Legal Specialist

EdgeVerve; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global enterprise software company in Bengaluru is seeking a legal professional to draft and negotiate commercial contracts. The ideal candidate will possess a Law degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience, preferably as an in-house counsel. Responsibilities include advising on contract negotiations, providing legal support, and standardizing processes within the legal team. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience as an in-house counsel will be an added advantage.
• Analytical ability to tap and integrate all relevant data and to quantify all risk elements.
• Ability to represent (internally and externally) the best interests of the organization.
• A Law Degree from a reputed university or law school.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience as an in‑house counsel will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various contracts.
• Contract negotiations with internal teams and clients.
• Providing advice on contractual positions and corporate policies.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders for contractual queries.
• Supporting standardizing processes for legal support delivery.
• Assisting with dispute resolution regarding commercial contracts.
• Assist with dispute resolution relating to commercial contracts.

Skills

Good communication, drafting and research skills

Domain knowledge in Commercial, IPR and Data Privacy laws

Analytical ability to quantify risk elements

Ability to represent organizational interests

IPR law

Data privacy law

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

In-house counsel

Education

Law Degree from a reputed university or law school

Job description

EdgeVerve Systems Limited is a global enterprise software company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys, established in 2014 to consolidate Infosys’ product and platforms business. It is headquartered in Electronic City, Bangalore, and focuses on building AI‑driven, automation‑led, cloud‑agnostic digital platforms that enable large enterprises to drive digital transformation at scale.

Job Description

• Employment: Full-time
• Industry: IT and ITeS industry
• Company: EdgeVerve

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, structuring, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts (such as Master Services Agreements, Software Licensing Agreement, SaaS Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Business Alliance Partner Agreements, Non‑disclosure Agreements, Letter of Engagements etc.)
• Contract negotiations with both internal business teams and clients (across multiple jurisdictions).
• Assisting with RFI/RFP responses and opportunities for the company.
• Providing advice to internal stakeholders on various contractual positions and corporate policies by assessing the risk and proposing appropriate mitigations.
• Collaborate with various internal stakeholders for addressing contractual requirements/queries.
• Support with standardizing processes and templates for efficient and effective delivery of legal support.
• Assist with dispute resolution relating to commercial contracts.

Additional Responsibilities

• Managing complex contractual matters and independently front‑ending client negotiations.
• Conducting relevant knowledge sharing sessions for the team and internal stakeholders.
• Creating and managing legal processes, standard templates and knowledge repositories.
• Advising on various risk management strategies, cross‑border legal issues and coordinating with external counsels.
• Training and mentoring of new joiners and junior members of the legal team.
• Ability to provide timely legal advice to the business stakeholders and support with pressing matters and deliverables.

Required skills/competencies

• Good communication, drafting and research skills.
• Good domain knowledge (including understanding of Commercial, IPR and Data Privacy laws).
• Analytical ability to tap and integrate all relevant data and to quantify all risk elements.
• Ability to represent (internally and externally) the best interests of the organization.
• A Law Degree from a reputed university or law school.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience as an in‑house counsel will be an added advantage.