Associate Corporate Counsel

Responsibilities

• Candidate will be drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts around IT and IT related agreements, including reseller agreements, partner agreements, master service agreements (internal use) master product and services agreement (end customer’s use), sub-contractor agreements, non-disclosure, and vendor agreements along with statements of work, all of which may pertain to the US, the UK, or India;
• Candidate would be creating flow-down terms based on agreed-to customer contracts post-execution for compliance purposes;
• Candidate will be required to provide day to day advisory to the India-based operations team and the management on a wide range of employment law issues, which may include employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, and policy compliances;
• Candidate would be required to evaluate India-US balance for employment practices, policies, agreements and processes; implement and/or update as necessary and as applicable;
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on Indian employment laws, privacy laws, information technology laws required to negotiate contracts;
• Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the company’s business; and
• Assessing and minimizing sources of risk, with appropriate escalations as necessary.
  

Required Qualifications And Competencies

• JD, LLM., or LLB., equivalent degree from an accredited law school;
• At least 4 to 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience practicing law, in-house preferred;
• Ability to work on their own with minimal administrative assistance;
• Major experience in contract negotiation as well as advisory/consultation is required;
• Ability to create templates as well as processes involving day-to-day business and ensure minimal risk to the business;
• Ability to juggle high volume and multiple projects, which will require timely decisions;
• Customer/client-focused orientation;
• Strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills; and
• Excellent organizational skills, business judgment, attention to detail, and self-motivation.