Job Summary
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide support to Imerys businesses in the region on all areas of commercial in-house legal practice:
- provide accurate and timely legal counsel to stakeholders on a wide range of legal topics, including contractual matters, regulatory compliance and risk management, and alert stakeholders to legal and regulatory risk;
- draft, review and negotiate various legal documents such as commercial contracts, GTCs, NDAs, MOUs and other contractual arrangements in the fields of sale and purchase, supply, consultancy, agency, distribution, real estate, construction, mining, banking, etc., as well as develop or update contract templates or adapt existing templates to local requirements;
- managing disputes, pre-litigation, and litigation matters, including arbitration, and developing effective strategies to resolve legal issues and protect company’s interests and rights. Resolving commercial claims, liaise and supervise external counsel for outsourced legal matters, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal representation when required, supervise and coordinate with business team to collect facts and evidence, set and execute litigation strategy, and maintain and provide regular updates on progress of litigations to stakeholders; and
- assist/liaise with Group Insurance Department and local brokers for insurance claims and queries;
Act as compliance point of contact for the region: assist in training exposed business teams, ensure implementation of Group programs, advise on simple compliance-related issues (with support from Group Compliance team).
Take responsibility for, oversee and coordinate corporate governance matters, including managing the network of company secretaries / corporate compliance service provider to carry out corporate secretarial and compliance related matters of all legal entities in South Asia; and assist corporate aspects of acquisitions, internal restructurings and creations of new legal entities;
Support General Counsel, Asia Pacific region in liaising with external consultants to manage corporate restructuring projects, as needed; and
Undertake any other ad hoc projects and assignments, duties, functions, or services consistent with the role of Legal Counsel or pertaining to the Legal Department, as determined by the General Counsel, Asia Pacific region or senior management.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Academic:
- Bachelor or master of degree in law from a reputable law school; bar qualification in India or other commonwealth countries is a plus.
Experience:
- 6 to 8 years of broad-based commercial legal experience, either private practice or in-house (work experience in an industrial MNC is preferred).
Skills :
- excellent knowledge and understanding of laws of India (including corporate and commercial laws) and other laws under South Asia or other common law jurisdiction is a plus;
- excellent legal and strategic judgment, coupled with strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills;
- possess a high level of integrity, meticulous, and a quick learner;
- excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; and
- ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable advice for the business.
Languages:
- fluency in business and legal English (both speaking and writing). Other language skills is a plus.
Position Type
Full time
and
Permanent
