Chief Legal Counsel - FMCG/Manufacturing/Industrial/Consumer Goods

Job Description

Designation: Chief Legal CounselLocation: GurgaonDetails about the role:Overall Purpose: The incumbent will be responsible for leading the Legal function for company In addition, incumbent will also provide Legal Functional Leadership to other sister concern companies as required. Reporting : Position Reports to Group CFODirect Reportees : approx. 4-5 member team at present. Other Group Company CLOs will have a dotted line reporting to the incumbent.All Plant Legal resources will have a dotted line reportingFocus areas- Dealing with external Legal Firms, lawyers and other external stakeholders- All matters pertaining to ongoing and future litigation - Providing Legal advice and leadership to all 30+ Plants in India to ensure compliances and all other legal matters- FSSAI, Drug adulteration laws, terms of sales deeds along with an experience in IPR and trademarks.- Weights and Measurement Act- Vehicles Act- Real estate - Rent agreements, etc- Acts relevant for Plants - Factories Act/Boiler Act/Electrical Act- Laws pertaining to Sustainability - Exposure to Criminal and Civil Laws- Commercial LawRole & Responsibilities- Developing and leading corporate legal strategy to promote and protect the companys matters on all existing & potential issues.- Ability to analyze legal implications of various issues and advising multifarious internal stakeholders and management on it.- Maintaining proper corporate interactions with the relevant local and state government bodies, legislatures and the community at large.- Identifying potential legal risks and assessing the issues impacting those risks thereby building a resolution strategy.- Conceptualizing, developing & implementing highly efficient systems to formulate general management policy & internal governance policies to regularly monitor compliance.- Responsible for litigation, legal notices, keeping records of all licenses, compliances and all litigation matters.- Reviewing progress of outstanding litigation, providing strategic and operational legal guidance on ongoing legal cases, applicable contracts etc. - Drafting and vetting of various contracts, negotiations, commercial settlement agreements & cross-border Agreements including arbitration matters.- Preparing, reviewing and modifying legal documents/contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities/functional departments.- Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for the legal department for management meetings.- Ensuring all allegations of legal misconduct are reported in a timely manner to the executive team in an attempt to maintain integrity within the business.- Liaising with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken. - Support filing of cases & defend cases filed against Company - criminal & civil. - Handle consumer case notices, recovery, defamation, attend court & liaison with advocates. - Handle situations in an unstructured set-up; capable of setting up systems & taking it forward. Desired Candidate Profile - A Bachelors/Masters degree in Law.- Relevant experience of minimum 20 - 25 years out of which at least 5 years with a law firm of repute and with a proven track record. - Should have sound knowledge of Legal matters of various Indian Labor Laws, Corporate Law etc.- Should have hands-on experience in domestic business & not only into advisory role. - Familiar with FSSAI, Drug adulteration laws, terms of sales deeds along with an experience in IPR and trademarks preferred. - Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies with Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation.- Should have been working as a Legal Head of a listed Public Limited Company.,

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legallegal noticeslabor lawslitigationcorporate lawlegal mattersdraftingagreements