AHEAD is currently seeking to hire an Associate Corporate Counsel - India to provide day-to-day legal support and counseling to AHEAD s US as well as India Sales Team and other stakeholders including human resources, marketing, administration, etc. You will report to the Corporate Counsel - India.
Responsibilities:
Candidate will be drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts around IT and IT related agreements, including reseller agreements, partner agreements, master service agreements (internal use) master product and services agreement (end customer s use), sub-contractor agreements, non-disclosure, and vendor agreements along with statements of work, all of which may pertain to the US, the UK, or India;
Candidate would be creating flow-down terms based on agreed-to customer contracts post-execution for compliance purposes;
Candidate will be required to provide day to day advisory to the India-based operations team and the management on a wide range of employment law issues, which may include employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, and policy compliances;
Candidate would be required to evaluate India-US balance for employment practices, policies, agreements and processes; implement and/or update as necessary and as applicable;
Maintain up-to-date knowledge on Indian employment laws, privacy laws, information technology laws required to negotiate contracts;
Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the company s business; and
Assessing and minimizing sources of risk, with appropriate escalations as necessary.
Required Qualifications and competencies:
JD, LLM., or LLB., equivalent degree from an accredited law school;
At least 4 to 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience practicing law, in-house preferred;
Ability to work on their own with minimal administrative assistance;
Major experience in contract negotiation as well as advisory/consultation is required;
Ability to create templates as well as processes involving day-to-day business and ensure minimal risk to the business;
Ability to juggle high volume and multiple projects, which will require timely decisions;
Customer/client-focused orientation;
Strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills; and
Excellent organizational skills, business judgment, attention to detail, and self-motivation.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Legal & RegulatoryRole Category: Legal OperationsRole: Legal OfficerEmployement Type: Full time