Job Description
Manager / Sr. Manager Legal - Defence Industry
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Prithla (Faridabad)
Posted On: 05/18/2026
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JOB REF: 36
Description Manager / Sr. Manager
The key expectation from the role is to act as in-house counsel delivering high quality, comprehensive, authoritative legal service. Key responsibilities include:
• Partnering with Business for Legal Services:
• Providing a comprehensive and high quality in-house legal service, across a broad range of legal issues to internal customers within the organization
• Ensuring all customer activities are in line with legal requirements and meets specifications within the organization and risks are mitigated appropriately.
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal customers (business leaders),
• Promoting the value of the legal function for Defence business of Co. for input and output in the Defence, Cyber Security and Home Land Security sector, such as Defence regulations, Anti Bribery Anti Corruption Regulations, Cyber Security and support function for contract drafting, negotiation and closure.
• Preparation and negotiation of contracts, and leading in managing and resolving contractual disputes and other contentious issues, to a satisfactory conclusion, if they occur.
• Proactive engagement with business teams:
• Understand the spoken and unspoken needs and provide timely advice.
• Identification of the issues while advising and then introducing processes and monitoring mechanism.
• Developing and implementing best practices from other similar industries
• Monitoring and supervising the implementation of the best practices such as standardization of the documents, awareness sessions etc.
• Conducting in-house legal audit at the plant, offices used for conducting the business
Skills Required
• Excellent legal skills including drafting and negotiating contracts and strategic management of contractual disputes.
• Capability of detailed, in-depth analysis of legal documents and of work situations that have a legal dimension.
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills with international lawyers, in house counsels, customers, vendors and such other parties;
• Competency to prepare PPTs for periodical review with the business;
• Capability of making solid recommendations and taking independent decisions
• Ability to turn around enquiries quickly and tackle issues at short notice.
• Excellent written and oral communications, including the ability to work effectively with a range of people and the ability to deliver advice in a clear and user-friendly way.
• High attention to detail and conveying it in a clear and concise fashion to all levels of the organization.
• High influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to deal with high complexity and ambiguity and stakeholder management in a complex organization structure.
• A can do attitude with a readiness to roll your sleeves up and get down to tackling and resolving issues and producing excellent outcomes.
Education And Experience
• Qualified lawyer LLM/LLB.
• Experience of working as a legal practitioner for 5 to 7 years. Experience in defence industry preferable.
• Experience as an in-house lawyer or similar position.
• Demonstrated experience of advising and operating within organizations.
• Sound working knowledge of Indian business environment and related legalities
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Prithla (Faridabad)
Posted On: 05/18/2026
Apply Now
JOB REF: 36
Description Manager / Sr. Manager
The key expectation from the role is to act as in-house counsel delivering high quality, comprehensive, authoritative legal service. Key responsibilities include:
• Partnering with Business for Legal Services:
• Providing a comprehensive and high quality in-house legal service, across a broad range of legal issues to internal customers within the organization
• Ensuring all customer activities are in line with legal requirements and meets specifications within the organization and risks are mitigated appropriately.
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal customers (business leaders),
• Promoting the value of the legal function for Defence business of Co. for input and output in the Defence, Cyber Security and Home Land Security sector, such as Defence regulations, Anti Bribery Anti Corruption Regulations, Cyber Security and support function for contract drafting, negotiation and closure.
• Preparation and negotiation of contracts, and leading in managing and resolving contractual disputes and other contentious issues, to a satisfactory conclusion, if they occur.
• Proactive engagement with business teams:
• Understand the spoken and unspoken needs and provide timely advice.
• Identification of the issues while advising and then introducing processes and monitoring mechanism.
• Developing and implementing best practices from other similar industries
• Monitoring and supervising the implementation of the best practices such as standardization of the documents, awareness sessions etc.
• Conducting in-house legal audit at the plant, offices used for conducting the business
Skills Required
• Excellent legal skills including drafting and negotiating contracts and strategic management of contractual disputes.
• Capability of detailed, in-depth analysis of legal documents and of work situations that have a legal dimension.
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills with international lawyers, in house counsels, customers, vendors and such other parties;
• Competency to prepare PPTs for periodical review with the business;
• Capability of making solid recommendations and taking independent decisions
• Ability to turn around enquiries quickly and tackle issues at short notice.
• Excellent written and oral communications, including the ability to work effectively with a range of people and the ability to deliver advice in a clear and user-friendly way.
• High attention to detail and conveying it in a clear and concise fashion to all levels of the organization.
• High influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to deal with high complexity and ambiguity and stakeholder management in a complex organization structure.
• A can do attitude with a readiness to roll your sleeves up and get down to tackling and resolving issues and producing excellent outcomes.
Education And Experience
• Qualified lawyer LLM/LLB.
• Experience of working as a legal practitioner for 5 to 7 years. Experience in defence industry preferable.
• Experience as an in-house lawyer or similar position.
• Demonstrated experience of advising and operating within organizations.
• Sound working knowledge of Indian business environment and related legalities
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Manager | Sr| Manager Legal | Defence industry position is now open for candidates interested in the Legal Jobs sector. This role in Faridabad offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Legal Jobs is a plus.
