Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

GEA Group


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Vadodara, Gujarat
Contract type: Full time
Responsibilities / Tasks

  • Scope of Role &

Responsibilities

Company Secretarial (15% of scope)

  • Support at Board Meetings, Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meeting and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) meetings.
  • Maintenance of statutory registers.
  • Filing of necessary forms with Registrar of Companies.

Corporate & Commercial (85% of scope)

  • Provide commercial and practical legal advice and support and advise on day-to-day commercial matters including issues arising with customers, vendors and other partners
  • Draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial contracts including sales and procurement contracts in accordance with GEA internal requirements and local laws, agreements with third parties such as agents and distributors.
  • Review, update and create precedent agreements and legal processes as need and appropriate
  • To advise and support dispute resolution processes
  • Provide training to the business on applicable legal and contractual issues.

Role will require flexibility to travel (around 25%)

  • Academic Qualifications
  • Company Secretary (ICSI).
  • LLB (Bachelor of Law) (5-year law degree post 12th year qualification i.e. either a BA LLB or a BBA LLB qualification) (preferably from accredited & recognised universities such as national law universities in India). (Grades preferably either above 75%, O(Outstanding), A+ or A).
  • LLM (Masters of Law) (preferable but not mandatory).

Your Profile / Qualifications

  • Experience Requirements
  • At least 10+ years of relevant post qualification experience combining corporate, commercial, disputes and company secretarial experience.
  • Solid law firm or in-house experience in a regional or global company with a focus on commercial topics.
  • Candidate must demonstrate the following qualities:
  • A high level of integrity and management skills – this is a prerequisite
  • Experience and capability of supporting and serving as a trusted legal and business advisor to the business. Professional and commercial approach to problem solving and strong team ethic is essential
  • Direct experience in strategic and complex commercial transactions is an important prerequisite
  • Highly self-motivated with a positive and approachable attitude
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills, both written and oral, with the ability to write concisely with precision and clarity
  • Ability and desire to work collaboratively and autonomously
  • Ability to work well under pressure whilst continuing to work in an orderly and organized manner
  • Ability to navigate complex issues

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