Senior Legal Associate with Unilever, Bengaluru

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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

Details of the Organization

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of their consumers and the communities around them. They promote innovation, big and small, to make their business win and grow; andthey believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Their brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

Details of the Job/Internship

Unilever is hiring a Senior Legal Associate for their Bengaluru office. Candidates must have an LLB qualification and at least 6 years of experience.

Role and Responsibilities

To support Supply Chain, Business Services, Digital & Technology team with the review, negotiation, and drafting of bespoke or push-back clauses within, terms and conditions with 3rd party suppliers with whom Unilever business, by both influencing them to accept our own standard templates or, alternatively, negotiating the use of their templates, with changes that suit Unilever’s interests.
To ensure there are adequate terms and conditions and schedules included in the supplier contracts so that the contract risk profile of 3rd party suppliers providing or supporting Unilever’s operations is adequately managed and addressed.
To interact with other members of the Unilever legal team who own the contracts’ subject matter expertise in order to ensure that up to date version of clauses, templates and schedules are used.
To support the fact-gathering and timeline creation processes for commercial contract disputes and claims, made against or to be made by Unilever, and support the identification of likely relevant contract terms, for further analysis by claims subject matter experts.
Undertake other Legal research, analysis and operational tasks as required.

Governance & Compliance

Support the operation of governance schedules and processes for key suppliers.
Support the operation of required ongoing compliance activities for key suppliers.
Understand changes to standard clauses, and highlight deviations and risks, if outside of standard clauses.
Ensure the organization’s internal contract document templates are accurate and up to date.
Identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes.

Stakeholder Management

Support the development and management of stakeholder relationships within Unilever and with key third parties, including within Legal, Customer Operations, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations Sustainability, HR, local Data Protection Officers and other businesses.

Eligibility

Professional qualification in Law.
Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating high-complexity contracts.
Minimum of 6 years of law firm or FMCG/supplier industry experience working within a large complex business environment requiring analysis of contracts and supporting data and making balanced risk recommendations.
Minimum of 6 years of experience as a commercial lawyer in one or more of the following procurement areas:
Logistics (e.g. road freight, rail freight, ocean freight, warehouse services).
Business Services (e.g. HR, R&D, Finance services).
Marketing and/or Media Services (e.g. marketing and media agencies, PR, packaging design, events and activations, field marketing services, AdTech, Ad production, social platforms).
Digital & Technology Services (e.g. SaaS, software licensing, IT services)
Raw & Packaging materials or production items.
Capital Expenditure (e.g. manufacturing equipment and services, construction or civil works).
3rd Party manufacturing.
Significant experience providing risk-based advice and risk reporting on different types of contracts and aggressive and defensive commercial claims.
Contract drafting, analysis and negotiation skills, from both a Legal and Procurement perspective.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent stakeholder management.
Attention to detail, proven ability to draft accurately and effectively in a legal register of language.
Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones, cultures and countries.
Achieving outcomes and results by influencing the way resources and personnel not in your control are utilised.