Requisition Number: 20257

Contract Type: Permanent

Location(s):

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN, 600089

Legal Counsel
Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas
- Structure, draft, negotiate and finalize contracts and responses to tenders ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations
- Conduct research and draft memoranda in various legal fields, including competition law
- Provide assistance to SES’s affiliates and subsidiaries on legal aspects as requested
- Provide support and advice in legal matters in various functions, including transactional work
- Ability to communicate succinctly, diplomatically and credibly at all levels within the organisation
- Collaborative individual, able to build relationships across all levels and functions of the organization
- Clear and candid communicator able to produce and present to a variety of internal and external audiences
- Provide timely and effective legal advice to the commercial groups in support of their respective projects,



contracts and initiatives including bids and public/private partnership initiatives

COMPETENCIES
- Capability to work in an accurate and organized manner with proven attention to detail
- Flexibility and team-spirit
- Good interpersonal relations and communications skills (written and oral)
- Valuable time management and priority setting skills
- Proactive approach, can-do mentality and ability to work autonomously
- Diplomatic manner
- Demonstrated cultural sensitivity

Qualifications & Experience
- Master’s degree or LLM in law
- Bar qualification would be of advantage
- Three to five years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or legal department of a company would be of advantage
- Experience in the telecommunication/media sector would be of advantage
- Computer literacy (word, excel, power point)

Other Key Requirements / Comments
- Fluency in English, both oral and written, is a must
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

SES and i

📌 Legal Counsel (Chennai)
🏢 SES Satellites
📍 Chennai