Team Lead/Assistant Manager - Legal - Contract Management - LLB/LLM

Qualification: LLB/LLM

Responsibilities of the new recruit

The new recruit will complement the activities of the onshore team by:

- Assisting the onshore team with respect to secondment, contractor and other agreements as required

- Responding to miscellaneous contract-related enquiries

- Providing advice on contract and related matters

- Drafting and advising on contract terms

- Providing solutions to contract-related problems

- Providing support on confidentiality and other agreements as required

- Liaising with and supporting other technical departments

- Helping with the development of policies and processes with respect to secondment and contractor arrangements

- Maintaining records of secondment and contractor arrangements.

Requirements for the role : 

Each person appointed will need the following qualifications, skills and experience:

- Experience of handling legal or contracting queries and drafting or amending legal documents

- Indian or UK qualified solicitor with a minimum of 4 years of relevant post qualification experience

- Analytical abilities

- Ability to articulate points in writing and orally, clearly and succinctly

- Ability to persuade where necessary

- Negotiating abilities

- Capabilities in Outlook, Word and use of websites

- Willingness to acquire knowledge of IOGC's practices and processes

- Ability to be calm under pressure

- Ability to handle difficult or pressurised situations or people

- Commercial judgement and the ability to balance conflicting demands

- Initiative, self-confidence and authority

- Understanding of the risks faced by providers of professional services

- Awareness of cultural issues affecting regulated professional services firms.

Preferred specific experience

The person appointed will have particular experience in the following areas:

- Drafting general commercial contracts

- Meeting & event contracts

- Sponsorship contracts

- Drafting employment and employment related agreements

- Experience advising professional services firms and/or knowledge of partnership arrangements