Details of the Organization

Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. They do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user.

Details of the Job/Internship

Freshworks is looking for candidates for the role of Legal Counsel.

Role and Responsibilities

• Advice and support GTM, Partnership, and Procurement Team in the drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closure of contracts, primarally supporing the sales orginization.
• Assist these teams in the preparation of templates, revamping existing templates to suit the changing business needs/ models from time to time.
• Efficiently manage risk and ensure business and compliance needs are accurately reflected in agreements.
• Remain updated on the legal issues & delve deep into the industry practice on specific business matters and make revisions as necessary to standard templates / policies from time to time.
• Work in close collaboration with a diverse range of internal stakeholders including and other subject matter experts to identify, anticipate and mitigate legal / contractual & privacy related risks
• Proactively seek opportunities, which includes volunteering to help the team when needed and introduce efficiency in planning & organizing the assigned tasks.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree in law with demonstrated excellent academic performance.
• 5-9 years of experience as a transactional attorney in a reputable business law firm, or in-house experience with the legal department preferably in a multi-national company.
• Strong knowledge of basic principles of contract drafting, review and negotiation with an ability to provide practical and well-reasoned solutions.
• Knowledge and understanding of privacy laws & the industry practice of the IT sector from a legal standpoint
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English (both written and oral).
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be excellent in MS office and comfortable with new technology.

Salary/Stipend

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

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Tamil Nadu

City

Chennai

Address

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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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