Senior/Principal Associate - General/Corporate Law - Law Firm - LLB

Practice Area : Corporate

Qualification : Qualified lawyer from a good Law School in India Must be enrolled in Bar Council of India

Firm : Preferred from top tier law firm

Job Profile :

- Ensures all the deliverables are made accurately & timely. Managing clients expectation in terms of deliverables and responding appropriately to requests.

- Being a trusted advisor for clients, this involves advisory role for the benefit of the client.

- Engages with the client and manages the matter on a day-to-day basis.

- Anticipates issues and concerns, escalates these appropriately.

- Is actively involved in the negotiation dealing with the parties or clients.

- Proactively manages the matter and thinks for the client.

- Involved with other teams in regard to any matters of due diligence.

- Translates legal expertise into practical, applicable and commercial advice for clients. Has a methodical and logical approach to problem solving.

- Handles and runs small matters or a part of a medium/large matter effectively, with appropriate supervision.

- Effectively utilizes the firms knowledge base to solve client issues.

- Demonstrates and shares technical skills, knowledge and experience in his/her own areas of expertise. Has an eye for the technical details but also sees the impact on the whole matter.

- People management skills :

i. Managing workload between the team,

ii. Reviews others work and provides constructive and timely feedback

- Raises internally any billing issues as brought to attention by the client, with full information and in a timely manner.

Experience : 

Expertise in the corporate area :

- Mergers & Acquisitions

- Joint Venture/Venture Capital

- Private Equity

- Fund Formation

- Corporate Restructuring & reorganization

- Refinancing

- Debt Restructuring, distressed debt trading & investment in distressed assets

Requisite Skills :

- Has strong interpersonal skills, is attentive and demonstrates empathy for other by listening carefully and responding

- Demonstrates clear and concise verbal and written communication skills, focusing on the key points in a structured manner.

- Be proactive

- Should be a good negotiator and problem-solver.