Legal Business Associate Manager, Legal Business Services

Multinational organizations need personnel who can provide legal business services support in their full lifecycle of process and subject matter challenges and opportunities. Deloitte Legal Business Services (“LBS”) assists clients with all aspects of reporting and process for business as usual, as well as triggering and regulatory events. Bring your expertise and client service skills to Deloitte and click “apply” now!

Work you’ll do:

As a Senior in Deloitte’s Legal Business Services function for Deloitte Tax Services India Private Limited (“Deloitte Tax in India”), you will provide corporate business legal services support on engagements for our clients’ large and complex organizations. Services include assisting supervising counsel with their business as usual contracting and negotiations; and review, , and remediation services in response to regulatory and corporate triggering events; assisting in calendaring, statutory filings, workflow coordination, information and records management. You will interact mainly with US and global team members, as applicable and will contribute directly to delivering first class service to our clients. You will be working with Deloitte Senior Managers and Managers of Legal Business Services (“LBS”) projects and engagements. You will support the engagement lifecycle from opportunity pursuit through service delivery and identification of expansion opportunities to continue to deliver benefits to our clients. Your primary responsibility will be ensuring the high-quality delivery of the work to the leads. As a part of the services, you will pursue and execute continuous service improvements through technology and process improvements. You need to consistently strive for excellence, taking pride in carrying out responsibilities efficiently and with impeccable execution. You should be a self- starter who works well within a team, is energized by a continuous learning environment, and possesses an ability to work well with deadlines.

Responsibilities will include:

·       Deliver legal business engagements for Deloitte clients – Assisting in drafting and negotiating playbooks-based buy side and sales side commercial contracts such as MSA, NDAs, SoWs, Work Orders, Change Notes

·       Transitioning and setting up operate delivery teams

·       Identify process and operational efficiencies within corporate business legal services clients’ contracting function

·       Institute KPIs and metrics to govern, measure, and track client engagements

·       Report against KPIs and metrics

·       Review with the preparation of proposals

·       Assist in executing engagement administration: document collection, data entry, tracking, records organization, contract review, and coordinating client logistics

·       Review and project manage the entire contracting process i.e., coordinating with various stakeholders such as finance, legal, commercial, business, delivery and incorporating their feedback in the contract and assisting in closing the contract

·       Review in researching technical and industry-specific issues

·       Communicate effectively to all levels of engagement management and clients

·       Ability to balance multiple projects and responsibilities

·       Lead and deliver the CLM engagements end to end

·       Prior experience of leading a team of 3-5 people is a must

·       Assist in hiring, training and onboarding new hires on a client engagement

Disclaimer: Deloitte Tax in India and its affiliates in the United States and India do not practice law or provide legal advice.

The Team:

Legal Business Services is a service line within Deloitte Tax in India that collaborates and works closely with other Deloitte business units, including Deloitte Advisory and Deloitte Consulting. As a part of the Deloitte network of member firms that spans many countries with thousands of professionals, Deloitte brings global perspectives and deep market and industry knowledge. Today’s multinational organizations need personnel who can support them with day-to-day and life event legal business services, across a multidisciplinary skillset. Deloitte has a long-standing reputation for helping clients navigate complex, cross-border issues.

Qualifications Required:

·       Legal training (LL.B/BA.LLB or equivalent)

·       Strong substantive understanding the inhouse contracting process with various CLM tools

·       8-10 years of relevant legal experience or alternative legal service industry experience

·       Level of familiarity with legal technology and its application in the contract lifecycle management field

·       Strong Microsoft Office and other technology skills such as Word, Excel and PPT.

·       Experience in moderate complexity commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills

·       Experience with legal services RFPs

·       Familiarity with commercial agreement types such as NDAs, SOWs, MSAs, distribution agreements and license agreements

·       Adept at working virtually

Preferred:

·       Aptitude and commitment to continue to learn various IT platforms and additional software skills

·       Lean Six-Sigma and/or Project Management Professional certification

·       Excellent interpersonal and people management skills

·       Good communication (to both internal and external stakeholders) and collaboration skills

·       Excellent client presentation skills

·       High level of attention to detail, outstanding organization skills and well-developed critical thinking skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Work Location: Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Gurgaon