Corporate Counsel

Wipro; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro in Bengaluru, India is seeking a senior contracts lawyer with 7-13 years of drafting experience to join the legal team.

You will draft, review, and negotiate software license and IT services agreements, manage cross-border data protection issues, and collaborate with senior leadership to guide engagements and create templates and playbooks.

Qualifications

• Must be a LLB graduate (fulltime).
• 7-13 years of Contract drafting experience (at least 5+ years in-house).
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating software license agreements and IT services contracts (Cloud, hosting, IT infrastructure, IP licenses, online advertising/marketing, ISDA, construction, property documents, treasury, structured finance, hardware leasing, staffing, IT development, collaboration, non-disclosure agreements, bank guarantees).
• Understanding software license compliance, including open-source software; experience on SAAS/IAAS/PAAS related copyright issues preferred.
• Knowledge of data protection issues relating to cross-border transactions and related compliance.
• Exposure to contract disputes and dispute resolution or litigation (preferred).
• Collaborate with senior leadership and advise them; coordinate with other teams supporting customer engagements; create templates and playbooks.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

In-house experience

Cross-border data protection

Education

LLB (full-time)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating software license agreements, IT services contracts (e.g., Cloud and hosting agreements), IT infrastructure contracts, IP licenses, online advertisement/marketing agreements, ISDA contracts, construction contracts, property related documents, treasury contracts, structured finance documents, hardware purchase and leasing agreements, staffing contracts, IT development agreements, collaboration agreements, non-disclosure agreements, bank guarantees etc.
• Understanding software license compliance issues, including open-source software and experience on SAAS, IAAS, PAAS, etc. related copyright issues will be preferred.
• Knowledge of legal and compliance issues, such as data protection issues relating to cross-border transactions
• Exposure to contract disputes, including dispute resolution and/or litigation (preferred)
• Requires working with senior leadership and advising them.
• Required to collaborate with other teams supporting customer engagements, undertaking trainings for other legal teams. Create template and playbook creation.

Qualification & Expeirnece

• Must be a LLB graduate (fulltime)
• 7-13 years of Contract drafting experience (at least 5+ years in-house)
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.