JOB POST: Legal Counsel (Disputes & Litigation) at Wipro [5-8 Years PQE]

Wipro is hiring for the role of Legal Counsel for Disputes & Litigation to join its office in Bengaluru.

About Wipro

Wipro is a multinational corporation that provides information technology, consultant and business process services. It is one of the leading Big Tech companies. 

About the Opportunity

This is an on-site job opportunity based in Bangalore. The role here will demand:

• Assist in all facets of litigation, including pre-disputes, fact investigation, drafting legal responses, responding to subpoenas and other discovery requests, preparing witnesses for testimony, and negotiating and drafting settlements
• Perform legal work in-house whenever possible
• Interact with outside counsel, including, budgets and invoices, compliance with outside counsel guidelines, and work product
• Draft succinct, practical legal advice
• Identify, review, analyze, manage, and resolve pre-disputes
• Implement, and enforce company policies on eDiscovery

Roles & Responsibilities

• Respond to dispute and pre-dispute demand letters
• Counsel businesses and stakeholders on legal dispute best-practices
• Analyze case files, contracts, and documentary evidence, and carry out litigation strategy
• Conducting interviews, gathering documents and electronic records
• Coordinate and schedule depositions, hearings, trials, conferences, and meetings
• Summarize calls, set action items, and follow through to closure
• Verify information, locate evidence and exhibits
• Manage budgets, billing, and invoices
• Negotiate rates and contracts for legal services vendors
• Maintain a case management database
• Obtain copies of company and court documents

Eligibility

• The ideal candidate will be a law graduate with 5-8 years experience
• At least three years of Disputes experience.
• At least three years in-house at an IT services company.
• US law or Canadian law experience is a bonus.
• This role would suit a detail-oriented professional with good organizational skills and excellent English writing and oral communication skills who works well with a very diverse range of functions and is comfortable with uncertainty.
• Very strong people skills.
• Able to work independently
• Law graduate. LLM from US or Canada is a bonus.

How to Apply?

Interested applicants may apply through the link provided at the end of the post.

Location

Bangalore

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