Legal Counsel

Corporate Lawyer having expertise in agreement vetting and drafting.

Key Responsibilities:

-        Review of the agreements;

-        Obtaining updates on changes in laws and carrying out impact analysis

-        Understanding the relevant rules and regulations and including the same in the drafts

-        Negotiating the agreement with the partners

-        Assisting the legal function in standardizing the drafts

-        Coordinating with the relevant stakeholders in closing the agreements

-        Maintaining the contract management tool

Some level of decision making will be required as and when the agreements are negotiated and decisions are to be made to agree on final clauses

Key competencies:

-        Experience in agreement vetting and negotiation

-        Good command over English language ( all levels – speaking, writing and comprehending)

-        Go-getter – ready to take challenges

Skills in time management

Educational Level:

LLB (Preferably - 5 year integrated course)

Additional Qualification of CS will be an advantage

Working Experience: 5-7 years (Preferably from a law firm though not mandatory).

Relevant experience of at least 4-5 years from same industry (Payments Bank; Banking experience in transactions/payments/aggregators)