Legal Manager

Job Title: Legal Manager
Required Experience: 4 to 7 Years
Salary Range: 6 to 8 LPA

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to management and business teams on day-to-day legal matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize contracts, agreements, NDAs, MoUs, leases, and other legal documents.
• Ensure the organization complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and contractual risks.
• Manage litigation, disputes, notices, claims, and matters involving external lawyers and law firms.
• Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and advise management on their impact.
• To attend the Court for legal proceeding
• Develop and review company policies, procedures, and legal guidelines.
• Conduct legal due diligence where required.
• Maintain and manage legal records, contracts, licenses, registrations, and statutory documents.
• Coordinate with internal departments such as Finance Sales, Operations, and Compliance on legal issues.
• Handle legal notices and prepare appropriate responses.
• Support corporate governance matters, board documentation, and regulatory filings where applicable.
• Conduct legal research and prepare opinions, reports, and risk assessments.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive legal and business information.

Required Qualifications:

• LL.B. degree; LL.M. is an advantage.
• Valid enrolment with the relevant Bar Council where legal practice is required.
• Typically, 4 to7 years of relevant legal experience, depending on the organization and seniority.
• Experience in contract management, corporate/commercial law, litigation, compliance, or a relevant industry.
• Strong knowledge of applicable laws and regulatory requirements.

Key Skills:

• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Legal research and analysis
• Litigation and dispute management
• Risk assessment and compliance
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Negotiation and problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Stakeholder and external-counsel management
• Ability to handle confidential information