PWC invites application for the post of Senior Associate in Commercial Law Risk & Legal Advisory line of service.
Name of the Post: Senior Associate
Location: Gurugram
Line of Service: Advisory
Specialism: Operations
Essential Qualification and Experience
• Candidate should be a graduate or post-graduate in Law with 3 – 8 years of experience.
• Candidate must have completed 5 years integrated law course from reputed law college in India.
• Candidate must have in depth knowledge of commercial laws, specifically contract laws and must be up to date on current laws.
• Knowledge of Government procurement regulations and guidelines will be added advantage.
• Experience of reviewing government tenders / RFPs will be added advantage.
• Candidate must have minimum 4 years of PQE.
• Candidate must have excellent drafting, communication and negotiating skills.
• Candidates with experience of handling litigation, arbitration, responding to notices will be given preference.
Roles & Responsibilities
• Principal Accountabilities: Act as a business enabler and work closely with business teams, leadership and other internal teams in identifying workable solutions to issues and suggesting risk mitigations. Government RFP and contract review - 30%.
• Review and highlighting the risks in government RFPs.
• Identify risks in government contracts and guide business teams in drafting pre-bid queries.
• Review business proposals to be submitted to Government Clients · Advising business teams on legal / commercial risks and mitigation strategies.
• Contract management.
• Assist in responding to various legal / show cause notices Contract review and negotiations - 70%.
• Review and redlining of commercial contracts in line with PwC standards.
• Negotiations with clients on commercial contracts · Advising business teams on implications of deviations from PwC standard terms and helping them prepare mitigation plans.
• Drafting contracts from scratch · Advising business teams on legal risks and mitigation strategies.
How to apply?
• To apply online, click here
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