Job Description

Job Title: Manager - Legal

Function Name: Finance/Legal

Purpose of the Role

Will be responsible for the Legal and Regulatory functions and essential business support.

Role Description

1. Handling litigations (consumer, labour, tax and other litigations). Engaging quality lawyer and briefing them about the facts, business requirements and appearance before the appropriate forums. Working on various strategies to optimize business benefits/minimize losses including out of court settlements.

2. Legal support to Business team - To provide legal support to various end user teams on their day-to-day business needs and ensure smooth functioning which includes filing of criminal complaints, responding and issuing Legal notices, settlement letters and advising on various legal and regulatory implications by sensitizing the internal stake holders.

3. Drafting of all kinds of day-to-day Business contracts such as Lease agreements, vendor agreements, NDA, consultancy agreements, Rate Contracts, MSA etc., and other Group level Business contracts within the committed TAT as per Business requirement. To understand the requirements of end user team and to draft contracts to cater business needs within the committed TAT or depending on the business needs. Negotiate and sensitize and advising business teams on various contract clauses for logical closure.

4. Legal and regulatory compliance pertaining to DOT/TRAI guidelines, regulations. Providing interpretation and adherence to the TRAI/TDSAT orders and other legal matters in relation to the Broadband industry. Facilitate business decisions basis regulatory impact and ensure compliance with rules and regulations.

5. Coordination about regulatory authorities such as DOT, MIB, TRAI, TERM cell and various other State and Central Governmental Authorities in order to uphold company\'s point of view.

6. Prepare and file reports before various authorities as per applicable laws. Drafting, submission of correspondences, letters, and applications with various Authorities as per the business needs and to uphold company\'s point of view.

7. Liaise with law enforcement agencies to advocate company\'s issues/positions.

8. Research, anticipate and mitigate company against legal risks.

9. Handling all the relevant Legal and Regulatory issues pertaining to Broadband Business.

Key Result Areas:

1. Update the management of the relevant legal and industrial developments on a daily basis.

2. Understand business requirements holistically to draft and negotiate Contracts and other legal correspondence to be drafted with zero error within TAT.

3. Understand Policy matters such as TRAI/DOT/MIB, MEITY white papers and other Govt. policies and appropriately prepare business representations by taking into consideration the organizational and industry interests.

4. To co-ordinate with the inter-functional teams and the external authorities to complete the task - within the required time.

5. To apprise the team of the legal applications to tackle a given situation within the required time.

6. To co-ordinate with the external counsels and take appropriate legal actions basis the requirement.

7. To coordinate with various police stations and other law enforcement agencies to enable the business to achieve its objectives.

Desired Skills and Competencies:

- Proven background in Telecom and other Business laws (IT, Contract law, Civil and Criminal laws)

- Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi. Knowing to read and write Gujarati and Marathi will be an added advantage.

- Commercial awareness and ability to collaborate with ease with internal and external stake holders.

- Ability to sift through and understand the legal and business requirements.

- Adaptability and Commitment

- Excellent negotiation and communications skills

- Analytical ability and strong attention to detail

- Good Interpersonal skills

Recruitment Specifications:

Education: Basic Law Degree from an Indian University (B.A. LLB).

Work Experience :

- Should have a Minimum of 5 to 8 years of working in Legal function/ practicing as an advocate in Indian courts

- Should have Minimum 2 years of experience in handling teams

- Must possess Strong interpersonal abilities

- Must have Strong negotiation, drafting, communication & presentation skills

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