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Details of the Job/Internship

SITA is hiring a Legal Counsel for its Mumbai Metropolitan Region office. The role requires 5 years of experience in corporate legal matters, contracts, and compliance.

Role and Responsibilities

• Reviewing supplier agreements for telecoms, IT & software services, field services, and hardware.
• Providing legal support on M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic initiatives, litigation, IP regulatory, and ethics as needed.
• Monitoring sanctions screening results, reviewing and escalating if red flags/sanctions are flagged (appropriate training will be provided).
• Occasionally taking contemporaneous notes of investigation interviews.
• Assisting with regulatory regime reviews in specific areas.
• Supporting policy rewrites and process simplification.
• Updating templates as needed.
• Assisting with 'transactional' deals.
• Assisting in the analysis, review, and negotiation of contracts, bid documents, and term sheets from legal, business, and functional perspectives.
• Supporting the drafting, negotiation, finalization, and completion of transaction documentation.
• Reviewing new laws in major jurisdictions and summarizing their impact on SITA.
• Supporting the creation and maintenance of region-specific knowledge management material, ensuring up-to-date and relevant legal information is available.
• Assisting in legal research, creation of whitepapers and memos, abstraction of legal and contract clauses, and interpretation.
• Preparing risk mitigation plans for any identified risks in proposals or contracts.
• Ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and assisting in obtaining necessary approvals throughout the contracting process.

Eligibility

• Degree in Law with appropriate legal qualifications (registered or licensed attorney, solicitor, barrister, or equivalent).
• Up to 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in commercial law, contract management, and compliance.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts and the ability to negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to present and explain legal concepts clearly and effectively.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team, and comfortable interacting with senior legal counsels, business leaders, and external partners.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to learn and grow within a global, fast-paced legal environment.

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalised during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Maharashtra

City

Mumbai

Address

Mumbai Metropolitan Region