Specialist Legal

Designation: Specialist Legal

Reports to (level of category): Program Leader Legal India

Mode of Work: Hybrid

Shift Timing: 1 pm to 10 pm / 9 am to 6 pm

Job Location: Hyderabad

Were looking for a self-motivated In-House Employment Legal specialist. This critical position will be primarily responsible for the effective and efficient management of a legal departments resources, systems, and initiatives. This legal professional will serve as a trusted employment advisor to the Senior Management, engaging with a wide array of internal and external constituents as a representative of the Legal Department.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage employee issues from legal perspective relating to non-performance, misconduct, employees with health issues, behavioral issues, grievances, harassment cases including sexual harassment etc.
• Manage end to end litigation regarding employee dispute, dispute by vendor employee/s, Misc. cases like disbursal of death benefits in case of family dispute, claim by third party, witness summons, warrant etc.
• Managing highly sensitive and delicate issues involving behavioral threat assessment and management.

• Draft responses to claim, complaint and request by quasi-judicial authorities and third-parties relating to Company's employees.

• Manages issues relating to non-compete, non-solicitation, IP, confidentiality and other conflict of interest issues.

• Drafting and reviewing process documents to provide guidelines to ER and HR team from legal perspective.

• Working closely with HR teams and global HR/Legal teams.

• Legal review of Company Policies and Practices.

• Monitoring employee litigation, employee matters, maintains trackers, analysing trends through usage of excel skills, assess risk and work on possible solutions and mitigation steps in order to be future ready.

• Develop effective relationship and engagement with internal stakeholders, international stake holders/ clients and other function groups.

• Ability to assist in matters pertaining to contracts, corporate law, secretarial, corporate governance & legal compliance activities.

• Vendor management (external council).

Qualification

• Law Degree from an accredited university

• Experience in a reputed Law Firm / Consultancy Firm or as In-House Legal Support in a company (preferably IT/ITES)

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• Previous work experience of 3-5 years

• Good knowledge and exposure of policies, processes, investigation, employment matters, litigation

• Adept at contract drafting, review

• Knowledge of Labour laws and corporate advisory

• Experience of legal work in various jurisdictions is an added advantage

Key Competency Profile

• Demonstrated skills on interpretation of laws, rules and judicial precedents to keep abreast of developments in the field of labour and employment laws.

• Knowledge of labour & employment laws and compliance.

• Ability to work closely as a team within legal verticals and stakeholders.

• Litigation management and creation of database of ongoing cases. Work closely with external counsels across locations including remote location.

• Demonstrate skills in drafting court documents, response to legal notice, written statement, evidence, review of questions for cross examination and written submissions.

• Excellent communication skills and presentation skills.

• Demonstrates a commitment to integrity and accountability

• Maintains confidentiality of information

• Possesses analytical skills

• Has experience in stakeholder management

• Ability to work independently and in a team

• Ability to interpret and translate the law into practical measures

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to solve issues

• Ability to manage conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.

Language

English

Hindi

Key Success Criteria

• Good knowledge of employment laws, litigation managing, contracts, effective relationship management skills, passionate and eagerness to learn, experience in managing multiple legal and organizational projects, good excel skills, preparing presentations and contract trackers