Legal Manager

Job Purpose:

To manage the organization’s legal functions across litigation, contracts, intellectual property rights (IPR), mergers & acquisitions (M&A), statutory compliance, and risk mitigation. This role ensures the legal safeguarding of the organization’s operations, supports strategic initiatives, and drives compliance across all business units.

Key Responsibilities:

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

• Handle all civil and criminal litigation involving the company across various courts, tribunals, forums, and regulatory bodies.
• Represent the company in legal proceedings and coordinate with legal retainers, counsels, and external advocates.
• Draft, review, and manage pleadings, legal notices, reply notices, representations, and legal submissions.
• Monitor, track, and report ongoing litigations and legal risks.
• Advise on strategy for litigation including settlement, enforcement, and legal risk mitigation.

Contract Management & Legal Drafting:

• Draft, review, and vet contracts, agreements, MoUs, power of attorneys, term sheets, NDAs, lease and license agreements, etc.
• Recognize legal risks associated with contracts and recommend mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance of all contracts with applicable laws and corporate policies.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):

• Advise on trademark, copyright, patent, and design matters.
• Oversee the registration, prosecution, and enforcement of IPR.
• Manage IPR litigations including civil and criminal infringement actions.
• Conduct trademark searches, monitor competitor filings, and ensure protection of the company’s IP portfolio.
• Provide legal inputs on IP usage in marketing, product development, and branding.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A):

• Support due diligence, documentation, and negotiations for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
• Prepare and review M&A related documents like letters of intent, shareholder agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for M&A transactions at both national and international levels.

Compliance & Regulatory Affairs:

• Ensure statutory compliance across branches, manufacturing units, and corporate offices.
• Liaise with ministries and regulatory authorities for representations and personal hearings.
• Monitor legal developments relevant to manufacturing, environmental, consumer, data protection, and competition laws.
• Oversee approvals, licenses, audits, and legal matters concerning new and existing manufacturing units.
• Conduct internal legal trainings and compliance awareness programs for business teams.

Governance & Advisory:

• Assist in corporate governance matters such as board resolutions, shareholder agreements, and corporate filings.
• Provide strategic legal advice to internal stakeholders on diverse business matters.
• Contribute to board and management reports on legal and compliance status.
• Support in development and implementation of internal legal policies and risk frameworks.