Senior Associate, Legal 688280

About us

WeWork India is one of Indias leading flexible workspace operators Great Place To Work certified (Nov 2024 Nov 2025) aimed at creating flexible workspace solutions for company of all sizes. Since its inception in India in 2016 WeWork India has expanded across 68 operational centres in Chennai New Delhi Gurugram Noida Mumbai Bengaluru Pune and Hyderabad. WeWork India meets distinct workspace needs for various businesses. WeWork India strives to provide customised and curated solutions for various office space needs through its products and solutions. At WeWork India were driven by collaboration creativity and a shared vision to redefine the future of work. If youre looking to be part of a dynamic fast-growing organisation that values talent and fosters growth join us and build your future with WeWork India.

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About the Role

The role of the Associate Legal Counsel falls under the purview of the Legal team at WeWorkIndia. This role combines legal expertise with a strong understanding of business operationsand industry-specific laws. Legal professionals in this capacity play a crucial role insafeguarding the legal interests of the company and ensuring that all contracts and agreementsare compliant with relevant laws and regulations. They also help drive process improvements
and facilitate the companys compliance with legal and policy requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

Draft review and negotiate CapEx and project-related legal and commercialagreements including construction fit-out vendor and supply contracts ensuringcompliance with applicable laws and internal policies.
Provide legal and commercial support to cross-functional teams such as procurementprojects real estate engineering finance and other business stakeholders asrequired.
Support contracting processes and documentation including standard templatesamendments work orders and related process improvements.
Assist in identifying and managing legal and commercial risks associated with CapExtransactions and vendor engagements.
Coordinate with external consultants and counsel to support legal matters and businessrequirements.
Support general compliance governance and dispute-related matters includingdrafting responses to legal notices and related documentation.
Undertake additional legal responsibilities and projects as assigned in line withbusiness needs.

Education and Desired Qualifications

Law degree from an accredited university
2-3 years post qualified experience of working in a major multi-national company/leadinglaw firm
Strong academic credentials and significant contracting and commercial experience
Excellent communications and legal drafting in English
Experience in using and managing compliance monitoring tools
Proactive and intellectually curious with a core ability to problem solve and make thecomplex simple
Interact with colleagues both legal and commercial from the Key Accounts teamto drive collaboration consistency and alignment of operational practices
Ability to work independently from intake through execution and work closely withbusiness partners on solutions and innovative process improvements
Willingness to travel for business whenever required

Equal Opportunity Employer

WeWork India is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our employees and members. Employment decisions are made without regard to race religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to embody our values and all aspects of employment including the decisions to hire and promote are based on merit competence performance and business needs.

Our total rewards philosophy is aimed at providing compensation that is competitive performance linked and helps us attract and retain the talent we need to drive our business forward and serve our members. As part of WeWork India our commitment to you is that youll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters collaboration flexibility and inclusion.