Legal Counsel ( Disputes & Litigation)

Experience:
3–5 Years

Qualifications:
LL.
B Role Purpose Provide legal support for Biocon's corporate business, including commercial/non
- commercial contracts, business dispute and litigation matters by ensuring robust contract and litigation management, legal compliance, and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities
• Responsible for end-to-end handling and closures of contracts, from negotiating, vetting, reviewing, drafting, finalization and sign off.
• Advise business teams on contractual and legal risks related to contracts and business disputes.
• Advise on potential legal exposure, commercial disputes, labor claims, and regulatory actions.
• Strategically guide dispute resolution, negotiates settlements, drafts settlement agreements, and handles pre-litigation claims before they escalate to formal court filings.




• Actively manage arbitration/mediation/litigation matters by coordinating with relevant stakeholders, external counsel and preparing legal documentation.
• Control legal spend, select and evaluate the performance of external law firms.
• Coordinate discovery process, collect internal documents and preserve electronic data (e-discovery).
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and maintain legal records, including internal trackers. Qualifications & Experience
• LL.
B
• 3-5 years of experience in corporate legal or a law firm.
• Hands-on experience in commercial/non
- commercial contracts and litigation., Key Skills
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Litigation management
• Dispute resolution
• Legal risk assessment
• Stakeholder management
• Ability to handle high pressure, ever growing and evolving work workplace

📌 Legal Counsel (Bengaluru)
🏢 Biocon
📍 Bengaluru