Legal Business network: Asia, Australia, China, Middle East
Head of Legal India - US MNC - New Delhi

This is an excellent opportunity for a top-tier construction/projects lawyer to head up the legal team for this US integrated engineering, construction and technical services organization.  They support every stage of the project life cycle—from inception through start-up and operation to decommissioning and closure.

Position Summary

As a member of the Asia & Asia-Pacific legal team the Legal Counsel will be responsible for the review and negotiation of a range of commercial contracts, including contracts for projects in India and Southeast Asia.  You will provide general legal advice on various matters in Asia and Asia-Pacific.   The successful candidate must have experience working with one or more US multi-national companies and in implementing their compliance policies – including their FCPA compliance policies

Responsibilities/Objectives

The primary task of Legal Counsel Asia/Asia Pacific is to draft, review and negotiate engineering and construction contracts.

In addition, given the nature of the role, the successful candidate will also be required to:

a.            review tender documentation, letters of intent, alliance contracts and goods contracts;

b.            provide general legal advice with a commercial focus in areas including commercial, construction, environmental, insurance and intellectual property law;

c.             provide assistance in aspects of professional indemnity and public liability claims;

d.            provide advice on legal risk management and mitigation strategies;

e.            conduct training sessions for operational staff on legal issues; and

f.             manage corporate litigation matters, including liaising with external legal service providers in respect of such matters.

Reporting relationships
Reporting directly to Regional Legal Counsel, Asia & Asia-Pacific.

The successful candidate is also required to liaise directly with operations staff, including the regional managers located within India, Australia, New Zealand, China and South East Asia.

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Taylor Root
In-house
Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Energy, Litigation
6 year(s)
Permanent
Not specified
New Delhi , Delhi
India
153801
About Taylor Root
Taylor Root is the world's leading legal recruitment firm. With offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney and Melbourne we have built specialist teams of recruiters that pride themselves on providing honest, professional and effective advice to clients and candidates alike. Our coverage ranges from paralegals through to partner/general counsel level for law firms, leading financial services organisations and banks and blue chip multinational corporations.

Taylor Root have been in Asia for around 15 years and during this time we have built up an unrivalled network of clients and a strong candidate base. With established offices in Hong Kong and Singapore we have significant coverage across the entire Asian legal market.

For more information please contact Robert Conway (robertconway@taylorroot.com.hk) in Hong Kong on +852 2973 6333 or Jamie Newbold (jamienewbold@taylorroot.com) in Singapore on +65 6420 0500 or visit www.taylorroot.com.hk or www.taylorroot.com.sg Taylor Root, part of The SR Group: Licence Number 10C4100