Company: GLG

Location: Other US Location

Type: Full Time

ENTER EXTERNAL JOB DESCRIPTION

GLG seeks an experienced commercial lawyer to join the Company’s legal department in Gurugram, India. This candidate will be a well rounded communicator, highly organized, efficient, proactive, impeccably trustworthy, resilient and resourceful.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Efficiently draft, negotiate and review complicated contracts for the Company.
Partner with the legal team to continually develop and improve legal team processes, including contract playbooks, and negotiating strategies.
Advise the Company on various legal issues by applying sensible judgement and outstanding communication skills.
Team with other legal department lawyers and non-lawyer personnel to ensure timely execution of legal and compliance related tasks for the Company.
Hands-on and work closely with multiple business segments, including Business Development, Client Solutions and Company’s supporting functions.
Lead by example, train and guide relevant staff and enforce processes to ensure the highest legal and compliance standards are met in all aspects of the business.

Candidate Profile

An ideal candidate will have the following:

Law degree (LL.B. or higher) from a top law university, with demonstrated excellent academic performance
Minimum 6 years’ post qualification experience as a self-sufficient transactional/commercial attorney with a multi-national company
Must be fluent in MS office and comfortable with new technology. Prior experience of working on Salesforce platform would be an added advantage
Demonstrate appropriate leadership presence as a manager and legal professional
Exceptional written and oral English communication skills
Able to work across culture and country
Successful track record of working in fast-paced, client-service environment
Ability to problem solve, manage escalation and collaborating with teams to achieve objectives
Highly developed organizational skills and be articulate, detail oriented and hard working
Having experience in managing junior lawyers /paralegals is a plus but not required

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).

We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.

GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.

To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.