Legal Counsel

**Description**:
**About the role**:
**What you'll do**:

- Give accurate and timely advice to internal and external business stakeholders including advising on key risks and strategies.
- Draft, review, negotiate and finalise contracts with clients and third parties.
- Support Sales and Conference teams in Client negotiations, Requests for Quotes (RFQ), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and other forms of solicitations for Gartner services along with supporting Procurement for Gartner’s regional purchases/commercial agreements; drafting, preparing, communicating and negotiating exceptions to proposed contract terms within corporate guidelines, where applicable, and assisting ancillary information requests related to contractual and business matters.
- Maintain repository of agreements by effective and efficient data records management through CLM tool.
- Streamline communications between stakeholders (internal and external).
- Handle real estate matters including drafting & negotiating leases, rent agreements, maintenance agreements etc.Work with Gartner’s Pricing, Finance and Deal Hub Teams to support in the finalizing of Gartner contracts.
- Support Legal team in all global, regional and local initiatives and assignments including mergers & acquisitions, data protection, cyber security, information security, collections etc.
- Handle ethics and compliance matters including review of policies & resource centers and assisting in investigations.
- Conduct legal and compliance trainings as and when required with the aim of creating awareness and equipping employees in understating policies and regulatory requirements.
- Keep track of changes in laws applicable to Gartner and preparing internal updates for the same.

**What you'll need**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- 6-7 years’ PQE negotiating contracts with client legal & procurements departments.
- Relevant experience in a previous US MNC will be preferable, though not mandatory.
- Experience in handling mergers, real estate and data privacy matters will be an added advantage.
- Outstanding analytical and communications (written and verbal) skills.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiation and drafting skills developed in a sales driven environment.
- Experience with C-level executives for addressing difficult compliance concerns.

**Who you are**:

- Someone with determination and a focus on delivering results.
- An excellent manager of relationships and someone with the ability to influence without authority.
- Someone with ability to work in tight deadlines and someone who can operate in a fast paced environment.

**What we offer**:
In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner associates enjoy exceptional compensation and benefits, including:

- An upbeat, positive culture. Integrity, objectivity, collaboration, results, and a no-limits mind-set are central to our values
- Limitless growth. We work with you to help you meet your goals and advance within the company
- Encouragement to be innovative and challenge status quo
- Exposure to industry leading training and development
- Performance-based recognition and rewards

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**Who are we?**

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), we deliver actionable, objective insight that drives smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s mission-critical priorities. We’ve grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and we're proud to have over 19,500 associates globally that support over 15,000 client enterprises in more than 100 countries.

**What makes Gartner a great place to work?**

Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We believe that a diversity of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization. That’s why we're recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year. We've been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index. Looking for a place to turn your big ideas into reality? Join #LifeAtGartner

**What we offer**:
Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from Day 1. When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well. These resources are designed to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being. We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development opportunities. Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.

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