Responsibilities

- Independently draft, review, negotiate straightforward and complex contracts including NDA, Sales and Purchase contracts (both domestic and international), Vendor contracts, Lease, Leave and License Agreement, Warehousing Agreement, Transportation Agreement, MSA, MOU, LOI, Indemnity bond, Employment contracts and Service Contracts.
- Basic knowledge on JVA, mergers and acquisitions, share purchase, shareholder agreement.
- Basic litigating knowledge to support handling arbitration matters and civil suits, and coordination with the panel of lawyers as and when required.
- Legal knowledge to support industrial and labour-related matters.
- Contract database management.
- Coordinate and support business team for final execution of all legal contracts.
- Coordinate with stakeholders for implementation of contract management and compliance tool.
- Provide solutions within legal framework for smooth achievement of business objective.
- Ensure the contract meets the internal framework/guidelines for contracts/agreements.
- Proactively create and maintain various awareness programs for employees regarding compliance with relevant laws and regulations.




- Knowledge about data protection laws and related compliance.
- Support on internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
- Advising on general business law issues and managing the legal issues of all areas of the company, including but not limited to corporate matters.
- Skilled in legal research.
- Computer skills with basic Excel knowledge.
- Ability to multi-task and deliver high-quality work under deadlines.

Education and experience

- Experience in manufacturing industry.
- Experience in automotive industry will be an added advantage.
- Under-graduation in Law from a premier institution.
- Post graduation in Law would be an added advantage.
- Relevant PQE minimum 5 years.

Job Details

- Job: Legal counsel
- Organization: Country Legal Counsel
- Schedule: Full time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Job Type: Permanent contract

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📌 Country Legal Counsel (Chennai)
🏢 Valeo
📍 Chennai