About the law firm:
S&Co. (established in 1969) is a full-service law firm. S&Co. is identified as one of the premier law firms in the country and is rendering expert legal services to clients across various sectors. S&Co. has been recently ranked amongst the top 20 law firms in India by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in its 2021 rankings. S&Co. was one of the first Indian law firms to have overseas offices in New York and London and has been the founder member firm of a number of international law firm networks.
Role:
Singhania & Co law firm is hiring for its niche m&a/ corporate practice at an associate level.
Requirements:
The candidate will be required to provide commercial and transactional support, working both independently on assigned projects, and collaboratively with the client’s in-house team. The candidate will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating various contracts and other transactional documents as well as conducting general and legal research and drafting well-written memorandums. Working knowledge in laws related to FEMA, Company Law, JV, and M&A preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Review contracts against established standards and negotiate acceptable alternatives, working from templates and tools.
- Compare contracts and highlight differences and similarities in memorandum format.
- Facilitate escalation of unresolved issues, approval and signature.
- Research and analyze areas of commercial law as relevant to the company’s business and future prospects, and prepare memos or position statements for different audiences.
- Provide high-level legal research and memorandum drafting support for other simple to high complexity legal research assignments.
Experience:
- Experience with Microsoft products like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Relevant experience with commercial transactional support, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts will be preferred.
Qualification:
LL.B., Qualification as a Company Secretary will be an added advantage.
Location:
NCR.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates may share their CV on keshav@singhania.com or roopal@singhania.com
