Contract Review Lawyer

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 22,000 employees in over 350 locations worldwide. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for one experienced lawyer to join our Risk Management team based out of our Pune, India.

Your Key Responsibilities

Our Risk Management team members are leaders in the organization with respect to ethics and demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity. In this role, you would join a team of lawyers and Contract Review Specialists in the review of contracts as part of a larger global Risk Management team.

The following is a list of major responsibilities of this role:

• By using your professional experience, legal training, and business acumen you will review contracts for adherence to corporate standards and policies, identify and communicate deviations and risks to project leadership, coordinate with local corporate counsel in other countries, and work with all of them to find practical solutions to resolve contract issues on a wide variety of projects in assigned business lines.
• You will critically review scopes of service and commercial terms and can appreciate and communicate nuanced general legal and commercial risk associated with such terms.
• You will contextualize risks with the project characteristics, prioritize those risks, and allocate time and resources appropriately.
• You will advise on internal processes and actions to mitigate legal and project risk.
• You will continuously develop and improve upon contracting processes, resources, and precedents.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• You can:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of the professional services contract life cycle and communicate risks inherent at various stages of a project.
  • Thrive in an environment with a high operational tempo with limited supervision.
  • Build trust and enduring partnerships with people in your organization.
  • Can use independent judgement and decisiveness to resolve complex issues.
  • Use leadership skills to effectively communicate and positively influence senior professionals and business leaders.
• To qualify for this role, you will possess a LLB or equivalent degree, and be admitted to practice law in Pune, India.
• You must possess exceptional written and verbal communications skills in the English language.

Education and experience

• You will also have 5 or more years of commercial or litigation experience related to professional design services or in general construction law obtained from a law firm or in-house.