Senior Associate-Legal

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Job Title

Senior Associate

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team within EY. Shall be part of the GCO Enablement (Commercial Contracting) team in GDS India, the role will support the General Counsel’s Office and handle the end-to-end contract finalisation for EY’s business on vendor contracts. You will provide legal support to the business and become a trusted adviser of stakeholders.

Your responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include the following:

• As part of the Global GCO team shall as EY’s legal representative, will be responsible for drafting, negotiating and advising on various contracts, in particular:
  • Order, SOW, Change request, Amendments of IT contracts for multiple EY divisions and variety of technologies;
  • Sponsorship contracts;
  • Meeting and events contracts;
  • Travel and Hotel Agreements;
  • Services Agreements;
  • Consultancy Agreements
  • Software support agreements
  • Data Transfer Agreements

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, finalising and advising on global procurement contracts (for EY and its global network member firms) and shall include
  • Providing business and legal advice and guidance to internal clients and end users regarding potential issues stemming from new and existing contracts
  • Working with internal clients to develop strategies to address issues identified.
  • Communicating progress, challenges, risks and benefits to appropriate management levels and affected user groups and other members of the GCO in the relevant jurisdictions.
  • Understanding practice and user business goals and how they impact the types of products and services procured.
  • Coordinating with cross functional teams (tax, data privacy, information security) in respect to contract review as appropriate.
  • Ensuring that accurate and sufficient contractual documentation are developed to effectively document procurement transactions and to protect EY’s interests.
  • Preparing and maintaining internal contract summary reports for review as needed.
• Understanding the EY policies that are relevant to procurement transactions and how contract drafting, negotiation and execution are impacted by those policies (Independence, Procurement, Data Privacy, etc.).
• Ensuring that all contractual documents developed are compliant with EY policies.
• Managing own workflow and propose process improvements.
• Maintaining an understanding of the impact of changes in EY policies, organizational structure, and procedures.

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders and vendors;
• Ability to team effectively with onshore legal team and colleagues in other functions;
• Ability to grasp, understand, and accurately articulate and document the requirements;
• Expertise in contract law, contract drafting, data protection & privacy;
• Ability to assess size, scope and overall risk of contemplated transactions and to tailor contracts accordingly;
• Keen attention to detail;
• Solutions – oriented with relentless focus on world class execution of projects and tasks;
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership for success of a given task;
• Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment and ability to work cooperatively with other teams and country practices, demonstrating cultural sensitivity;
• High levels of personal energy and appetite for work and success.

Experience and qualifications

• Law Graduate/ LL.B, with 2-6 years of relevant post-qualification experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts (preferably technology contracts).   
• Knowledge of technology, data protection, privacy and security terms 
• Experiences in drafting and negotiating IP, liability, indemnity, data privacy, security and other contractual terms.

What working at EY offers 

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across eight countries and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. 

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