Role Title – Senior Lawyer / Legal Counsel, Global Legal Department Position Level – Reporting to General Counsel Location – Chennai Job Description:Drafting & review, negotiation & finalization of agreements, especially strategic business contracts with telecom operators, business partners, clients, service providers, consultants, landlords, foreign employees (including key employees), Constitutional documents, Shareholders’/Share Purchase Agreements etc., predominantly outside India in consultant with foreign law firms. Discussion & negotiation with internal business and support teams, external legal counsels (especially outside India), legal & business teams of the clients, vendors etc.Identification of legal, regulatory and other critical risks in the business & other contracts and advising mitigation efforts. Conducting legal due diligence and setting up of business entities outside India, M&A etc.Identification & engagement of competent external legal counsels/law firms (especially outside India) and liaison with them for obtaining telecom intermediary licenses, regulatory and other approvals, various legal & compliance related matters, litigation etc., predominantly outside India.Handling litigation, arbitration, out-of-court settlements and conciliation with different parties – customers, consumers, vendors, business partners, employees etc., especially abroad.Expertise and working knowledge in IPR work (Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Domain Names).Compliance with data protection/privacy laws (GDPR and similar laws), employment laws, labour code, Information Technology Act etc. Implementation of contract management system and maintaining the repository of contracts.Analysis of laws and providing legal opinions on different matters.Drafting and implementation of corporate policies, guidance notes, manuals etc., for regulatory & contractual compliance. Updation of laws applicable to the company and providing an update to the management. Compliance monitoring & management.Any other work to be assigned to the candidate from time to time. Key Skills : Must : around 15 years of experience (age limit 40yrs)Must : Graduate/Post-graduate in Law from a reputed law school/university. Must : minimum 7 years in IT/Technology/Telecom/Software Multi-National Company as in-house lawyerMust : minimum 7 years in international Experience working with foreign law firmsMust : Legal experience is drafting/negotiating the Telecom, Software, Services, Wholesale, IPR, Channel Partner, Sales, Partnership, Service Provider/Vendor, JV, Shareholder type of contracts He must have the ability to provide legal solution in a commercially feasible manner with business-oriented legal approach. He must have the ability to successfully manage the day-to-day legal operations including contract drafting, negotiation and execution with his internal & external customers. The selected candidate will be part of the global legal team in Chennai and will handle his entire job without sub-ordinates. He may be required to travel within and outside India on need basis, which may not be frequent
Role Title – Senior Lawyer / Legal Counsel, Global Legal Department Position Level – Reporting to General Counsel Location – Chennai Job Description:Drafting & review, negotiation & finalization of agreements, especially strategic business contracts with telecom operators, business partners, clients, service providers, consultants, landlords, foreign employees (including key employees), Constitutional documents, Shareholders’/Share Purchase Agreements etc., predominantly outside India in consultant with foreign law firms. Discussion & negotiation with internal business and support teams, external legal counsels (especially outside India), legal & business teams of the clients, vendors etc.Identification of legal, regulatory and other critical risks in the business & other contracts and advising mitigation efforts. Conducting legal due diligence and setting up of business entities outside India, M&A etc.Identification & engagement of competent external legal counsels/law firms (especially outside India) and liaison with them for obtaining telecom intermediary licenses, regulatory and other approvals, various legal & compliance related matters, litigation etc., predominantly outside India.Handling litigation, arbitration, out-of-court settlements and conciliation with different parties – customers, consumers, vendors, business partners, employees etc., especially abroad.Expertise and working knowledge in IPR work (Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Domain Names).Compliance with data protection/privacy laws (GDPR and similar laws), employment laws, labour code, Information Technology Act etc. Implementation of contract management system and maintaining the repository of contracts.Analysis of laws and providing legal opinions on different matters.Drafting and implementation of corporate policies, guidance notes, manuals etc., for regulatory & contractual compliance. Updation of laws applicable to the company and providing an update to the management. Compliance monitoring & management.Any other work to be assigned to the candidate from time to time. Key Skills : Must : around 15 years of experience (age limit 40yrs)Must : Graduate/Post-graduate in Law from a reputed law school/university. Must : minimum 7 years in IT/Technology/Telecom/Software Multi-National Company as in-house lawyerMust : minimum 7 years in international Experience working with foreign law firmsMust : Legal experience is drafting/negotiating the Telecom, Software, Services, Wholesale, IPR, Channel Partner, Sales, Partnership, Service Provider/Vendor, JV, Shareholder type of contracts He must have the ability to provide legal solution in a commercially feasible manner with business-oriented legal approach. He must have the ability to successfully manage the day-to-day legal operations including contract drafting, negotiation and execution with his internal & external customers. The selected candidate will be part of the global legal team in Chennai and will handle his entire job without sub-ordinates. He may be required to travel within and outside India on need basis, which may not be frequent