Details of the Organization

HSBC is a financial services organisation serving more than 40 million customers, ranging from individual savers and investors to some of the world’s biggest companies and governments. Their network covers 58 countries and territories, using unique expertise, capabilities, breadth, and perspectives to open up a world of opportunity for their customers.

Details of the Job/Internship

HSBC is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel with a minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience to join their office in Bengaluru.

Role and Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for all employee relations and employment law aspects for HR Business Partners, HR Advisors, and Business Managers.
• Provide advisory on a variety of labour and employment matters, including key transformation/change initiatives, restructuring, redundancies, and offshoring.
• Engage and manage relationships with legal counsels and work on litigation strategy for employment disputes.
• Ownership and accountability for execution of strategies, including coordination with lawyers, drafting, review and approval of submissions before courts and authorities, and appearances before statutory authorities and courts.
• Provide legal advice, guidance, and support to Group ER and HR departments within India and the GSCs.
• Coordinate advice for GSCs in other locations globally and liaise with local ER and HR departments.
• Assist the Regional Employment Law team based in Hong Kong in coordinating advice regionally.
• Proactively identify and manage current and forward-looking employment legal risks across various HSBC Lines of Business and/or Functions.
• Help manage external legal spend and support efficient relationships with external providers.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with team members within Legal and colleagues in business lines and functions, especially in ER and HR.

Eligibility

• Qualified India lawyer with a minimum of 10 years of law firm or in-house post-qualification experience, focused on employment law.
• Working knowledge of employment and labour laws in India; multinational experience preferred but not essential.
• Ability to synthesise advice from multiple sources/jurisdictions to identify and advocate for a unified and actionable way forward.
• Experience in advising HR and/or a business on all aspects of the employment relationship.
• Very strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong lateral thinking and problem-solving ability with a proactive approach.

Salary/Stipend

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

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

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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