Job Description

At present we are having an opening for HEAD LEGAL for a reputed company into paper and chemicals based out of their CORPORATE OFFICE in KOLKATA location

Reports to - MD & CEO

- The company is a of a renowned business conglomerate which has had a significant role to play in nation-building for over 200 Yrs in areas of #technology, #automotiveindustry, #homebuilding, #papermills #healthcareindustry & #education. It has a history of 86 Years and standing strong when the average age of S&P 500 companies today is less than 18 years!

JOB PURPOSE :

This position will be required to provide advisory services to the business assessing possible legal risks and suited compliance procedures, pro-actively partner with business stakeholders, local employees across Corporate and at our Unit as well as external entities to facilitate and promote quality deliveries while ensuring data privacy and confidentiality. Exciting opportunity awaits the profile who can make a difference.

JOB ROLE:

Strategy planning - Legal affairs:

- Advising the organization on legal matters and finalizing all contract documentations & other strategic legal matters

- Coordinating with various departments & Legal consultancy firms for information/ fact gathering for cases and providing legal guidance

- Managing all legal (civil, criminal) matters and instituting systems and legal practices to secure the best interest of the organization.

- Conceiving appropriate strategies for cases after assessment of case history

Litigation:

- Liaison with external counsels with respect to drafting of plaint, written statement, replies, affidavits, power of attorney, conveyance deed, and Intellectual Property Right matters (IPR), etc.

- Handling procedural aspects in various courts, interacting with advocates/solicitors, briefing and giving them instructions and preparing them for trials, etc.

- Handling litigation arising out of commercial disputes.

- Represent the organization and liaison with senior counsels before High Court, District Courts, District Consumer Forums, Tribunals, Debt Recovery Tribunal, summary suits, injunction suits, IPR matters and criminal complaints in India.

- Preparing notices for various legal requirements and interacting with Advocates / Solicitors / Govt. authorities, briefing and giving them instructions and help them in taking legal issues/cases to a logical conclusion etc.

- Finalizing terms & conditions of contracts; performing analysis to ensure that contracts are within negotiated & agreed-upon parameters. Drafting of various business contracts, documents etc. Structuring, drafting & inspecting the legal documents for litigation.

- Ensuring speedy resolution of queries to optimize satisfaction levels.

- Handling arbitration proceedings initiated under the Arbitration Act for and against the Organization

- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on purchasing activities.

Drive Internal Legal Support and Awareness:

- Regularly interact with senior management for taking decisions on legal stance to be taken on certain matters e.g., certain matters may be sensitive and need to be dealt with differently.

- Ensure awareness of line managers on all legal compliances required to be maintained through training, periodic information dissemination and counsel.

- Be responsible for knowledge-management in the legal department and provide the required information to the management.

Risk Mitigation:

- Identify possible dispute areas, provide counsel on appropriate legal safeguards and where required draft appropriate documentation.

- Drive Digitization initiatives in the Legal Department

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