Star TV - Assistant Manager/Manager - Legal - LLB - Sports Domain

Support the Legal team in litigation, corporate and IPR related matters

Commercial work :

- Demonstrated (hands on experience) subject matter knowledge in structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing all types of transactions

- Agreements such as rights acquisition documents (e.g. media rights, television rights, digital rights), sponsorship agreements, production contracts, artist / commentator agreements, Inter-company contracts

- Building contract and compliance checklist and processes

- Assisting in litigation w.r.t. the technical, corporate and commercial legal issues

Legal Advisory work ;

- Providing sound and practical legal advice pertaining to all the above mentioned litigation, corporate and commercial legal issues inter-alia under contract law, property law, IT / IPR laws, anti-trust law, foreign exchange, banking issues etc.

- Research and analysis of various policies, amendments, bills, consultation papers, notifications, court related judicial pronouncements w.r.t. litigation, corporate, commercial, IPR and competition law matters.

Litigation :

- Demonstrated (hands on experience) subject matter knowledge in dealing with litigation matters - civil, criminal, company, arbitration, IPR and anti-trust matters

- Drafting of pleadings - writ petitions, plaints, complaints, written statements, company petitions, appeals, revisions, winding up petitions, statements of claim etc. before trial courts, High Court(s), Supreme Court

- Strategizing and formulating litigation strategy in line with commercial objectives of the company

- Drafting responses to notices relating to IPR infringement, alleged offences, breaches etc.

Sports related matters : Work closely with the team lead to handle all matters related to sports

Qualifications :

- Law Graduate with experience of 5-8 years for a Manager and 3-4 years for an Assistant Manager

- Minimum experience of 1-2 years in a law firm is a must