Assistant Manager Legal Contract/Document Management (Legal Department), Mumbai

Job Description:

Assistant Manager II (Legal Department)

Job Title: AM II

Department: Legal Department

Reports to: DM-I

Experience: (0-2 years)

Past experience in Contract Management, if any, is desirable.

Required Qualification: LLB

Preferred Qualification: LLM

Skill, Knowledge and Trainings:

1. Understanding of various statutes: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Companies Act, 2013, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Labour Laws, etc.
2. Expertise and experience in contract drafting, review and management.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent legal research and articulate drafting.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Effective Communication and good command of language.
• Effective negotiation skills. 
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.

Functional Competencies:

• Understanding of various statues such as Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Indian Contract Act, 1872,  Companies Act, 2013, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, etc.
• Understanding of the extant labour laws and the upcoming labour codes, as may be implemented from time to time.
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing and management of contracts/ancillary legal documentation.
• Ability to negotiate contracts.
• Adept with procedures viz-a-viz courts, tribunals, etc.

Job Purpose:

The incumbent will have primary responsibility of assisting in matters referred to and arising out of functioning of the Legal Department.

Area of Operations Key Responsibility

• Contract/Document Management Effective management of all existing and prospective contracts/routine legal documentation of Company and its subsidiaries.
• Review of Agreements Primary review of all contracts/routine legal documentation entered into by Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time.
• Standardization of Documents Ensuring streamlining of contracts/routine legal documentation of Company and its subsidiaries and ensuring uniformity with reference to established formats.
• Other Ancillary Matters Assistance with day-to-day administrative functions of the Department, including maintenance of MIS, records etc.
• Any Other Requirement: Any other work/responsibility, as may be assigned, from time to time.
• The incumbent may be posted to any of Company subsidiaries and must be ready to relocate to other offices of Company on a staggered and/or continuous basis, as and when required to do so.