Associate Corporate Counsel

Medium; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 18,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel in Gurugram to provide legal support and advice on IT contracts and employment law issues. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of relevant experience and strong contract negotiation skills, ensuring compliance and minimizing business risk.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience practicing law, in-house preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal assistance.
• Customer/client-focused orientation.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a variety of contracts around IT agreements.
• Provide day-to-day advisory on employment law issues.
• Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Advisory/consultation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

JD, LLM, or LLB from an accredited law school

Job description

Overview

AHEAD is currently seeking to hire an Associate Corporate Counsel – India to provide day-to-day legal support and counseling to AHEAD’s US as well as India Sales Team and other stakeholders including human resources, marketing, administration, etc. You will report to the Corporate Counsel – India.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts around IT and IT related agreements, including reseller agreements, partner agreements, master service agreements (internal use), master product and services agreement (end customer’s use), sub-contractor agreements, non-disclosure, and vendor agreements along with statements of work, all of which may pertain to the US, the UK, or India;
• Creating flow-down terms based on agreed-to customer contracts post-execution for compliance purposes;
• Providing day-to-day advisory to the India-based operations team and management on a wide range of employment law issues, which may include employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, and policy compliance;
• Evaluating India-US balance for employment practices, policies, agreements and processes; implementing and/or updating as necessary and as applicable;
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge on Indian employment laws, privacy laws, information technology laws required to negotiate contracts;
• Conducting legal research and staying updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the company’s business; and
• Assessing and minimizing sources of risk, with appropriate escalations as necessary.

Required Qualifications and competencies

• JD, LLM, or LLB, or equivalent degree from an accredited law school;
• At least 4 to 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience practicing law, in-house preferred;
• Ability to work on their own with minimal administrative assistance;
• Major experience in contract negotiation as well as advisory/consultation is required;
• Ability to create templates as well as processes involving day-to-day business and ensure minimal risk to the business;
• Ability to juggle high volume and multiple projects, which will require timely decisions;
• Customer/client-focused orientation;
• Strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills; and
• Excellent organizational skills, business judgment, attention to detail, and self-motivation.