Senior Manager - Legal - Media - LLB

Position title: Senior Manager - Legal

Location: Gurgaon

Reports to (role): Senior Director, Legal

Main purpose:

To independently draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and drive contracts to closure; strategize on litigation matters with external counsel and internal stakeholders and manage reportees on the team.

Dimensions: Employees managed: Direct : 1

Indirect: Nil

Budget:

Financial DA: Nil

Key accountabilities:

The key accountabilities are, but not limited to:

Contracts Management

- Drafting, vetting and redlining of legal documents including Master Service Agreements, Manpower Staffing Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Lease Agreements, Inter Company Agreements, settlement agreements etc.

- Negotiating client and vendor contracts and taking them to closure independently

- Identifying legal, commercial, operational risks associated in each commercial contract and taking appropriate steps to resolve and mitigate the risks

- Advising the agencies on risks associated with contracts

- Responsible for proper execution of contracts and managing a database/MIS of executed contracts

- Conducting and undertaking due diligence activities pertaining to contracts

Intellectual Property Rights/Compliance/Litigation/Due Diligence

- Provide response to the agencies on queries pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights any general advisory matters

- Capture changes in legislations and prepare a framework of compliances for implementation by internal teams

- Provide support for any internal investigation on a need basis

Team Management:

- Manage direct reportees and provide guidance and support to them in contract closure, day to day assignments and help them grow in the organisation

Business Compliance

Ensure a sound understanding of, demonstrate commitment to & comply with all statutory & Publicis Groupe Policies (Janus) relevant to your role & all activities undertaken in that role.

Personal & Team Accountabilities

- Actively develop and maintain strong working relationships with all Re;Sources personnel both at an interpersonal level and across all business processes within the wider business environment.

- Actively maintain communication and behaviour standards that foster a culture of strong customer and service excellence both within Re:Sources and across all customer and supplier organisations.

Key relationships

(internal &/or external): - Brand Teams

- Internal Re:Sources Teams

Key competencies:

Experience/Qualifications

- Lawyer from reputed Law school with 10-12 years of experience

- Preferably from a reputed MNC

Knowledge

- The candidate should have strong contract drafting, review and negotiation skills

- The candidate should have sufficient ability to coordinate litigation matters

Other Skills (including technology)

- Proficiency in English language

- Hands on exposure for working knowledge in Microsoft Office (especially Word)

Attributes/behaviours

- Strong verbal and written communication skills and in particular an ability to comprehend complex commercial contract related queries and review the same

- Strong analytical and logical reasoning while reviewing complex legal contracts

- Should be a team player with good interpersonal skill do deal with stake holders/Agencies

- Excellent team and time management skills

- Should be able to handle work in pressuring situations

- Should be willing to go an extra mile for turning around work

- Should be willing to travel, if required

Declaration

I have fully read the above position description. I declare that:

- I accept and understand my responsibilities listed in this position description and agree to carry them out to the best of my ability.

- I accept and understand the potential implications of breaching my responsibilities listed in this position description, including the possibility of disciplinary action and / or dismissal.

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