Senior Legal Counsel

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employment related matters in our APAC
locations

• Quickly assess issues, manage legal risk, provide advice and counsel on an ad
hoc basis

• Independently provide counseling and advice for a variety of areas of employment
law; generally, including employment contracts and recruiting, employee
benefits, issues of possible discrimination and harassment, wage and working
conditions
• Effectively managing and mitigating legal risks for the company

• Partner with Human Resources to recommend, implement, and continuously
improve employment-related policies and procedures

• Ensure best practices are followed; reduce risk and cost

• Monitor legal, regulatory and legislative developments related to employment and
work with business stakeholders to integrate new procedures or policies

• Develop best internal practices for the HR team and our employees

• Provide advice to business partners regarding risk mitigation strategies

• Mitigate Risk

• To the extent needed, supporting HR in conducting internal investigations

• Ensure best practices are followed, mitigate risk
What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s from recognized institutions; top academic credentials required.

• Must be a member of the India bar in good standing.

• Minimum 5 years prior law firm or in-house experience required.

• Four+ years of relevant employment law experience.

• Experience with other countries in APAC preferred.

• Must have sufficient experience to handle responsibilities with minimum
supervision.

• Must have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while
prioritizing responsibilities and meeting deadlines.

• Must have good judgment, a high level of professional integrity and ability to
maintain confidentiality.

• Must have the ability to interact confidently with colleagues and adversaries, and
to translate difficult legal principles into practical business solutions.

• Must have strong interpersonal skills, excellent analytical, problem-solving,
negotiation, drafting, organizational and communication skills.

• Must have an energetic, decisive, hard-working, detail-oriented, hands-on
personality with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to gain respect and
influence others.