Counsel - India 10593

UPL Limited (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070 LSE: UPLL) is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions with annual revenue exceeding $6bn. We are a purposeled company. Through OpenAg UPL is focused on accelerating progress for the food system. We are building a network that is reimagining sustainability redefining the way an entire industry thinks and works open to fresh ideas innovation and new answers as we strive towards our mission to make every single food product more sustainable. As one of the largest agriculture solutions companies worldwide our robust portfolio consists of biologicals and traditional crop protection solutions with more than 14000 registrations. We are present in more than 130 countries represented by more than 10000 colleagues globally. For more information about our integrated portfolio of solutions across the food value chain including seeds postharvest as well as physical and digital services please visit uplltd and follow us on LinkedIn Twitter Instagram and Facebook.

Position Purpose:

UPL seeks a qualified legal counsel to help us comply with all regulations and requirements. The Legal counsel will draft and manage legal documents oversee all legal aspects of our business and offer guidance and advice to management.

Reporting to: Head Legal Superform

Type: Individual contributor

Office: On site

Travel: As per requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drafting/revising varied commercial contracts such as:
   • nondisclosure/confidentiality agreements.
   • memoranda of understanding/letters of intent/term sheets.
   • licensing agreements.
   • service agreements.
   • marketing agreements.
   • lease deeds.
   • supply and distribution agreements.
   • IT service agreements.
   • Standardisation of drafts; etc.

1. Risk assessment and providing legal advice and mitigation strategy to the internal teams (listed below)

1. Facilitating internal and external negotiations internally with teams in charge of:

• manufacturing.
• sales and marketing.
• projects.
• supply chain management.
• IT.
• property / commercial teams.
• finance.
• research & development.
• HR and other departments.

externally with third parties (e.g. counterparties of agreements);

1. Coordination with external legal counsels on litigation matters.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 810years of work experience after completing LLB/LLM from a wellrecognized/reputed institute.
• Preferably inhouse experience.
• Candidates who additionally have litigation process/strategy experience would have an added advantage.

Key Skills:

• Strong drafting and negotiation skills;
• Excellent analytics abilities;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross functional teams;
• Good interpersonal skills and experience with serving as a bridge between commercial teams and internal legal team;
• Ability to understand commercial priorities while performing legal roles and responsibilities.

We are one team for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no one plays against the team. We have a laserlike focus on what our customers need and want on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.

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