About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:center;line-height:110%"><strong><u><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Legal Counsel</span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><u><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Responsibilities / Accountabilities:</span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Provide legal counsel and guidance on various business activities, contracts, and agreements.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Provide transactional support to Lubrizol’s businesses and functions in the India, Middle East and Africa region.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Conduct legal research and analysis to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents including contracts, NDAs consulting agreements, strategic cooperation and joint venture agreements, real property agreements, sales and other offtake agreements, equipment supply agreements, EPC agreements, etc.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Manage day-to-day legal request from the business and functional teams.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Represent the company in legal proceedings, including negotiations, mediations, and litigations.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Stay updated on changes in laws and regulations relevant to the business and advise stakeholders accordingly.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Support strategic projects of Lubrizol’s group companies in India, the Middle East (including Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the UAE) and South Africa.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">The Ideal Candidate should have</span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Legal Qualifications:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> An LL.B. degree and a strong foundation in corporate and commercial law. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Depth of Experience:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> ~ 10 years of substantive legal experience, ideally spanning both leading law firms and in-house legal roles. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Executive Communication:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical business advice. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Commercial Acumen:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> A proven ability to operate as a trusted business partner, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives and working with a high degree of independence. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Negotiation Capability:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> Demonstrated experience leading negotiations on sophisticated, high-value agreements with global counterparties. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif">Compliance Leadership:</span></strong><span style="line-height:110%;Times New Roman', serif"> The ability to partner effectively with senior leadership to strengthen a culture of compliance and proactively identify and address legal and compliance risks.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:110%"> </p>