Role Summary : Deal with all legal matters relating to Contract, Property lease, litigation, and other legal affairs
Qualification - LLB/LLM only
Experience : 6 - 8 yrs
Key Job Responsibilities :
Contract Management :
- Review, negotiation and closure of company contracts, agreements, letters, and other documents
- Coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders and ensure adherence to set contract management process and contractual risk analysis process
- Constantly review and update the contract management process, make improvements, and bring in value-added changes with a view to make the system robust
- Research into various legal and regulatory changes and updating the legal team and internal stakeholders of key impact on business
Other Legal Responsibilities :
- Assist with property leases, trademark matters and litigations as and when required
- Carryout legal due diligence directly and wherever required or through close co-ordination with external counsel
- Assist with legal compliance management
- Provide letters of authorization, powers of attorney whenever required
- Work closely with internal customers for a general understanding of the business and provide appropriate legal support
- Help establish a process driven approach in the department and improve the existing processes
- Manage all legal documents
- Create and manage an effective Legal MIS
Property Lease :
- Carryout legal due diligence directly and wherever required or through close co-ordination with external counsel
- Work closely with the Business development team in preparing LOI, lease agreements
- Independently prepare and conclude lease agreements and lease deeds in close co-ordination with the developers
- Understand the impact of stamp duty and registration of lease documents
- Ensure timely registration of lease agreement
- Ensure timely renewal of lease agreements
Litigation :
- Work with external legal counsel about company litigation
- Provide brief to the counsel and discuss the case matters
- Develop and maintain good working relationship with external legal counsel
- Review documentation relating to plaints, written statements, objections, writ petitions and appeals and take required actions
- Appear before the courts to give evidence, sworn statements etc.
Intellectual Property Rights :
- Protect IP of the organization by registration of IP
- Provide support in initiating infringement action suo moto and as per requests from the teams
Other Legal Responsibilities :
- Independently review and finalize all business-related agreements, contracts, and documents as per promised timelines and norms
- Closely coordinate with the vendors in finalization of company contracts
- Prepare and provide letters of authorization, powers of attorney whenever required
- Work closely with internal customers for a general understanding of the business and provide appropriate legal support
- Help establish a process driven approach in the department and improve the existing processes
- Manage legal documentation
- Create and manage an effective MIS
- Closely work with trade mark attorneys in registration, defense of opposition and infringement cases
Subject knowledge :
- Good understanding of relevant laws such as contract law, property laws, municipal laws, labor laws, stamp and registration laws
- Knowledge of legal compliances applicable to retail industry.
- Good understanding of relevant laws such as contract law, property laws, municipal laws, labor laws, stamp, and registration laws Business Presentation Skills
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