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Legal Counsel - Strategy & Legal

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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JOB DESCRIPTION

·Responsible for business issues and legal matters pertaining to contracts, including developing, drafting, reviewing, redlining and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, other IT services related agreements, software license agreements, vendor agreements and channel partner agreements, with emphasis on risk mitigation and revenue recognition issues and key support of sales process. The candidate will be a key contributor in providing support in the sales and partnership contracting processes to help support business operations while ensuring compliance with company policies, applicable laws and regulations. Also, provide general legal advisory services and address any company related legal issues.

·Candidate will be working with the global sales, delivery, finance, shared services and other teams located in UK-EMEA and APAC regions.

·Part of global legal team, with reporting to Corporate Counsel based in India.

QUALIFICATIONS

·Qualified lawyers possessing 5 to 7+ years of legal experience at a Tier1 or Tier2 large corporate law firm with specific experience in drafting and reviewing commercial and IT Services contracts only (AND/OR) Candidates with deep experience as in-house counsel for global IT Services companies ONLY. Domain experience related to agile software development, cloud and digital transformation, and similar professional IT services is preferred. Candidates with experience in solely in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution and Candidates from LPOs will not be suitable for this role and hence would not be considered.

·Candidate should ideally have extensive experience in providing legal counsel on large application outsourcing RFPs, developing, drafting, reviewing/redlining and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, licensing agreements, support and maintenance agreements, service level agreements, partner, reseller, OEM, teaming, referral, end user and non-disclosure agreements for global IT Services companies.

·Candidate should be well versed in all aspects of commercial contracting, negotiation, legal issues identification, risk management and general legal issues for multinational companies.

·Exhibited track record of effective external and internal negotiations. Strong interpersonal skills and superior time management skills is essential.

·The successful candidate must be a self-starter, team player, exhibit high degree of ownership and initiative and be willing to take end to end responsibility for assigned tasks. Candidate should be confident and possess nuanced interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal as well as external stakeholders, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, superb legal acumen and business judgment and strong leadership skills. Should be a strong individual contributor who enjoys working in a team environment.

·Highly motivated self-starter, who excels in a fast-paced, time pressured and demanding environment; and is able to successfully manage competing priorities and work independently on a wide range of issues and projects, while delivering quality work under a tight timeline.

· Undergraduate and law degrees from reputable universities.

Primary Location
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Job Type
Experienced
Years of Experience
1
Qualification

JOB DESCRIPTION

·Responsible for business issues and legal matters pertaining to contracts, including developing, drafting, reviewing, redlining and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, other IT services related agreements, software license agreements, vendor agreements and channel partner agreements, with emphasis on risk mitigation and revenue recognition issues and key support of sales process. The candidate will be a key contributor in providing support in the sales and partnership contracting processes to help support business operations while ensuring compliance with company policies, applicable laws and regulations. Also, provide general legal advisory services and address any company related legal issues.

·Candidate will be working with the global sales, delivery, finance, shared services and other teams located in UK-EMEA and APAC regions.

·Part of global legal team, with reporting to Corporate Counsel based in India.

QUALIFICATIONS

·Qualified lawyers possessing 5 to 7+ years of legal experience at a Tier1 or Tier2 large corporate law firm with specific experience in drafting and reviewing commercial and IT Services contracts only (AND/OR) Candidates with deep experience as in-house counsel for global IT Services companies ONLY. Domain experience related to agile software development, cloud and digital transformation, and similar professional IT services is preferred. Candidates with experience in solely in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution and Candidates from LPOs will not be suitable for this role and hence would not be considered.

·Candidate should ideally have extensive experience in providing legal counsel on large application outsourcing RFPs, developing, drafting, reviewing/redlining and negotiating master service agreements, work orders, statements of work, licensing agreements, support and maintenance agreements, service level agreements, partner, reseller, OEM, teaming, referral, end user and non-disclosure agreements for global IT Services companies.

·Candidate should be well versed in all aspects of commercial contracting, negotiation, legal issues identification, risk management and general legal issues for multinational companies.

·Exhibited track record of effective external and internal negotiations. Strong interpersonal skills and superior time management skills is essential.

·The successful candidate must be a self-starter, team player, exhibit high degree of ownership and initiative and be willing to take end to end responsibility for assigned tasks. Candidate should be confident and possess nuanced interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal as well as external stakeholders, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, superb legal acumen and business judgment and strong leadership skills. Should be a strong individual contributor who enjoys working in a team environment.

·Highly motivated self-starter, who excels in a fast-paced, time pressured and demanding environment; and is able to successfully manage competing priorities and work independently on a wide range of issues and projects, while delivering quality work under a tight timeline.

· Undergraduate and law degrees from reputable universities.

Travel
No
Job Posting
04/12/2023

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