AVP - Legal - Non Litigation - Broking Firm

Role and responsibilities:

- Provide counsel on a range of legal issues, including corporate issues, business structures and models, M&A, property-related issues, employment issues, insurance etc.

- Drafting and review of contracts and related documents bearing in mind business requirements.

- Negotiate terms of contracts with internal and external stakeholders.

- Analyse a broad range of complex laws and regulations affecting the operations of the Company including those arising from corporate structures and business models.

- Anticipate and identify legal issues that concerns the organization and develop legal strategies and solutions, to mitigate exposure to the Company.

- Identify and assess emerging changes in legislative & regulatory landscape impacting business and take corrective action including creation of new processes and systems.

- Develop company's strategy in defending end enforcing suits.

- Engage outside counsel on complex legal issues and supervise and coordinate all work sent to external law firms.

- Develop a network of outside counsel to advice and represent the Company in consumer forums and other adjudicating forums.

- Deal with enforcement agencies like police, CBI, ED, IT authorities, as and when required.

- Experience of dealing with cross border group entities would be an added advantage.

- Prepare MIS to keep management and Board informed of critical legal issues.

- Keep up to date records of all deliverables and documents.

General Skills:

- Excellent drafting and effective negotiation skills and handling volume of contract reviews.

- Excellent verbal and written communication

- Practical lawyering acumen, including the ability to balance risk and commercial imperatives.

- Efficient, ability to prioritize workload and multi-task.

- Detail-oriented and able to function well independently,

- Collaborative mindset with ability to work in diverse local and international setting.

- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff, including senior management and external stakeholders.

- Experience handling high volume of contract review, drafting and negotiation.