Associate Legal Counsel (Baddi Plant - Himachal Pradesh) BASIC PURPOSE : The Associate Counsel, India is responsible for providing legal support as a junior member of the India Department. The position reports to one or more of the Legal Counsels at Head Office and is primarily focused on managing Legal matters connected with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, and other functions as allocated. The incumbent is expected to bring a business orientation and focus on problem solving, while upholding strong ethics and integrity across the organization. The Associate Counsel, India is charged with providing high quality and responsive legal support and guidance to the relevant functions or factories as part of the Legal team; establishing collaborative relationships with colleagues for effective business partnering; manage litigation through external legal resources within budgets as directed by the Legal Counsel; and highlight and manage risk in areas supported. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Listed below are a series of brief key statements which describe the Principal Accountabilities of this role. Provide legal support and risk evaluation to relevant functions or factories, through Contract risk management Ensuring appropriate protection of intellectual property Identification and interpretation of applicable laws and regulations Policy interpretation, development and training Litigation and support for customer claims Negotiate and managing external legal fees within agreed budgets Provide legal support for major projects in the relevant factory as delegated by Counsel and manage the Factory Stakeholder maps Establish a culture of compliance throughout the relevant factory through all forms of advice, communication, role modelling and training and includes: Overseeing corporate governance and compliance with law and policy Policy interpretation, development and training Implementing effective compliance training programs for policies owned by the Legal function Participate in and contribute to the Global Legal department's knowledge management and productivity-building initiatives as agreed with the Counsel on an annual basis II) OTHER COMPETENCIES Robust knowledge of local law and regulations Understanding and experience of digital Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey legal advice and documentation in a commercially sound and relevant manner Sound judgment and business sense Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of managers across a wide variety of business disciplines Strong customer focus, yet have the ability to give independent advice Knowledge of domestic and international FMCG/Foods industry, competitors and regulatory environment Ability to manage numerous matters and competing priorities and to work within a matrix set up Bias for execution Education : Postgraduate degree in Law from a recognized University Experience: At least 5 years Post Qualification experience as in-house legal advisor in a large corporation with multiple locations and manufacturing facilities. Experience in FMCG or Food companies preferred.
