Sr. Legal Counsel

OPENTEXT 
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

The Opportunity:

OpenText looking for an experienced commercial lawyer to join the global legal team.

Reporting to the General Counsel (APAC) based in Sydney, the Legal Counsel will be responsible for supporting all commercial and general corporate matters in India and South-East Asia territory including:

• drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements (such as software, services, SaaS, and resellers agreements);
• managing commercial disputes;
• general corporate and company secretarial matters;
• providing legal advice on group transactions;
• managing external legal counsel and vendor engagements; and
• monitoring changes in laws and regulations.

Your Impact :

• You will be a lawyer qualified to practice law in India with a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification blended experience gained from working in a law firm and/or in-house within a multi-national corporate environment.   Experience working with a North American multinational corporation is a bonus.
• You will have previous experience of conducting cross-jurisdictional commercial transactions and be very aware of the cultural nuances when doing business in the Asia Pacific region.
• You will be enthusiastic, hardworking, enjoy working in a team environment and confident working at a senior level with lawyers and other professional colleagues.
• You must have the ability to work autonomously as you will be only lawyer in India and will be the local representative of global legal team;
• The ability to build positive working relationships and putting yourself in the shoes of those you are advising, to understand the complexities of a multi-faceted professional services business, are important parts of the role.
• The ability to communicate clearly, solve problems and provide commercially focussed advice to senior fellow professionals is essential.
• You will enjoy working as part of a team on a range of significant matters, in the Asia Pacific region, managing external advisers, and actively contributing to strategic decision making, analysis of risk and exposure.
• You will also be responsible for your own case load, attend and conduct negotiations with business partners.
• You will gain an understanding of the business and advise OpenText and staff on mitigating risk arising across the practice. You must be fluent in both English to successful in this position

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