Legal Counsel with Mott MacDonald: Apply Now.

About the Organisation

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. Partnering with our clients, we are solving the world’s most intricate challenges. We search out the connections others fail to make, to unlock creativity and deliver better outcomes for the lives we touch every day.

About the Job

The successful candidate can expect to be involved in advising on a range of legal documents including engineering contracts, EPC contracts, advisory mandates, purchase agreements, leases and licenses and corporate documentation. The value and complexity of these documents can range from major international projects to smaller mandates local to India.
The successful candidate will have experience gained in a mixture of private practice and in-house,
with a focus on either commercial or construction law. You will have the opportunity to gainexperience in a wide variety of legal disciplines including, contract reviews, construction law advice, company law, cross border delivery, disputes, claims and insurance.
Highly developed contract negotiation skills which includes assisting the commercial team with
decision making, presenting arguments on behalf of Company, taking instructions from the commercial team, advising on the commercial team on market practice and risk.
You will need to have excellent drafting, communication and negotiation skills. You will be a person who can manage their own workload and is self-reliant but is equipped with excellent teamworking skills as you’ll be advising key stakeholders on significant projects that shape the communities in which we live.
Identify departures from our governance as part of the review of such commercial agreements and
assist project teams in obtaining the necessary internal approvals where appropriate.
Advise business on applicable laws, jurisdictions and regulations.
Revise and maintain legal templates for use across the Group ensuring they reflect current best
practice and legislation.
Instructing and managing external law firms
Draft and update legal guidance to raise awareness of recurrent topics and new regulations.
Advise business on litigation and insurance matters, which may include liaising with outside counsel
and technical experts.
Assisting Regional General Counsel and other members of regional team.
Support other parts of the Legal Department such as the Ethics & Compliance and Data Protection
teams.

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s Degree essential and master’s level qualification desirable – law/contracts/corporate &
company administration
Must be a qualified lawyer with at least 10 years of experience in both in-house and private practice.
Confidence, maturity, and leadership ability
A track record of negotiating complex contracts and advising the commercial team as to risks.
Ability to work independently, desire to have a positive impact by implementing and encouraging change.
Interest in constant learning and self-development
Leading investigations
Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities, short deadlines and work under pressure.
High attention to detail
Experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
A broad understanding of corporate compliance requirements, including compliance with the Indian Companies Act

What they offer?

Agile and safe working environment
Competitive annual leave and sick leaves
Group incentive scheme
Group term life insurance, Workmen’s compensation and Group medical insurance coverage
Short and Long-term Global employment opportunities
Global collaboration and knowledge sharing
Digital Innovation and Transformation
Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.