Experience
15 to 20 years
Desired Experience
Company Secretarial Responsibilities:
1. Corporate Governance
o Adopting best corporate governance practices and ensuring timely compliance with the Companies Act.
2. Meetings and Audits
o Conducting board meetings, general meetings, committee meetings, secretarial audits, etc.
3. Certification and CSR Implementation
o Certification of various documents.
o Advising on the implementation of CSR.
4. Support to Company Affiliates and JVs
Context & Environment:
• Complex environment with federal structure of India and multiple laws, multiple languages, time constraints, urgent requests.
• Continuous changes in the legal and corporate governance framework.
• Identification of competent external counsel on a pan-India basis.
• Maintaining good relationships with external counsels, authorities, and counterparts in Singapore and Paris.
Key Skills
Accountabilities:
• Advising the CMD, CEOs, functional heads, and other senior officers on a variety of complex legal issues.
• Participating in the formulation of general management policy.
• Managing a team of corporate counsel (internal and external).
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, contract, and litigation management.
• Managing, guiding, motivating, and supervising internal and external counsels
Primary Qualification
Any
Additional Qualifications
Not Specified
Job Description
Designation:AVP - Legal Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Responsibilities:Company – Oil & Gas – International Company, having a subsidiary in India
Location: Mumbai, but to handle Pan India
Situation in Organization:
• First reporting: VP-Legal, Company Secretary, Compliance & Internal Audit
• Dotted line: CMD
Key Responsibilities:
1. Contract Management
o Drafting, reviewing, standardizing, and negotiating contracts for business verticals.
2. Litigation Management
o Managing litigations (civil, criminal, labor, regulatory, IPR) across India.
o Developing strategies and suggesting measures to prevent and close litigations.
o Timely appraising all stakeholders about potential legal exposure and mitigation measures.
3. Legal Risk Assessment
o Conducting legal risk assessments and due diligence.
o Suggesting risk mitigation strategies.
o Providing training on legal, compliance, competition law, and regulatory issues, including company policies and procedures.
4. Management Decision Making
o Actively involved in the management decision-making process on critical matters such as HR, compliance, ethics, and business expansion.
5. Advisory on Company Projects
o Advising on Company projects in India, including mergers, acquisitions, JV’s, and business expansion.
6. Notice and External Delegation Management
o Managing notices, external delegation (POA), engagement of outside counsel.
o Keeping track of judicial pronouncements and amendments
7. Policies and Procedures
o Developing and overseeing policies and procedures related to litigation, power of attorney, CSR, contract procedures, license procedures, document retention, etc.
Additional Responsibilites:NA
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Min Experience:15
Max Experience:20
Work Experience Desired:Company Secretarial Responsibilities:
1. Corporate Governance
o Adopting best corporate governance practices and ensuring timely compliance with the Companies Act.
2. Meetings and Audits
o Conducting board meetings, general meetings, committee meetings, secretarial audits, etc.
3. Certification and CSR Implementation
o Certification of various documents.
o Advising on the implementation of CSR.
4. Support to Company Affiliates and JVs
Context & Environment:
• Complex environment with federal structure of India and multiple laws, multiple languages, time constraints, urgent requests.
• Continuous changes in the legal and corporate governance framework.
• Identification of competent external counsel on a pan-India basis.
• Maintaining good relationships with external counsels, authorities, and counterparts in Singapore and Paris.
Primary Skills:Accountabilities:
• Advising the CMD, CEOs, functional heads, and other senior officers on a variety of complex legal issues.
• Participating in the formulation of general management policy.
• Managing a team of corporate counsel (internal and external).
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, contract, and litigation management.
• Managing, guiding, motivating, and supervising internal and external counsels
Optional Skills:NA
Additional Requirements:NA
Posted On
10-Mar-2025 11:52:28 AM
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