Legal Counsel Job Opportunity available at H&M[Delhi]

H&M is a multinational clothing company based in Sweden that focuses on fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers, and children. 

H&M is inviting applications from law graduates for the post of Legal Counsel- Compliance at its Delhi office.

About the Legal Job Opportunity

As a Legal Counsel – Compliance, you will ensure that the country’s business goals and actions comply with all relevant laws and regulations, secure the best interests of the company while negotiating contracts and handling litigation, and advise other functions on various legal matters.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Key responsibilities are as follows:

Compliances

• Monitor, control, and audit compliance for support offices, regional offices, and stores across India. This includes but is not limited to HR (Labour Law) Compliance, local law compliance, and commercial functions through the implementation of proper systems, processes, training, audits, etc.
• Deal with various statutory, regulatory, government, and judicial authorities for seeking various approvals, permissions, registrations, licenses, etc.
• Evaluate the potential impact of the current and future legal and regulatory environment on the operation of the organization.
• Obtaining various statutory licenses for the Company/its stores and their timely renewal.
• Ensuring Product level compliance and legal research.

Contract management and Litigation

• To support business functions in negotiation and finalization of contracts, signing of NDAs and POAs;
• Contract management through proper systems, processes, and controls.
• Securing the business interests in all the ongoing and potential litigation/consumer/employee disputes/frauds etc.
• Liaising with Police/ preparing materials for external legal counsel and managing these relationships to ensure the organization’s interests are well-represented.

Other Legal Functions

• Evaluating new laws and driving implementation with relevant stakeholders.
• Evolving robust legal and compliance SOPs for the organization.
• Training the stakeholders on various legal and compliance aspects.

Required Experience

• High analytical capability.
• Great communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders in other teams to drive results.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to handle multiple matters concurrently.
• Able to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Able to communicate well and work in a cross-functional team to achieve common goals.

Educational Requirements

• A degree in law and legal qualification in India.
• At least 5 years of legal experience, preferably with a multi-national corporation or a law firm or a combination of both with a strong understanding of corporate transactions.
• Sound understanding of the following areas of law – Commercial, Labour, Industrial, Environment, Consumer, Competition laws, Advertisement, Contracts, Information Technology, IPR, Privacy, Customs, Legal Metrology, etc.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements
• Experience in handling litigation, and liaising with Advocates/senior counsels and police.

Work Location

Saket, New Delhi, India [On-site/Offline - Full Time]

How to Apply?

Apply by May 10, 2023, through the link given below

• To apply for this internship, please visit the original job posting on LinkedIn and click on the 'Apply' button. You can find the posting by following this link https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3594304894