Legal Counsel

Job Title: Legal Counsel (3-5 PQE)

Company Profile:

We’re L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consultancy working with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. Our insights are catalysts that reshape the trajectory of our clients’ businesses, uncovering opportunities and empowering them to master their moments of truth. Since 1983, our worldwide practice—spanning the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe—has guided leaders across all industries, from global corporations to emerging entrepreneurial businesses and private equity investors. Looking for more? Visit www.lek.com.

Position Overview:

Reporting to APAC General Counsel, the successful candidate will provide legal assistance to L.E.K.’s business in Singapore, Mumbai and potentially other regional offices. The incumbent responsibilities include, but not limited to: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing a heavy volume of agreements and contracts, such as confidentiality agreements, engagement letters, master services agreements for the firm’s internal and external clients, across a broad range of industry sectors. This position requires the ability to balance business needs and objectives of L.E.K.’s internal stakeholders with partnering and arriving at mutual solutions with our external clients. The successful candidate must be an agile and out-of-the-box thinker who can problem solve legal and business issues. While the focus will be on our Private Equity, Life Sciences & Pharma and Education practices, the individual should have flexibility to work across other sectors, as part of the team.

Reporting to : General Counsel, APAC

Major Responsibilities:

The Junior Legal Counsel will be responsible for working closely with APAC General Counsel and other legal team members to develop and maintain legal compliance of L.E.K.’s business in Singapore, Mumbai and potentially other regional offices. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalise internal, external, and third-party contracts;
• Manage quality control of standard legal and financial terms and conditions;
• Manage the entire contracts lifecycle process for APAC, including monitoring unsigned contracts;
• Maintain and manage the APAC contracts register;
• Manage APAC Legal’s contracts template repository, including drafting, editing, and maintaining new templates, as necessary;
• Work with executive leaders across the relevant sectors, as well as other cross-functional departments, to leverage legal acumen in developing and fostering first-in-class business relationships;
• Coordinate with Legal’s internal project associates and managers on data metrics in connection with contracts dynamics and lifecycles;
• Work closely with other cross-functional groups, such as Finance/HR/Marketing, to ensure legal compliance and working capital initiatives and goals are met;
• Assist with the development of legal training materials, policies and procedures;
• Assist the Global legal team with longer-term, strategic projects, as necessary; and
• Assist APAC General Counsel, as necessary.

Candidate Qualification:

• An LLB degree, with an accomplished academic record, from a top-ranked, accredited law school;
• Licensed to practice law in Mumbai with 3-5 years of legal experience, preferably within a professional services firm, top law firm, or similar environment;

Candidate Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience successfully negotiating contracts;
• A detailed-oriented person, who exercises excellent judgement and professionalism, and thinks creatively and critically, in order to partner with our clients to reach mutually agreed-upon solutions;
• A strong legal and business acumen;
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, appropriately escalating issues when needed to APAC General Counsel;
• The ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment, with a good sense of emotional intelligence to work collaboratively with a diverse team;
• Excellent English language written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to multi-task, incorporating outstanding organizational skills and flexibility, to prioritize work and deliver the maximum business value;
• Familiarity with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations; and,
• Familiarity and comfort with legal technology solutions, including contracts management databases.

Benefits and Perks:

• E.K. offers you the opportunity to work in a hybrid setup.
• We have Parental leaves (Maternity and Paternity) and flexible work options for new mothers.
• Wellness benefits – Health Insurance, Wellness Apps, Gym reimbursement.

Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess eligibility to work in Mumbai.

L.E.K. Consulting offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.