Details of the Organization

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. 

Details of the Job/Internship

Wipro is hiring a Legal Counsel-US Disputes & Litigation with experience of 3 to 4 years to join their office in Bengaluru.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assist in all facets of litigation, including pre-disputes, fact investigation, drafting legal responses, responding to subpoenas and other discovery requests, preparing witnesses for testimony, and negotiating and drafting settlements.
• Perform legal work in-house whenever possible.
• Interact with outside counsel, including, budgets and invoices, compliance with outside counsel guidelines, and work product.
• Draft succinct, practical legal advice Identify, review, analyze, manage and resolve pre-disputes Implement, and enforce company policies on eDiscovery.
• Respond to dispute and pre-dispute demand letters.
• Counsel business and stakeholders on legal dispute best practices.
• Analyze case files, contracts, and documentary evidence, and carry out litigation strategy.
• Conducting interviews, gathering documents and electronic records.
• Coordinate and schedule depositions, hearings, trials, conferences and meetings.
• Summarize calls, set action items, and follow through to closure.
• Verify information, and locate evidence and exhibits.
• Manage budgets, billing, and invoices.
• Negotiate rates and contracts for legal services vendors.
• Maintain a case management database.
• Obtain copies of company and court documents.

Eligibility

• The ideal candidate will be a law graduate with 3-4 years experience.
• At least one year of Disputes experience.
• At least one year in-house at an IT services company. 
• US law or Canadian law experience is a bonus.
• The Legal Counsel will be part of the US Geo Legal team and be expected to deal with a variety of matters. This role would suit a detail-oriented professional with good organizational skills and excellent English writing and oral communication skills who works well with a very diverse range of functions and is comfortable with uncertainty. 
• Very strong people skills. 
• Able to work independently.
• Law graduate.
• LLM from the US or Canada is a bonus.

Salary/Stipend

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

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Application and Registration Details

Once you apply, the next steps in the application process will be sent to you via e-mail.

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