Legal Manager

Designation: Legal Manager

Location: Ambattur, Chennai

Department: Legal

Reporting to: Senior Legal Leadership

Role Overview

We are seeking a Legal Manager to support business operations by providing pragmatic, solution-oriented legal advice across commercial contracts, HR matters, client engagements, and compliance initiatives. The role requires strong stakeholder management, responsiveness to business needs, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Partnering

• Act as a legal partner to Operations and HR teams, providing day-to-day advisory support
• Translate business requirements into legally sound and commercially viable solutions
• Support internal stakeholders on risk identification and mitigation

2. Contracts & Commercials

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, and HR-related documentation
• Ensure alignment with company policies, risk thresholds, and client requirements
• Support contract lifecycle management processes

3. RFP & Client Engagement Support

• Review and respond to RFPs, bid documents, and contractual schedules
• Work closely with business teams to ensure legal and commercial alignment in proposals

4. Compliance & Risk

• Collaborate with compliance and information security teams on regulatory and contractual requirements
• Assist in implementing and monitoring compliance frameworks

5. Client Audits & Queries

• Support responses to client audits, legal queries, and due diligence requests
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate responses

6. HR Legal Support

• Assist HR team on employment-related documentation, policies, and advisory matters
• Support disciplinary processes, investigations, and documentation where required

Qualifications & Experience

• LLB/LLM from a recognized university
• 7 to 9 years of experience in in-house legal teams or reputed law firms
• Strong experience in commercial contracts and stakeholder management
• Exposure to IT/ITES, healthcare, or RCM industry preferred

Key Skills

• Strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Practical, business-oriented approach to legal problem-solving
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills