Uncle Delivery Express - Legal Officer - LLB

Legal officer

Job description :

Position : Legal Officer

Experience : 3-5 years

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE :

We are looking for a Legal Officer to join the legal team of Uncle Delivery Express.

- This position requires the candidate to work on all legal affairs of the company, day to day legal matters, other issues arising in business and provide legal support to other teams. Be an effective guardian of the organization and facilitate business, strategize and bring innovation in the legal functioning and development, successfully improvising from time to time.

- The successful candidate will have excellent drafting and negotiating capabilities. Should be able to draft documents and business documents such as vendor/ customer contracts, other letters and review them. Must be proficient with the legal concepts such as Indemnity/ Limitation of Liability provisions etc.

- The candidate will need to ensure legal compliance and work on standardization, enable risk mitigation for the business and operations and work on limiting exposure to the business by providing legal and corporate advisory from time to time. The candidate shall also be responsible for managing external relations with outside counsels and legal firms wherever necessary.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES/ PERFORMANCE AREAS :

Responsibilities :

- Excellent Contract Drafting and Negotiation Skills;

- Legal drafting of letters/ legal documentation;

- Legal Responses and Legal Advisory to other departments of the company;

- Support in Regulatory and Legal Affairs of the Company;

- Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action;

- Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically and help the relevant department in-

- Mitigation of the risk, lead out of court settlements with clients;

- Support and enable decision making of the company based on ethics and integrity;

- Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders;

- Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsels, clients etc.)

- Draft agreements, negotiate contracts and minimize risks and maximize legal rights and contractual entitlements and benefits for the company;

- Meet legal objectives; and be available during critical times of the business;

- Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and other functional areas of the business and assist the Head of Legal in leading strategic matters/ projects of the company;

- Keep abreast of legislative changes and trends in corporate legal industry including those that affect the business of the Company.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : B.A LLB (Bachelors in Law) from a good Law college/ University (Preferred).

Role : Legal Officer

Industry Type : Logistics

Functional Area : Legal & Regulatory

Employment Type : Full Time, Permanent

Role Category : Legal Operations

Education : UG : LLB in Law