Associate - India Contracts Solutions

Overview

The organization is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Associate – India Contract Solutions to support contract lifecycle management for global clients. This role involves reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing a variety of commercial contracts while ensuring compliance and delivering strong client service.

Responsibilities

Client Management

• Understand client requirements and align deliverables accordingly.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships based on trust, accountability, and consistent performance.
• Conduct regular client interactions (calls, video conferences, meetings).
• Maintain a “zero-surprise” approach through proactive communication.
• Ensure adherence to contractual obligations and exceed client expectations.

Operations Management

• Own and deliver on SLAs and KPIs with 100% compliance.
• Review, analyze, draft, and negotiate contracts of varying complexity.
• Manage multiple transactions while meeting strict deadlines and targets.
• Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies within contractual agreements.

Requirements

• Up to 1 year of relevant post-qualification legal experience.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Contract drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation
  • Identifying and mitigating contractual risks
• Experience handling:
  • Commercial & IT contracts, including SaaS agreements, software licensing, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, amendments, etc.
• Ability to:
  • Spot legal issues across various contract types
  • Independently resolve first-level negotiation points
  • Collaborate with client GC/legal teams for escalations
  • Work across communication channels (email, calls, web conferencing)
  • Maintain playbooks, procedures, and negotiation strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Law (LLB/LLM).

Communication Skills

• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Active listening and a collaborative mindset.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided description.

Location & Work Conditions

• Flexibility to work in shifts aligning with US/UK clients.
• Willingness to travel internationally (valid passport required).
• Ability to work extended hours when required.
• Adherence to strict confidentiality and information security policies.
• Remote work readiness requirements:
  • Quiet workspace
  • Minimum 100 Mbps internet connection
  • Mandatory compliance with company policies and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standards