Details of the Organization

Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting and improving human health and the environment on a global scale. NSF is an independent organization that facilitates standards development, product certification, testing, auditing, education and risk management for public health and the environment. Manufacturers, regulators and consumers alike look to NSF for the development of public health standards and certification that help protect the world’s food, water, health and consumer products.

Details of the Job/Internship

NSF is hiring a corporate counsel to join them in their Gurugram office. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on a variety of global business initiatives, policies, and internal compliance issues ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
• Assist in directing global legal affairs, referring to and coordinating with global outside legal counsel as required.
• Assist in achieving corporate objectives by providing analysis and guidance on global projects and transactions.
• Review, negotiate, and draft legal agreements.
• Distribute necessary legal agreements to global NSF customer, supplier, and independent contractor base.
• Assist with the compliance of intellectual property protection, licensing, and enforcement.
• Support merger and acquisition activity.
• Support on litigation and dispute resolution matters, providing senior management with counsel regarding litigation brought by and against NSF.
• Support the Quality, Compliance and Risk teams on initiatives, local implementation and enforcement.
• Support other projects as requested from time to time by the Deputy General Counsel.
• Work closely and collaboratively with other members of Legal Department – Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Counsel, Legal Operations Manager and others to develop and implement key legal processes and systems corporate wide.

Eligibility

• Approximately five to seven years of legal experience, preferably including two or more years of in-house legal experience.
• Equivalent of a J.D. from an ABA accredited law school 
• Admitted to practice law, and in good standing, in applicable jurisdiction.
• Experience working in a global company.
• Employment law experience preferred, including internal investigations.
• Broad-based experience and ability to exercise legal judgment on a variety of issues including experience with a variety of legal agreements, labor and employment matters, and support of business initiatives.
• Experience with complex transactional matters, including ability to draft and negotiate unique legal agreements to serve business needs and limit enterprise risk.
• Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced legal department – i.e., highly organized self- starter with ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines with little supervision.
• Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and influencing abilities.
• Excellent communication skills - presentation, written, and verbal.
• Unwavering ethical standards.
• Ability to work within the department and cross-functionally across the organization and geographies.
• Foreign language skills preferred
• Ability to travel internationally to other NSF locations on occasion.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

Address

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Application and Registration Details

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

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