Legal- Corporate Advisory

About Business:-

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. ( G&B ), a part of the Godrej Enterprises Group, has played a key role in India's economic history by driving excellence in design and manufacturing and delivering sustainable value for its stakeholders and communities.

With a revenue of over ₹16,355 crore* (FY 2024) and over 15,000 committed employees, Godrej Enterprises Group's diverse presence across 10 industries - from complex engineering solutions to consumer goods like storage solutions, furniture and security solutions - positively impacts the lives of one-third of India's population every day.

Through international subsidiaries and joint ventures, the company's products have also established a strong global footprint across 5 continents.

As a value-driven company known for its integrity and strong social conscience, it has built a compassionate corporate culture designed to empower the individuals, teams and communities that the Godrej Enterprises operates in. For this, Godrej Enterprises has been consistently recognized as one of India's most respected companies. Our focus on customers for over a century has helped us constantly innovate; design products and solutions with clarity of purpose that are manufactured in a quality-driven and technology- led environment and distributed through a national and international network of partners. Strong sustainable practices that help protect the environment are also enshrined in our Good & Green policy that remains at the core of Godrej Enterprise Group's business operations.

Job Description:-

The incumbent will be responsible for:

1. Drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements (with suppliers and clients) and transactional documents by incorporating appropriate clauses in order to protect organization from legal, commercial and regulatory risks. These agreements can include master service agreements, sales commissioning agreement, technology transfer agreements, RFQ/Tenders for government and private companies, channel partner agreements, procurement agreements, non-disclosure agreements etc. Standardization/drafting of model contracts for each type of Line of Business/Industry, as appropriate.

2. Steering risk mitigation discussion with the business units to enable them to understand the legal position and proposition.

3. Using contract management tool for an end-to-end life cycle management of all contracts. Storing contracts, along with risk mitigation measures in the contract management tool and making them available to senior management in the form of reports or otherwise on need basis.

4. Providing accurate legal advice to business units on various legal and business issues, including without limitation on Indian Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act, Competition law, Environment related laws, rules and regulations, Cyber laws, Packaging laws and rules, Ecommerce and general corporate law matters.

5. Creating awareness and training in relation to the indicated compliance for legal team and business units.

6. Developing expertise in various areas of laws. Updating the business units about the changes in the relevant laws. Conducting workshops and seminars.

7. Creation and regular updation of standard drafts/templates. Creation of manuals and playbooks on frequently faced challenges with business units or relevant subject matter, e.g., Public Procurement Policy, Stamp Duty, Sales Schemes, MSME, Bank Guarantees, etc.

Experience –
Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience

Qualification –
LLB

Skills -

1. Strong drafting and negotiation skills.

2. Good understanding of commercial contracts.

3. Understanding of Indian laws applicable to manufacturing companies.

4. Ability to work as part of a team.

5. Result oriented.

6. Excellent verbal and written communication and should have good presentation skills.

7. Strong ethical standards.

8. Ability to respond quickly and efficiently. 9. Ability to work without dependency on outside counsels.