Lead Legal Counsel Lead Legal Counsel with verification
Site Name: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower
Posted Date: Jul 10 2024
Responsibilities include:
Experience: 8-12 Years
Handle all legal activities for the Company and develop systems and processes for more effective risk management and compliance, review policies and critical documentation from a legal viewpoint with an objective of managing the legal risk and exposure of the Company within statutory norms and Company guidelines as well as provide strategic legal advice to concerned stakeholders in the Company.
Advise various committees on legal implications and strategy under various applicable laws, as needed.
Preparation, negotiation and review of all legal agreements and documents governing commercial relationships with third parties with whom the Company has dealings.
Preparation, review and adoption of internal legal advisories for senior stakeholders in compliance with local laws and regulations.
To deal with and manage correspondence with Regulatory and other Governmental Authorities in connection with the Company’s business and to ensure compliance within time, in consultation with relevant business and compliance teams.
Management of litigation, if any, involving the Company (including but not limited to recoveries, general commercial, civil, intellectual property litigation, prosecution), preparing case for opinion, briefing counsels and actively attending the hearing before the courts. Maintaining and updating MIS of legal cases through regular follow ups with external Advocates.
Advise business on interaction with external stakeholders such as vendors, business partners, in line with local laws & company’s SOPs.
Advise business on use of digital & social media & telecommunication for such interaction.
Support compliance team by guiding them as and when any issue arises with regards to interpretation of internal policies and/or applicable legal provisions.
Support global projects for implementation of new processes and working in collaboration with global team members in a unified manner to meet project deadlines.
Attending numerous weekly/fortnightly update virtual calls, virtual meetings, debates and deliberations with both external and internal stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of issues that could result in reputational and / or financial damage and ensure that the management is aware of such issues by following proper escalation channels.
Ensure that business processes are fully aligned with corporate compliance policies.
Legal support to any complex local or global strategic projects.
Other duties as assigned If you have these skills, we would like to speak to you.
Qualified lawyer with minimum 10+years’ experience. Experience as an “In – House Legal Counsel” would be highly preferred.
Someone who can work independently with senior business stakeholders. Ability to understand and advise on complex legal issues as well as manage day to day legal requirements of the Company.
As an individual contributor, someone who has high EQ and can handle pressure of the business and deliver quality legal advice to the Company and live up to the motto of a “Trusted Business Partner”.
Soft skills to collaborate with senior leaders on critical issues concerning the Company.
Why GSK? Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the above capabilities
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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