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Position title:
Senior Associate – Legal
Location:
Bangalore
Reports to (role):
Manager – Legal
Main purpose:
Main purpose of this position is to draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and support the legal team in ensuring legal compliances.
Key accountabilities:
The key Accountabilities are, but not limited to:
Contracts Management
- Provide support to the Epsilon line of business and other Publicis brands (as required), which may include areas of marketing, advertising, technology and related matters, by reviewing and negotiating vendor and sales contracts. Candidate is expected to manage day to day contract drafting and negotiation as an individual contributor.
- Drafting, vetting, restructuring and redlining of legal documents including Services Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Leave and License Agreements, Inter Company Agreements etc.
- Recognize impact of vendor requirements and restrictions on overall Epsilon business and work with legal staff to integrate into client facing documents
- Review and interpret contract language, applicable laws and regulations and effectively communicate to business teams. Work together with business teams to evaluate and advise on transactions they are entering into.
- Work in a high-paced department and multi-task many contracts in various stages of negotiation.
- Work as a liaison with the various company teams including client-facing account teams, technology teams, vendor management, and compliance.
- Learn and share knowledge from other legal team members.
- Provide advice on legal and regulatory risks associated with product development and services.
- Identify legal, commercial, operational risks associated in each commercial contract and taking appropriate steps to resolve and mitigate the risks.
- Responsible for proper execution of contracts and managing a database/MIS of executed contracts.
- Conducting and undertaking due diligence activities pertaining to contracts.
Compliance/Litigation/Due Diligence
- Support Senior Manager, Legal in ensuring internal legal compliance on queries pertaining to labor law compliances.
- Coordinating with various departments/business divisions/counsel for facts gathering in litigations matters and managing MIS for the same.
- Periodically prepare and report litigation matters to internal stakeholders.
- Drafting of internal demand notices, rejoinders and reply/responses
Business Compliance
Ensure a sound understanding of, demonstrate commitment to & comply with all statutory & Publicis Groupe Policies (Janus) relevant to your role & all activities undertaken in that role.
Personal & Team Accountabilities
Actively develop and maintain strong working relationships with all Re: Sources personnel both at a interpersonal level and across all business processes within the wider business environment.
Actively maintain communication and behavior standards that foster a culture of strong customer and service excellence both within Resources and across all customer and supplier organizations.
Key relationships
(internal &/or external):
- Brand Teams
- Internal Resources Teams
Key competencies:
Experience/Qualifications
- Lawyer from reputed Law school with 3-5 years of experience
- Preferably from a reputed MNC
- Aptitude for detail and high degree of organization
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and meet numerous deadlines
Knowledge
- Experience in working on license agreements, understanding on technology products and services agreement – SAAS, API, EULA.
- Experience in digital marketing and advertisement industry, will be a plus.
- The candidate should have strong contract drafting, review and negotiation skills
- The candidate should be able to coordinate litigation matters.
- Good knowledge on commercial contracts, drafting and reviewing vendor and sales agreements including real estate agreements
- Ability to analyze risks and complex issues and advise internal business partners appropriately.
- Knowledge of data privacy laws and related issues
- Ability to conduct research on legal subjects.
Other Skills (including technology)
- Proficiency in English language
- Hands on exposure for working knowledge in Microsoft Office (especially Word).
Attributes/behaviors
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and in particular an ability to comprehend complex commercial contract related queries and review the same.
- Strong analytical and logical reasoning while reviewing complex legal contracts.
- Should be team player with good interpersonal skill do deal with stake holders/Agencies.
How to apply:
Interested candidates may apply here (click here)
