Senior Manager - Legal
Senior Manager - Legal
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About Godrej Agrovet:
Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) is a diversified Research & Development focused agri-business Company dedicated to improving the productivity of Indian farmers by innovating products and services that sustainably increase crop and livestock yields. GAVL holds leading market positions in the different businesses it operates - Animal Feed Crop Protection Oil Palm Dairy Poultry and Processed Foods. GAVL has a pan India presence with sales of over a million tons annually of high-quality animal feed and cutting- edge nutrition products for cattle poultry aqua feed and specialty feed. Our teams have worked closely with Indian farmers to develop large Oil Palm Plantations which is helping in bridging the demand and supply gap of edible oil in India. In the crop protection segment the company meets the niche requirement of farmers through innovative agrochemical offerings. GAVL through its subsidiary Astec Life Sciences Limited is also a business-to-business (B2B) focused bulk manufacturer of fungicides & herbicides. In Dairy and Poultry and Processed Foods the company operates through its subsidiaries Creamline Dairy Products Limited and Godrej Tyson Foods Limited. Apart from this GAVL also has a joint venture with the ACI group of Bangladesh for animal feed business in Bangladesh.
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- Independently handle litigation and arbitrations to ensure compliance of notices Appear Represent Defend cases before various courts includingTribunals High Courts and Supreme Court and other judicial and quasi-judicial fora.
- Understand the facts and dispute collate all the necessary paper.
- To brief lawyers/Solicitors the case with facts applicable provisions of law.
- Discuss & evaluate legal options in the interest of the Company.
- Liaise with lawyers for timely & speedy movement of the cases and arbitration.
- Study and facilitate the finalisation of plaints replies documents for cases & arbitration.
- Attend courts and arbitration proceedings.
- Train concerned persons in the units and in handling of notices
- Entries of the notices to be made regularly.
- All the notices to be attended within the prescribed time limits
- To effectively use legal case management platform and create awareness in the business.
- Review existing agreements being used at the unit / business and modify the same as per the changes in law and the requirement of the business
- Prepare new standard commercial and legal agreements as per the requirement of the business in consultation with Head Legal.
- Validate documents and business deals for legal compliance
- Evaluate and ensure due diligence in legal aspect including leave & license lease purchase of immovable properties etc
- Advising units / business on the importance of performance of obligations & consequences of breach of contact.
- Agreement & Contract Preparation and Management.
- Review existing agreements being used at the unit and modify the same as per the changes in law and the requirement of the business
- Prepare new standard commercial and legal agreements as per the requirement of the business in consultation with Head Legal.
- As and when required participate in negotiation of key business contracts to protect the interest of the Company
- Validate documents and deals for legal compliance
- Evaluate & ensure due-diligence in legal aspect including L&L lease purchase of immovable properties
- Advising units on the importance of performance of obligations & consequences of breach of contact.
- Analyse applicable provisions of law research applicable judicial pronouncements
- Provide legally valid and tenable advice
- Consult Head Legal in important matter and if advised take external opinion.
Position Requirements
Qualification:
LLB / LLM from Tier - I Law institute in India.
Experience:
Qualified/licensed lawyer with 7-10 years of general corporate and banking and finance experience in a major law firm large multi-national corporation or equivalent.
Critical Skills:
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
- Strong organizational/project management skills ability to handle high volume and balance competing demands.
- Ability to develop and maintain solid client relationships and to influence decision makers at all levels.
- Confidence and experience translating complex legal concepts into practical solutions to guide business people.
- Ability to work successfully in a matrixed team environment.
An inclusive Godrej
Before you go there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. Its not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.
We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognize merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality race color religion caste gender identity or expression sexual orientation disability age or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.
If this sounds like a role for you apply now!
We look forward to meeting you.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
