Legal Counsel | Hospitality | Gurgaon | 5 to 8 Years PQE

About Our Client

• Leading Global Hospitality player

Job Description

• Strategic Business Agreements and Operational Agreement; and Issues arising therefrom : Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing contracts with the third party hotel operator (such as the hotel management agreement, hotel franchise agreements, centralized services / group services agreements and any ancillary agreements such as non-disclosure agreements, amendments, termination or transition agreements). Reviewing any such executed contracts for advising the internal stakeholders on relevant matters or devising legal and business strategies;
• Commercial Agreements; Operational Agreement : Understanding from the relevant business teams the scope and purpose of any commercial or operational agreement that is proposed to be executed and highlighting them risks and proposing solutions. Pursuant thereto, drafting / reviewing, negotiating and executing such commercials contracts (such as contracts for brand development, website development, IPR, property management, software implementation etc.) as well as operational contracts at the hotel level (IT contracts, contracts with various service providers at the hotel);
• Refurbishment or Construction related contracts and documents : Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing contracts relating to the hotels situated in Europe, UK and Australia, such as construction contracts, contractors for engaging interior designer, architect, project manager;
• Issues / due diligence relating to title, lease, easement and other rights : Reviewing title and lease documents of the hotels in Europe, UK and Australia to address any owner related issues, such as renewal of leases, seeking consent of third party owner (if any) for relevant matters. Leading title diligence in respect of any parcel of land or property proposed to be acquired in various jurisdictions.
• Legal research : Undertaking desktop research regarding the laws in various jurisdictions in Europe, UK and Melbourne and best practices;
• Engaging and managing external legal counsels : for renewal of trademark across various jurisdictions, and other legal matters on need basis;
• Managing disputes / potential disputes or claims : Working with internal stakeholders external counsel and to develop and implement strategies to manage or minimize disputes;
• Liaising with internal business and support functions (secretarial, finance, tax, commercial asset management), managing budgets and liaising and managing external advisors on various work streams to seamlessly manage transactions end-to-end;
• Providing legal / business inputs to the internal legal team : who lead the financing or lending transactions, M&A, refurbishment of assets

The Successful Applicant

• Undertaking desktop research and understanding the legal systems, laws and best practices across various jurisdictions in Europe, UK and Australia;
• Good theoretical and practical understanding of GDPR laws
• Undertaking machine translation of documents in various regional European languages into English;
• Aligning to time zones in Europe, UK or Australia for important matters
• Working to tight timelines while ensuring the highest standards of work.
• Primary Skills : Excellent drafting, analytical and negotiation skills, excellent understanding of contract law, ability to identify and summarize legal issues, ability to brief your manager / commercial team on complex matters for business and legal resolution; ability to undertake online legal research; solution-oriented approach; managing internal and external stakeholders, strong articulation and communication.