The role of Legal Manager or Manager – Law has turned out to be extremely important in any organization. The primary responsibility of this job profile is to safeguard the interest of the organization through legal means. With the expansion of market & new product lines across the organizations, role of legal managers has evolved as equivalent as that of Marketing or Operations. Small companies usually outsource this profile to law firms but large companies / MNCs house a dedicated legal department to undertake below tasks. Provide legal assistance to functional / department head and leadership in developing the agreement, communications and policies.

Roles & Responsibilities of Legal Manager in an organization

  • Provide legal assistance to Human resources team for employment matters and contract drafting for employment and other relating matters.

  • To act as an owner of company’s IP assets such as trademarks, copyrights, patents, brand names (registrations & renewals)

  • Prepare & send legal notices to clients / IP infringers, filing of legal or civil case against debtors defaulting payments,

  • Coordination with Legal consultant / liasioning agencies in other countries for legal cases, disputes resolutions and preparation of contracts with travel agents as per local laws.

  • Provide Counsel and Assistance to IT Department on software licensing, anti-infringement and anti-piracy compliances

  • Coordinate with Management for consultation and strategic direction with Compliance and IT for Governance, Risk, Audit and Compliance relating to

  • Contractual, legal and regulatory obligations; and

  • Information and Privacy Compliance across India and UAE and other international areas where business exists

  • Legal Document Repository – Manage and oversee the Company’s commercial contracting purposes, including contract forms and legal contracts repository.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders and account owners / departments to educate internal stakeholders on compliance, legal and data protection requirements and to continuously promote a culture of compliance, integrity and data protection internally.

  • Provide Counsel, Assistance and Support in creation of structures and environment for ethical and legal compliances and support enforcement of global compliance policies that are applicable across multiple business units

Beside the above mentioned responsibilities, a legal manager also assists the organizations in compliance w.r.t. to the government guidelines & norms.

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