The GLG team seeks a Legal Counsel (Senior Director) to join the Legal Department at the Gurugram, India office. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced corporate attorney with a deep understanding of contract management.
This candidate will be self-motivated, demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks in an organized, efficient, and proactive manner. The candidate must demonstrate confidence in advising senior management members and stakeholders along with showcasing impeccable trustworthiness.
This position requires high-level collaboration and team management skills, engaging both internal and external stakeholders. Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Provide strong contracting, legal, and regulatory support to ensure the highest legal and compliance standards are met in all aspects of the business
- Excellent understanding of local and international laws relevant to the company
- Excellent drafting and communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to write with precision and clarity
- Draft and negotiate complex client/vendor contracts with multi-national entities for the Company and its global affiliates’ business partners, following a commercial and professional problem-solving approach
- Manage diligence inquiries and other legal matters from clients, experts and their institutions, and vendors
- Collaborate with legal departments across GLG and non-lawyer personnel to ensure timely execution of legal and compliance-related tasks for the Company
- Provide general legal advice and support to multiple business segments, including Human resources, Accounting, Finance, Business Development and Client Services
Candidate Profile
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- Law degree (LL.B. or higher) from a top law university, with demonstrated excellent academic performance
- 12+ years’ of relevant experience as a self-sufficient transactional/commercial attorney
- In-house legal experience with a multi-national company
- Experience negotiating complex commercial contracts with multi-national companies
- Strong commercial instincts and excellent business collaboration skills
- Experience training and/or leading other legal professionals
- Must be fluent in MS office and comfortable with new technology. Prior experience with Salesforce platform and a CPQ/CLM system is helpful.
- Exceptional written and oral English communication skills
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
EEO Policy Statement
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.