Novartis
- Would double up as trusted advisor to Board
- The role would also double up as Company Secretary of NHPL and would be responsible for conducting Board meetings, secretarial compliances, overseeing documentation and records of
corporate and Board proceedings
- Role requires dealing with Commercial contracts of large value and high stakes
- It provides opportunity to support and work on Partnership agreements and provide support advice to Novartis Global legal department on issues involving Trademarks, Anti competition laws, Marketing practices in Pharma Industry, Litigation strategies and litigation management

Job Purpose:

- To provide effective legal counsel to assigned business functions or teams within a global BF/BU or Corporate function or lead the function for a country organization, acting as a legal advisor and Business Partner, negotiating contracts, managing litigation and providing counseling on substantive area legal issues
- To lead legal projects and
transactions
- Typically leads the Legal function for a small-medium country/ cluster of countries or manage a legal substantive area in larger countries/ region

Key requirements:

- Act as a legal Business Partner to the Country Head in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations and statutory obligations
- Draft complex transactions and contracts independently and provide complex and contextual legal advice and guidance (incl
- training of key customers in specified legal areas)
- Identify risks relating to business activities and potential solutions thereof; raise business awareness of legal issues and ensure early legal involvement
- Conduct robust risk assessments that substantiate recommendations and advise on and determine appropriate actions to support the management decision processes
- Manage significant disputes and litigation and/or investigations and make decisions independently within a broad framework
- Guide, counsel and support the work of more junior Legal counsels, paralegals and support staff
- Provide expertise in one or more substantive areas (egTransactions, Litigation, HR and Regulatory) lead legal projects and transactions (ie: Licensing and Divestment)

Essential Requirement:
7+ years experience with LLB and CS qualification

Ability to work and lead (a cross-functional team) in a matrix environment
Accountability. Supporting audits HA inspections

Working experience within the pharmaceutical industry

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