Associate Corporate Counsel Associate Corporate Counsel with verification
Role - Associate Corporate Counsel
Location - Bengaluru / Delhi
Exp - 5+ yrs
The candidate is expected to provide support with drafting, reviewing and negotiating all strategic partner engagements and advise business teams on various aspects relating the partner Ecosystem. The position requires regular communications with key business stakeholders, sharp business acumen, excellent contract drafting skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with opposing counsel, while successfully protecting the interests of the company. The attorney will be part of a dynamic, collegial and growing practice group within the corporate legal department.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Provide legal counsel and support to regional business operations.
Provide expert contracting advice, drafting and negotiation for the Wipro sales team in the region.
Identify non-compliance issues, understanding the implications, suggest available courses of action and support their resolution.
Identifying employment related issues, understanding its implications, and advising available courses of action and support their amicable resolution.
Interacting with business teams, various stake holders and negotiating with customers and vendors to conclude complex commercial contracts with a focus on IT, BPO and/or outsourcing arrangements.
Supporting and counselling business on disputes and litigations including sending and responding to notices, briefing external counsels etc.
Conducting Training sessions for various stakeholders.
Role Demands:
The candidate needs to be confident, dynamic and have a pro-active disposition.
Strong business and organizational skills are required and the ability to multi-task with various stakeholders including, operations, delivery and finance teams on various aspects of contracting.
Should possess effective drafting and communication skills.
Needs to have the ability to effectively work with internal clients/external customers and foreign law firms.
Should have excellent analytical, and interpersonal skills with professionalism to motivate and supervise others.
Should possess strong business acumen, ethics and high integrity.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with 5-8 years of experience in commercial contracts, handling disputes and litigation, in-house or in private practice, preferably within the IT industry.
The associate will be part of the Corporate Legal team and is expected to deal with a wide scope of legal, compliance and contractual responsibilities.
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