Head - Legal - LLB/LLM - BFSI

Job Description: Head Legal

Looking for experience in BFSI domain ( 4-5 years at least)

- Would head Legal function for the company.

- Drafting of contracts & legal documents

- Ensure that all the litigation is taken care of. Depending upon requirement has to get the responses drafted internally or by Associate Advocates & ensure proper appearance & argument in the court to defend the company. Based on need would appear him/herself in the court to defend the interest of the organization.

- Responsible for managing the entire Legal team & ensure training for them

- Provide required reports & inputs to senior management

- Deal with external agencies like Police, Law firms, Clients etc as per requirement to defend the organization

- Help legal recovery of outstanding

Key deliverables :

- Proper & on time defense of Legal cases by protecting interest of Organization before various courts, Tribunals, Arbitrators, Regulators, Law enforcement agencies & Statutory bodies

- Deftly manage police, Regulator, Clients, Law firms & other external agencies

- Recovery of outstanding

- Proper representation & Argument on behalf of the Organisation in Courts, Tribunals & Forums

- Regular update & MI for top management

- Grooming of the internal legal Team

Educational Qualification : LLB/LLM

Work Experience required :

- 14+ years of overall experience - a mix of Legal practice & working with Corporate

- Ideally from BFSI industry with prior experience in law practice

- BPO exposure would be an ideal fit

- Experience in managing Corporate laws, Mutual Fund laws & Capital Market Related Laws

- Experience in dealing with police, lawyers & other external agencies

- Proficiency in laying out contracts, MoUs with clients or vendors

Competencies/ Skills Required :

- Good Drafting, Negotiation and communication skills. Very good written & oral communication

- Good IT orientation to drive automation of reports

- Sound Business knowledge & Orientation

- Ability to work with clients; Must have good PR skills with openness to accept others views with flexibility & without being opinionated.