Legal Manager - FMCG/FMCD/Product Based Firm

Looking onlu from- FMCG/ FMCD Or product based company

The job will involve to supporting business needs through legal means.

Responsibility :

- To work in close tandem with business managers to forsee, solve the possible regulatory and legal issues

- To be consultant to the business while formulating strategy with a keen eye on competition and changing business environment.

- Candidate has to keep himself updated on amendments in law and guide business on impact and way forward.

- To deal government authorities independently and present company's view & safeguard its interest in industry body meetings.

- MIS, tracking of cases, up-dations and presentation on status to senior management

- Make cases for opinion, briefing senior counsels

- Be proficient in the general court procedures

Skills/Qualifications :

Knowledge of the following laws is mandatory

- Civil law - including recoveries

- Criminal law - FIRs, recovery including under 138NI Act

- Food Law - Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, labeling requirements, registrations, licenses and defending prosecutions

- Commercial and residential leases - agreements, registrations and stamp duty compliances

- Agreements - celebrity contracts, contracts with media agencies, retail chains, manufacturing agreements, dealer appointments, royalty agreements etc.

Knowledge and experience of dealing with the following laws is desirable

- IP - Registration process - Trademark, Works under Copyright Act, Industrial Designs, Patents -

- IP - Litigation - oppositions and civil cases, raids on infringers

- Drugs and Cosmetics Law - labeling requirements, BIS, licenses

- Exposure of lobbying with Government/making representations on policy matters is desirable