Legal Manager

Job Requirements

TITLE Manager - Legal

DIVISION Legal and Secretarial

REPORTING TO Deputy Group Manager 

DIRECT REPORTEE NIL 

QUALIFICATIONS LL.B. from a reputed law school 

EXPERIENCE6-10 years of experience

POSITION GOALS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The incumbent shall be responsible for :` 

Conformance with all legal document requirements related to retail sale, franchising, marketing, service, e-commerce, payment gateway, trademarks, copyrights and all other aspects of business of manufacturing and retail sale.Successful closure of documents/agreements /notices and replies from legal perspective.Legal negotiations on commercial contracts.Attention to detail and excellent research skills.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESIn the role, the following indicative list of responsibilities are included, but not limited to: 

Responsible for providing strategic legal advice and guidance including managing all legal risks, ensuring legal compliance and proper contract management within the organization. Provides opinion and advice, contract services and litigation management as required. Drafting responses to various letters, notices etc. issued by statutory and regulatory authorities as per business requirements;Drafting, structuring and reviewing a wide variety of agreements such as various terms and conditions, Master Supply Agreement, IT Agreements, Logistics Agreements, Franchise Agreements, Retail Agreements, Service Agency Agreements, Marketing Agreements, e-Commerce Agreements, MOUs, NDAs and Warehousing Agreements etc. Must have requisite knowledge of contract documents and specifications with solid negotiation skills. Conducting legal research and providing legal opinion on day to day regulatory affairs impacting Company's business. Keep a track new legal developments applicable to the Company's business requirements and evaluate the impact of the evolving legal and statutory regulations pertaining to the relevant business function.Drafting, structuring and reviewing company policies; co-operate with the other divisions in the company by giving legal advice on day to day issues and consultations; Collaborate closely with business partners and support the compliance initiatives, build awareness of legal risk exposures and disseminate legal risk exposure mitigation policies and procedures; Handling communication with internal and external stakeholders; Laying down the Standard Operating Procedure for the functioning of business teams.Managing the internal compliance tool for the legal function and take responsibility for ensuring it is updated regularly

BEHAVIOUR QUALITIES

Displaying Entrepreneurial Spirit – Achieve results with a high level of energy and commitment. Seek, accept and consistently deliver on stretch goals. Work confidently and effectively. Bring bold and fresh ideas; facilitate others to generate innovative ideas. Make recommendations for decision making based on sound data; think through potential contingencies. Delighting the Business Leaders – Adhere to Turn around Time standards and processes to deliver excellent legal service. Demonstrate a "Can Do" attitude, solution oriented business enabler; ensure that promise made is promise kept. Proactively contact business leaders and be responsive to their needs; suggest ways to prevent recurring problems. Empowering & Developing – Understand own goals and responsibilities; monitor own progress. Demonstrate personal accountability. Contribute to the development of the team through open feedback. Seek feedback, coaching and developmental assignments for self to learn & grow. Achieving Quality – Display an understanding of the business, the market and implications for own area. Conduct business based analysis to make recommendations in compliance with legal and statutory requirements. Be flexible and adapt to change as required. Actively search out improvement opportunities and implement them.

Personal Effectiveness and ability to Research

Set stretch targets for self and rigorously monitor and manage performance. Be capable of making legal researches and legal recommendations to resolve problems or improve process. 

Relationship Building

Promote open, constructive and collaborative relations with superiors, peers and clients (internal & external). 

Communication 

Listen effectively and communicate through actions and examples.High level of technical competence with ability to work on number of computer applications including Microsoft Office and Google applications (Excel / Sheets, Word / Docs, and PPT / Slides) and a suitable practice management system.Work Experience
Responsible for providing strategic legal advice and guidance including managing all legal risks, ensuring legal compliance and proper contract management within the organization. Provides opinion and advice, contract services and litigation management as required. Drafting responses to various letters, notices etc. issued by statutory and regulatory authorities as per business requirements;Drafting, structuring and reviewing a wide variety of agreements such as various terms and conditions, Master Supply Agreement, IT Agreements, Logistics Agreements, Franchise Agreements, Retail Agreements, Service Agency Agreements, Marketing Agreements, e-Commerce Agreements, MOUs, NDAs and Warehousing Agreements etc. Must have requisite knowledge of contract documents and specifications with solid negotiation skills. Conducting legal research and providing legal opinion on day to day regulatory affairs impacting Company's business. Keep a track new legal developments applicable to the Company's business requirements and evaluate the impact of the evolving legal and statutory regulations pertaining to the relevant business function.Drafting, structuring and reviewing company policies; co-operate with the other divisions in the company by giving legal advice on day to day issues and consultations; Collaborate closely with business partners and support the compliance initiatives, build awareness of legal risk exposures and disseminate legal risk exposure mitigation policies and procedures; Handling communication with internal and external stakeholders; Laying down the Standard Operating Procedure for the functioning of business teams.Managing the internal compliance tool for the legal function and take responsibility for ensuring it is updated regularly

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