Legal Counsel

What’s the role

At Shell India, our Retail, Lubricant, and other downstream businesses operate within a complex legal and regulatory environment, involving multiple authorities at the federal, state, and local levels. We also adhere to a detailed set of internal policies, procedures, and controls.

What you’ll be doing

• Work independently without supervision.
• Take the legal lead on various high-value and strategically important matters for Shell India.
• You will handle a variety of legal matters, including:

• Retail network expansion and real estate transactions.
• Lubricant manufacturing, sales, and supply.
• Commercial contracts and procurement.
• Foreign exchange transactions.
• Employer-employee issues and disputes.
• Environmental matters.
• Litigation management in the context of Shell's evolving business.

What you bring

• A law graduate with an LL.B degree and have over 7+ years of post-qualification experience, primarily in law firms.
• Legal Expertise: You will provide professional, proactive, timely, cost-effective, practical, and commercially savvy legal advice and support. You can identify legal risks in various situations and offer alternative strategies and mitigation steps that balance business goals and legal protection.
• Leadership: You will independently lead continuous engagements with business and functional leaders, managing their legal support and expectations based on value and risk parameters.
• Collaboration: You recognize when to involve legal colleagues from other departments and regional/global teams. You collaborate and coordinate with them, integrating their inputs to achieve business goals while mitigating risks.
• Representation: You represent Shell in legal negotiations and engagements with third parties, protecting Shell’s rights and reputation in all financial, contractual, and other arrangements. You provide legal support according to the highest ethical standards and Shell's internal guidelines.