Associate Legal Counsel

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and support the negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor arrangements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), ensuring alignment with both local law and internal policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 
• Compliance with applicable laws, internal procedures, and industry codes, including all regulatory obligations 
• Draft, review, and update employment contracts, offer letters, other employment related material, including internal employee policies; understand labor code and related regulations
• Provide proactive legal support to cross-functional teams, including Human Resources/Employment, Sourcing, Compliance, Finance, Medical and Technology, acting as a trusted business partner. 
• Maintain and periodically update the contract templates repository, ensuring consistency with legal and regulatory requirements; work closely with law operations (technology team) to drive efficiencies in contracting and negotiation (including tech-enabled solutions)
• Design and deliver periodic legal training sessions to internal stakeholders to promote legal awareness and operational compliance. 
• Support corporate governance activities, including drafting shareholder and board resolutions, maintaining corporate records and document retention programs, and managing applicable reporting obligations and delegations of authority. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, delivering practical legal guidance that enables informed decision-making in a dynamic and rapidly changing regulatory and business environment.
• Coordinating legal support by contributing as a member of cross-functional team and interacting with business and law department colleagues globally on various matters 

Qualification & Experience 

• A degree in law from a reputable university in India and admission to practice Law in India and at least three-four (3-4) years of experience practicing law, and demonstrated ability to handle and advise on a wide range of legal matters, with a solid independent command of labor & employment laws, ABAC laws, and laws relevant to complex commercial arrangements and contracting on technology- and data- related subjects.
• Strong client-focused, business counseling and problem-solving focus with an ability to manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency with local language and English (oral and written) required  
• 4+ years of corporate and/or law firm experience, or in-house in a multinational corporation, or a combination of both. 
• Experience in life sciences, healthcare, technology, or other highly regulated and innovative industries preferred. 
• Strong qualifications in transactional work in any industry, including structuring, advising and counseling on complex transactions and drafting, negotiating and interpreting complex contracts 
• Proven superior legal skills, including: excellent oral and written communication, legal analysis, drafting and negotiation skills and sound judgment 
• Experience with digital transformation initiatives, including generative AI, in the healthcare industry preferred 
• Ability to lead and influence others