Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel – Commercial Law

We’re Siemens. A collection of over 379,000 minds making real what matters for the future, one day at a time in 190+ countries. We believe in the value of industry best-practice standards achieved through evolving technology and digitalization. The position is with Siemens Limited India and the incumbent will be responsible for providing high quality and responsive legal support and guidance to the business.

Come, Change the future with us!

In your primary role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Your primary role would be risk analysis, drafting & negotiating contracts and handling dispute resolution and therefore you should have an excellent knowledge of Contract laws, Competition Laws, Legal Metrology Act, Data Privacy Legislations and Arbitration laws. You should have a good understanding of contracts and should be able to analyze them and provide legal risk evaluation for a particular project or assignment
• You would be required to develop a complete understanding of the project in hand and propose mitigation strategies from a business or legal perspective. Bring in strategic thinking with a problem-solving attitude.
• You are required to draft and negotiate customer contracts, vendor/ supplier contracts and from time-to-time and ensure strict observance of contractual requirements, rights and obligations towards customers, suppliers and other parties involved (e.g., interpretation of sections, change orders, claim management, correspondences, etc.).
• Litigation management and support on all legal proceedings like mediation, conciliation, arbitration, or court proceedings independently and along with the assigned external counsels.
• This position requires a high level of business orientation with focus on problem solving and supporting major projects, while upholding strong ethics and integrity across the organization.
  
  

Desired Qualifications & Traits

• A Law degree from a reputed law college with around 4 -5 years of PQE.
• Worked with a law firm and / or worked as an inhouse counsel with multinational companies in manufacturing and service-related industries
• Experience and understanding on Contract Laws, Legislations around Anti-Trust, Legal Metrology, Data Privacy and Arbitration laws.
• Exposure in litigation and drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts and dispute resolution.
• Communication and legal writing skills (English), a problem-solving and solution-oriented approach and a dedicated attitude.
• An interest in AI driven initiatives and adapting and adopting
  
  

The position will report to the Lead Lawyer, India and would be based out of our Siemens’ office in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. You may also need to visit other locations in India and beyond, so you’ll need to go where this journey takes you.

Last but not the least, we're dedicated to equality and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us craft tomorrow.

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