Legal Counsel

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.Location:

Chennai

Req ID:

27917

Job Responsibilities

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Establish internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft, review, and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct the assigned work with integrity and responsibility
  

Job RequirementsQualified with Law Degree and should have minimum of 3 years’ experience in Practicing Law (Corporate Compliance).Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in business environment, Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and proceduresFull comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporationDemonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategiesSound judgement and ability to analyse situations and informationOutstanding communication skillsExperience in dealing with regulatory body (BIS, Customs, etc.) is an added advantageExperience with data privacy regulatory requirements and compliance would be an added advantage.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.