FieldFresh Foods - Senior Manager - Legal - LLB/LLM/CS

Purpose of the Job :To provide legal advice, protection and risk management on various statutes and update the business on ensuring compliance both statute and regulatory so that the interest of business is protected.

Deliverables :

Legal Risks :

- Reviewing and providing legal advice on tender documents.

- Reviewing ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.

- Providing legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.

- Providing and interpreting legal information, conduct training and disseminating appropriate legal requirements.

- Updating management of various statutes and recent amendments and judgments

Contract drafting / negotiations :

- Ensuring contract management including contract drafting, executing, documenting and ensuring compliance to the terms.

- Preparing, reviewing and modifying contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.

- Negotiating, reviewing and drafting documentation for business transactions and preparing and advising on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.

- Ensuring appropriate contract related documentation and facilitating audit process.

Regulatory Compliance :

- Formulating compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.

- Continuously monitoring compliance with statutory obligations and advising management accordingly.

- Obtaining necessary registrations under Sales tax, Service Tax, Excise, Shops and Establishment Act etc as may be necessary as and when the business expands.

Ensuring compliance to all laws in following areas :

- Product Development, product advertisements so as to be in line with applicable Food Safety and Standards Act, Legal Metrology Act and Advertisement Code of Conduct.

- Label Declarations

- Promotional Schemes, contests, etc.

- Ensuring Trademark and Patent registrations, as applicable, and protection of Company's Intellectual Property Rights.

Litigation Management :

- Coordinating with external retained counsel ensuring correct briefing and tracking and reviewing all on-going legal matters and managing external counsel budget and expenditures.

Miscellaneous / General Advisory :

Maintaining and providing details of all legal issues/disputes and the action initiated.

Advising management on broad array of business activities and business models which may have legal implications.

- Conducting or coordinating research on legal issues.

- Reviewing business, commercial and documents/communications and advising on appropriate strategy/language to minimize risk while maximizing business benefit.

- Performing miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Demonstrate :

Knowledge : Understanding and knowledge of Food Safety Standard Laws, Legal Metrology Act,intellectual property rights etc.

Skills :

- Excellent oral and written skills

- Drafting and Communication Skills

- Negotiation Skills

Attitude :

- Street Smart

- Passionate

- Eye for Detail

- Commercial Orientation

- Positive approach to problem solving

Educational Level

Graduation : LLB

Post-Graduation (Must have) : LLM &CS

Working Experience :

8-10 years of experience of having handled the legal leadership role of a company, preferably FMCG.