Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel
Senior Industry Principal
Job Description:

In this role, you will review and issue memos & regulatory filings and liaise with external counsel, approve employment law related memos and prepare drafts on employment related policies and issues, manage a team of counsels, resolve contractual deadlocks, and commercialization of the Infosys Group's intellectual property assets

Location for this position is Atlanta, GA. (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Business Contracts: Manage contractual compliance; negotiate with external clients and vendors to resolve contractual deadlocks.

• Regulatory Compliance: Approve and issue memos; prepare memos on complex regulatory issues; independently liaise with external counsel as required.

• Dispute Resolution: Issue briefing notes to internal stakeholders; execute litigation strategy; independently instruct external counsel in the handling of contentious matters.

• IP Management: Influence and guide policy making for protection and commercialization; track and analyze the impact of changes and developments in the law.

• Liaisoning: Develop and manage relationships with equivalent level attorneys of peer group companies and external law firms.

• Organization Planning & Budgeting: Identify needs with respect to personnel and external law firms for their defined geographical area.

• Acquisition & Investments: Approve due diligence reports and issue legal memos; instruct external counsel and intermediaries.

• Advisory: Advise middle management on general legal matters; clarify queries related to internal policies.

Qualifications:
Basic:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.

• At least 16 years of relevant legal contract management experience

Note:
1. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa (H1B or otherwise).
2. The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended period of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face.