Legal Advisor - Gurugram, Haryana, India - NatWest Group

NatWest Group

Verified Company

Gurugram, Haryana, India

1 week ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Legal,
Counsel:

Legal Advisor:

Gurugram, India

Permanent

Full Time

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Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Job description:

Join us as a Legal Advisor

Take on a key role in our Legal, Governance & Regulatory Affairs team and support the delivery of our legal strategy
You'll gain significant exposure across all our franchises as you deliver our legal strategy and ensure the timely and effective delivery of all Corporate Governance deliverables, projects and initiatives
This role offers the advantage of a varied and extensive breadth of work, where you'll find solutions to challenges on a wide range of matters
We're offering this role at associate IeveI

What you'll do:

As a Legal Advisor, you'll be delivering expert, accurate and cost-effective legal advice, Corporate Governance deliverables and advisory making sure that it's easy to understand for the businesses and stakeholders.

You'll be managing external advisers and other stakeholders in successfully delivering transactions and projects on a timely basis, ensuring advice is proactive and manages and minimises legal risks.

Day to day, you'll be:

Advising on legal queries, drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and leases
Providing assistance in litigation related matters, supporting on all Corporate Governance deliverables or Companies Act compliances
Driving and ensuring robust corporate or Board governance
Working with panel law firms for opinion on specific matters
Examining new laws, amendments and advising on their implementation and impact
Striving for continuous improvement in the operating practices and processes, including identifying efficiencies, improvements and opportunities to reduce costs

The skills you'll need:

To join us in this role, you'll need relevant experience of working in multinational companies with experience of global interface or experience of working in prominent law firms.

You should also have good knowledge and experience of Companies Act and rules.

You should be a qualified Company Secretary and Law graduate with at least six years of relevant experience.

Additionally, you'll need:

The ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with businesses and stakeholders
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present legal and statutory information to nonlawyers with clarity
Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, and the ability to be a team player