1)Legal Head – Roles & Responsibilities
2)Agreement & Contract Management
3)Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize all types of agreements, work orders, purchase orders (POs), bonds, and corporate guarantees.
Indemnities & Guarantees
4)Draft and review indemnity and guarantee instruments (including indemnity bonds), ensuring enforceability and clarity.
5)Monitor and update financial instruments like Letters of Credit, Parent Company Guarantees (PCGs), and bonds, in compliance with policy
6)Ensure indemnity and guarantee records are properly filed, insured, and accessible for audits.
Record-Keeping & Renewal Management
7)Maintain a comprehensive, searchable legal document register including expiry dates and renewal clauses.
8)Take proactive action to renew or extend agreements before expiry, coordinating with relevant departments.
9)Implement reminders and monitor compliance through legal-tech tools or contract lifecycle systems .
Legal Business & Contract Liaison
10)Act as the in-house legal liaison presenting updates, risks, and recommendations to the Contracts Department and business units.
11)Interpret business requirements, prohibitions, or regulatory constraints for legal compliance.
12)Provide strategic legal input during contract formulation and negotiation to balance risk and business goals .
Legal Correspondence & Notices
13)Draft all legally‑significant communications, including notices, demand letters, legal correspondence—internal and external.
14)Ensure all formal communications are legally sound, correctly formatted, and recorded.
15)Coordinate issuance, response tracking, and archiving of annexures, ensuring completeness.
16)Legal Cell: Draft & Record Oversight
17)Establish and lead a central legal-cell team responsible for:
Drafting all legal documents (agreements, notices, indemnities, guarantee bonds).
18)Accurate legal recordkeeping with audit-ready documentation.
19)Maintaining version control, sign-off workflows, and storage security
20)Risk Management & Compliance Monitoring
21)Identify legal risk areas related to contracts and business operations; propose mitigation strategies.
22)Perform periodic legal audits to ensure adherence to statutory obligations and internal policies.
23)Stay updated on applicable laws and industry practices, sharing changes and impact analyses with relevant teams ContractsCounsel
Cross-functional Collaboration
24)Work closely with Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Compliance teams to align legal strategy with commercial objectives.
Support business units by explaining contract terms, legal impacts, and prohibitions.
25)Train non-legal staff (., contract managers, project leads) on legal fundamentals, drafting standards, recordkeeping, and renewal protocols.