Details of the Organization

Established in 1985, BNI is the world's largest business referral network. With over 318,000 small-to-medium-sized business members in nearly 11,000 chapters across 77+ countries.

Details of the Job/Internship

BNI Global is hiring for the position of Associate Legal Counsel with experience of 5+ years to join their Bengaluru office. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Learning BNI’s unique history, model, culture, and Core Values.
• Building relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Leading and supporting the team of in-house attorneys and compliance teammates.
• Advising executive Members of both new and existing laws that impact the business.
• Overseeing the legal matters of the business, including acting as the business’ legal representative, and leveraging the expertise of external counsel where appropriate.
• Maintaining knowledge of the company’s legal documents and operations.
• Crafting and reviewing legal strategy in response to any litigation.
• Facilitating filings of licensing forms and other statutory requirements; filing for copyright of intellectual property.
• Assessing current practices and developing a roadmap to manage risk more effectively.
• Implementing policies and controls to help the organization avoid distractions.
• Providing general education throughout the organization on matters of importance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Eligibility

• 5+ years of commercial legal experience with at least 3 years of that being in an in-house setting or having core legal expertise of drafting, redlines, negotiation, and advisory to business.
• Experience in some or all the following areas: transactions, legal compliance training, intellectual property, HR matters, managing external counsel, vendor contract negotiations for Venue/Hotels, SaaS, Lease, Licensing, drafting different types of legal notices, Consulting/Service Agreements, Data Protection; experience with franchising law a plus.
• Familiarity and comfort working within a growing global organization and with different time zones.
• High sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Law degree with a high-grade point average.

Salary/Stipend

As per industry standards

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Application and Registration Details

After you apply, you will receive the next steps of the application process via email. 

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