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

Job Description:

Legal Officer (AM-II) 

Required - B.A. LL.B. (Preferably, should have a good understanding of - General Corporate Law/Commercial Law/Banking or regulatory Law/ SEZ Laws/Gujarat State Laws, including the labour laws/FEMA)

Additional (desirable) - LLM / Specific course undertaken on above-mentioned specifics.

Skills, Knowledge & Training:

1. Good aptitude/reasoning.
2. General legal awareness.
3. Good command over English language (written, verbal - able to express their views clearly and precisely).
4. Ability to - Comprehend a passage (find specific answers), Precis writing (ability to summarise
a lengthy document into short-summary as per the contextual requirement).
5. General awareness on -
a. Constitution (basic structure)
b. Contract law (also - Specific Relief, Arbitration Act, Limitation, basics of Customer Protection such as caveat vendor/ standard form of contract)
c. Company Law (Companies Act - fairly good understanding, IBC - very basic)
d. Administrative Law (an idea about principles of natural justice, non-arbitrariness, equity & equality, test of reasonableness)
e. Interpretation of Statutes (Fundamental and Other Rules, Primary and Secondary Aids), Jurisprudence (Schools of Law), important legal terms/maxims.
f. Basics of Criminal Law & (Procedure - both civil and criminal)
g. IFSCA Act, SEZ Act. (including the rules, regulations, circulars, directions, etc. thereunder)

Core Competencies:

1. Excellent legal research and articulate drafting.
2. Good research skills including the ability to apply and use contemporary legal research tools.
3. Ability to multi-task, organise and prioritize assignments.
4. Effective Communication and good command of language.
1 The primary location will be Mumbai. However, the candidate shall be available to re-locate or to commute as per the job requirement.

5. Initiative driven and self-motivated.
6. Ability and eagerness to learn new concepts in order to cater the requirement of assigned
work.
7. Ability to understand the instructions and requirements of the assignment, and to work
accordingly.

Functional Competencies:

1. Understanding of Administrative Laws.
2. Good understanding of the Jurisdiction and the relevant statutes- applicability of new
legislation, including impact assessment.
3. Adept with the fundamental procedures vis-a-vis courts, tribunals etc.
4. File/ Folder management skills, diligence in handling documents (legal documentation).
5. Contract management system and process.

Key Responsibility:

1. Legal Research / Drafting.
2. Compliance requirements vis-a-vis applicability of various laws to the Company.
3. Assessment of changes in the existing legislation and applicability of new legislation
including impact assessment, specifically concerning financial markets and related areas. (specific to General Corporate & GIFT-IFSC)
4. Assistance in legal research and analysis of laws, rules, and regulations with regard to new products/services to be offered and implications arising there from.
5. Assistance in all the matters pertaining to the Legal Department, as may be referred by the Reporting Authority.
6. Assistance with day-to-day administrative functions of the Department, including maintenance of MIS, records etc.
7. Correspondences with regulators, market bodies etc.

Any other requirement:

Any other work assigned by the Company or supervising/reporting officer. Shall be able to perform
the same in accordance with the instructions and the specific work requirement.