Associate Corporate Counsel

Amazon; Bengaluru; In loco; INR 2.200.000 - 4.200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon Development Centre (India) Private Limited - S55 in Bengaluru seeks an Associate Corporate Counsel with 4+ years of post-qualification experience to advise on real estate, facilities management, and quick commerce contracts. The role is a 3-year fixed-term assignment reporting to a Senior Corporate Counsel in Bangalore.

The Attorney will negotiate leases, licenses, MSAs, NDAs, and other agreements, ensuring compliance with laws and internal policies while working closely with business

Competenze

• 4+ years of legal experience.
• Associate Member (ACS) with Institute of Company Secretaries India (ICSI) with a valid membership.
• LL.B. from a recognized university in India.
• Practicing lawyer or an in-house attorney with primary and autonomous responsibility in client advisory, reviewing, drafting and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts.

Mansioni

• Providing ongoing legal counseling across real estate, facilities management, and quick commerce.
• Drafting and end-to-end negotiation of leases, licenses, MSAs, NDAs, and other contracts.
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, legal requirements, and business objectives.
• Review program constructs to refine terms and conditions for initiatives.
• Review and approve promotional materials to comply with Amazon standards.

Conoscenze

Legal advisory

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Client advisory

Formazione

LL.B. from a recognized university in India

ICSI Associate Member

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

The Indian subsidiary of Amazon.com (a US-based MNC) in the e-commerce business has an exciting opening for the role of "Associate Corporate Counsel" with 3-5 years of post-qualification experience to provide legal advisory and contract management support to its operations real estate and quick commerce businesses in India. The position is based in Bangalore and is for a fixed term of 3 years. The ACC will report to a Senior Corporate Counsel position based in Bangalore.

The Attorney will partner with the legal team and business operations clients across real estate, facilities management, and quick commerce verticals to achieve operational excellence. The role involves advising on a range of issues including real estate transactions, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management. The Attorney will be responsible for end-to-end negotiation and documentation of a variety of third-party contractual relationships, including lease deeds, license agreements, leave and license arrangements, fit-out and construction contracts, facility management agreements, master service agreements, procurement contracts, and NDAs. The Attorney will also support quick commerce expansion by advising on site acquisition, dark store leasing, last-mile delivery arrangements, and related regulatory matters. The Attorney must have excellent written and oral communication skills as this position involves direct engagement with principal business owners and cross-functional stakeholders. Prior experience in real estate transactions, commercial contracting, or advising retail and e-commerce operations will be preferred.

Key job responsibilities

• Providing ongoing legal counseling and advise on a wide range of legal areas, such as intellectual property, digital media, e-commerce marketplace, company secretarial and regulatory compliance
• Resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
• Experience and strong skills in drafting and end-to-end negotiation of contracts while ensuring that all contracts align with company policies, legal requirements, and business objectives.
• Ability to review various program constructs for new and existing business initiatives, develop/refine terms and conditions for different programs and services
• Ability to review and approve promotional artwork and advertisements across print and digital media and ensure that all marketing materials comply with Amazon standards
• Excellent ability to analyze and assess business processes, understand business requirements, draft scope of contract, etc. Ability to function autonomously yet communicates laterally and upwardly with ease.
• Strong legal and business judgment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset to effectively communicate and coordinate complex issues and projects with diverse levels of management and employees.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of legal experience
• Associate Member (ACS) with Institute of Company Secretaries India (ICSI) with a valid membership with ICSI.
• LL.B. (undergraduate law degree) from a recognized university in India
• Practicing lawyer or an in-house attorney within a reputable law firm or legal department in a reputable company, with primary and autonomous responsibility in client advisory, reviewing, drafting and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work

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Company

Amazon Development Centre (India) Private Limited - S55