Associate/AVP - Corporate Legal - LLB/LLM - Investment Bank

Role - Corporate Legal

- Need Lawyer with experience in End to End Contract Management (Drafting, Reviewing, Negotiating etc), various agreements, support on implementation of various laws etc

- Should have handled - Contracts IT and Non-IT related contracts (software licensing, hardware procurement), Employment/Labour related contracts, Vendor Contracts, IPR, Trademarks etc.

Exp : 8 to 12 years

Level : AVP

Corporate Title : Associate

Target Organizations : Peer Banks OR WNS, Capgemini, TCS, Mphasis, 3i, HP, Oracle, Accenture, L&T and similar IT Firms OR Financial Services set ups OR media/telecom industries OR Tier 2 Law firms

Candidate location should be Mumbai only

Overview of the Legal Department :

- The legal department provides support both to the India businesses and globally as well. The support includes both Corporate as well as Transactional Legal.

- Such practise areas include, but are not limited to IT, HR, ESS and Facilities, litigation, employment law, corporate secretarial, bond issuances, syndicated lending mandates, margin financing transactions, M&A advisory mandates, ISDA master and other Industry Agreements and also drafts and negotiates prime brokerage agreements, P Note and Equity Linked Notes and Structured Confirmations.

Position Specifications :

Corporate Title : Associate

Functional Title : Manager/ AVP

Experience : 8 to 12 years

Qualification : LLB, LLM

Overview of the current position :

- The current role is that of an - Associate- within the India Corporate Legal team. The team currently comprises of about five qualified lawyers with a range of experiences spanning from 17 years to about 2 years of post-qualification experience.

- The support on a corporate legal basis is to be provided to Merchant Bank, NBFC, Primary Dealer and Information Technology registered entities.

- This support will be primarily based in the areas of providing advisory support to the businesses mentioned above as well as independently negotiating IT, Non-IT, market data, real estate related commercial contracts.

- The support could also include dealing with entity set up, contentious matters, governance, intercompany, intellectual property etc

Key Skills :

Domain :

Mandatory :

- Candidate should have experience of working in a Bank,NBFC or IT service company

- Should have had previous management experience

Mandatory Desired :

- Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, communication and presentation skills

- Ability to manage multiple tasks as well as prioritize time management

Competencies :

Culture & Conduct :

Building Culture Diversity & Inclusion Professional Integrity Self-Awareness

Aware of own impact Respectful attitude Professionalism Gets involved

Client-Centricity & Business Acumen :

Commerciality Client-Centricity

Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

- Product / service knowledge

- Responsive, accountable

- Detail orientated

- Offers options/solutions

Strategy & Innovation :

- Strategic Thinking & Change

- Decision Making & Judgment

- Agility

- Stays up to date

- Thinks differently

- Demonstrates entrepreneurial thinking

- Translates strategies into plans

- Stays one step ahead

- Open to new ways of thinking

Leadership & Collaboration :

- Managing Talent

- Recognizing and Motivating Supporting, Developing & Collaborating with others

- Managing Conflict

- Stays up to date

- Open to new ways of thinking

- Sees when to escalate

- Provides logical rationales

- Shows initiative to develop Leverages resources

Communication & Connectivity :

Articulation & Receptiveness Impact Connectivity

- Recognizes others- efforts

- Offers to assist

- Willing team participant

- Shows interest

Communication & Influence :

- Articulation and Receptiveness

- Impact Connectivity

- Speaks/writes clearly

- Aware of non-verbal behaviour

- Demonstrates active listening

- Conveys a positive image

- Shares information keeps people informed

- Builds strong relationships

Execution & Delivery :

- Driving Performance

- Execution-Focus

- Planning & Organizing Adaptability

- Maintains can-do attitude

- Sees tasks to completion

- Manages day-to day work

- Prioritizes/meets deadlines

- Asks questions to gain understanding

- Responds positively to feedback