Senior Executive, Legal Counsel - Bengaluru, KA

Senior Executive, Legal Counsel

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 104,542 as of 2023.  JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

What this job involves:

Your primary duty is to support the Legal Team in India on legal and compliance matters. Your role involves providing support to each of the firm’s business interests and commercial objectives.

• Drafting, negotiating and monitoring commercial contracts for the property and asset management business such as services agreements, RFPs, consultancy agreements, NDAs, purchase orders, legal notices and other legally binding documents for the company, clients and vendors.

• Assist and advise on general corporate, commercial and regulatory work, with a focus on the issues associated with the real estate services industry. You will also be assisting in the firm’s legal and compliance projects.

• Mitigate legal risk by tactfully implementing legal strategy and exploring new legal regimes.

• Review and analyze internal legal & contracting processes and framework.

• Identify and manage risk exposures and delivering proactive, effective and solutions for operations in India.

• Detect legal risks and contractual liabilities in the organization and provide advice on possible non-compliance issues.

• Manage initial assessment of legal issues, on-site incidents and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve the concerns.

• Maintain incident management repository for tracking and reporting on incidents on-sites managed / supported by the company and assist in the management of the legal response process.

• Direct interaction and collaboration with internal stakeholders as well as external parties such as clients, vendors, statutory authorities, and other third parties.

• Stay updated on legislation, regulation and judgements applicable to the organization.

• Track litigation matters that are assigned, including research on labour and compliance advisory

• Be comfortable with tech tools such as Manupatra, SCC Online, GPT

Sounds like you? To apply you need to be:

• LLB degree from a recognized University in India

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ prior relevant experience in commercial transactional work or real estate advisory in private practice or an in-house position

• Knowledge of Indian laws including but not limited to corporate and commercial laws, labour laws, data privacy laws, real estate laws etc

• General understanding of litigation & contracting systems or programs and identifying potential legal risks;

• General knowledge of compliance management, data privacy, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity, workplace harassment, intellectual property, and corporate governance.

• Proficiency in English;

• Be organized and structured in maintaining repository

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills;

• Experience in drafting and vetting contracts;

• Ability to research on the matters as per requirement;

• Ability to handle business relationships.

• Excellent analytical skills so as to analyse and opine on various statutory provisions;

• Willingness to travel within India for official work.

What we can do for you:

At JLL, we make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you realise your full potential in a diverse, ethical and inclusive work environment. The India Legal team is a large team that collaborates and learns from each other and is constantly growing.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

About JLL –

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with annual revenue of $20.9 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 103,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.

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