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Legal - Counsel

1 month ago


Chennai, India Freshworks Full time
Job Description

Freshworks is seeking a highly-motivated and enterprising counsel to join the Freshworks Legal Team. You will draft, negotiate and advise on all contractual obligations that Freshworks will enter into & process improvement projects, more specifically on the below:

  • Advice and support GTM, Partnership, and Procurement Team in the drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closure of contracts, primarally supporing the sales orginization. 
  • Assist these teams in the preparation of templates, revamping existing templates to suit the changing business needs/ models from time to time.
  • Efficiently manage risk and ensure business and compliance needs are accurately reflected in agreements.
  • Remain updated on the legal issues & delve deep into the industry practice on specific business matters and make revisions as necessary to standard templates / policies from time to time.
  • Work in close collaboration with a diverse range of internal stakeholders including and other subject matter experts to identify, anticipate and mitigate legal / contractual & privacy related risks
  • Proactively seek opportunities, which includes volunteering to help the team when needed and introduce efficiency in planning & organizing the assigned tasks.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in law with demonstrated excellent academic performance.
  • 5-9 years of experience as a transactional attorney in a reputable business law firm, or in-house experience with the legal department preferably in a multi-national company.
  • Strong knowledge of basic principles of contract drafting, review and negotiation with an ability to provide practical and well-reasoned solutions.
  • Knowledge and understanding of privacy laws & the industry practice of the IT sector from a legal standpoint
  • Strong communication skills and fluency in English (both written and oral).
  • Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Must be excellent in MS office and comfortable with new technology.


Additional Information

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.


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