Senior Associate / Consultant (Advisory Legal)

Price Waterhouse Cooper LLP; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-standard compensation

Full-time role

Job summary

PwC India in Gurugram, Haryana, invites applications for a Senior Associate / Consultant (Advisory Legal). The role focuses on risk management, government RFP review, contract management, and commercial contract negotiations.

Candidates should have a 5-year integrated law degree (LLB+LLM preferred) from a reputed Indian law college and 3–7 years PQE with strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• 5-year integrated law course (LLB+LLM preferred) from a reputed Indian law college.
• Minimum 3–7 years PQE with exposure to contractual and government procurement law.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Review government RFPs to identify risks and guide pre-bid queries.
• Assess proposals for legal risk and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Draft and redline commercial contracts compliant with PwC standards.
• Negotiate terms with clients and advise on deviations from standard PwC terms.

Skills

Contractual & corporate law

Negotiation

Legal drafting

RFP review

Education

LLB + LLM from a reputed Indian law college

National Law Institutes preferred

Job description

Senior Associate / Consultant (Advisory Legal)

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Organising Institution / Firm

PwC India

Rolling Basis (Official)

As per Industry Standards

Candidate must have completed 5 years integrated law course (LLB + LLM preferred) from a reputed law college in India (National Law Institutes preferred); minimum 3 to 7 years of Post Qualification Experience (PQE); in-depth understanding of contractual and corporate laws, as well as government procurement regulations and guidelines.

Law Firm Job

Contextual Overview

PwC India is inviting applications for the role of Senior Associate / Consultant (Advisory Legal) within its Advisory line of service based in Gurugram, Haryana (with preferred locations in NCR or Mumbai). The role focuses on risk management, government request for proposal (RFP) review, contract management, and commercial contract negotiations.

Key Eligibility Criteria

• Must have completed a 5-year integrated law course (LLB + LLM preferred) from a reputed law college in India, with preference given to National Law Institutes.
• Minimum 3 to 7 years of Post Qualification Experience (PQE).
• In-depth understanding of contractual and corporate laws.
• Well-versed with government procurement regulations and guidelines.
• Excellent drafting, articulation, communication, and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities & Scope of Work

• Review and highlight risks in government RFPs and guide business teams in drafting pre-bid queries.
• Review business proposals to be submitted to government clients and advise teams on legal risk mitigation strategies.
• Review, redlining, and drafting of commercial contracts from scratch in line with PwC standards.
• Conduct negotiations with clients on commercial contracts and legal terms and conditions.
• Advise business teams on the implications of deviations from standard PwC terms and help prepare mitigation plans.

Stipend, Compensation & Mode

Compensation: As per Industry Standards

Job Type: Standard, Full-time