Shri Educare Limited invites smart, energetic and competent legal professionals to be a part of the family. We are looking for someone who can initiate, develop and be a part of our quest for excellence in sphere of education. To provide effective and dynamic legal support to SEL and its schools so that they build effective systems and process. The purpose of this position is to ensure excellence in our schools by planning, designing and implementing effective systems and policies. Provide seamless support to Shri Educare and its schools. Support the current team and unit heads in driving various initiatives & deployment of best practices & projects across all units (including overseas) as per the annual plans.
Purpose:
Providing Legal assistance to Shri Educare Limited.
Operating Environment & Challenges of the role
The job involves a clear understanding of the law and justice system in India, specifically in the Education Sector and updating as it evolves through case laws, amendments, policies, notifications and circulars. The operating environment itself is very dynamic and challenging. To manage synergy between commercial and legal objectives and creating win-win situation. To ensure compliances in ever changing and dynamic field.
Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Handling Compliance
- Regular Monitoring of compliance manager, identification of non-compliances and reporting. Getting non-compliances corrected.
- Understanding changes in the regulator environment and getting the compliance manager updated accordingly.
Contract & Agreement drafting and vetting
- Drafting and vetting of agreements for vendors, employees, project management agreements, NDAs, etc.
IPR Management
- Tracking the IPR renewals and Updation.
- Dealing with the counsel for getting examination done and various reply filling.
Knowledge Management
- Attending court hearing and representing SEL.
- Conducting legal research in various areas and preparing legal report and making sure we are better prepared.
Laws, Rules & Regulations related to Education Sector
- Conducting Research on the laws, rules & regulations of the State Education Depts. and sharing the Report.
- Keeping the team apprised on the byelaws of the affiliating bodies for the schools.
- Regularly monitoring the updates or amendments in the Laws, Rules & Regulations (both State based and Centre bases) applicable on schools.
Company Secretarial Duties
- Ensuring all Secretarial Compliances for one of our schools at Maldives.
Record management
- Ensuring all Agreements, Litigation files, various transaction documents, and all other misc. documents are managed and filed appropriately so that these can be made available when need arises.
Position Specification
Educational Qualification - LL.B Professional - 3 Year Law Degree or 5 Year Integrated Degree & Company Secretary Certification.
Duration of experience - 3 Years & above.
Role specific competencies - Compliance, Job Knowledge, Communication and Team-Work.