Corporate - Legal

Cognizant; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Bengaluru is seeking an Associate - Legal to support contract review, drafting, and finalization, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, company policies, and playbook standards. You will liaise with business teams and internal stakeholders to facilitate successful closure of transactions.

The role requires identifying legal and business risks, negotiating contracts with clients and vendors, and assisting in data analysis and presentations for management.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of contracts law and fundamental legal concepts.
• Contract review, drafting and redlining skills.
• Review contracts aligned with playbook positions and domain requirements.
• Aptitude for negotiation.
• Adaptable to region-specific legal review standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player with AI awareness.
• Proactive problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing drafting and finalization of contracts to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company policies and playbook standards.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders (including business teams) to facilitate successful closure of transactions.
• Identify and assess legal and business risks in contracts and escalate issues as applicable.
• Negotiation of contracts with clients/vendors.
• Data Analysis and assisting in preparing presentations for the Management.
• Assisting in maintaining internal data sheets and other process-oriented requirements.

Skills

Contracts law

Contract review

Drafting & redlining

Negotiation

Regional legal standards

Interpersonal communication

Team player

AI awareness

Problem solving

Job description

Job summary

Associate - Legal

Responsibilities

• Reviewing drafting and finalization of contracts and other legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable regulations company policies and playbook standards
• Liaising with and advising internal stakeholders (including business teams) to facilitate successful closure of transactions
• Identify and assess legal and business risks in contracts and elevate issues as applicable
• Negotiation of contracts with clients/vendors
• Data Analysis and assisting in preparing presentations for the Management
• Assisting in maintaining internal data sheets and other process-oriented requirements

Skills

• Strong knowledge of contracts law and sound understanding of fundamental legal concepts
• Contract review drafting and redlining skills and understanding contractual positions in line with specific service domain
• Review of contracts in alignment with organizations playbook positions and application of the mind
• Aptitude for Negotiation
• Inclined to work with attorneys from other geography and adaptability to the region-specific legal review standards
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player with AI awareness
• Problem solver and proactive in nature