Legal Job Opening: Legal & Contracts Specialist at MSCI, Mumbai

MSCI, serving 98 of the top 100 largest money managers is looking to hire a Legal & Contracts Specialist for their Mumbai office.

Position overview:

The candidate will be supporting our Legal team with drafting, negotiating and finalizing contracts. Assisting with internal processes relating to contract finalization. He/She will also be responsible to provide ad hoc commercial legal support to Sales e.g. on Trial Agreements, NDAs, Assignments, RFPs, Procurement Questionnaires etc.

Responsibilities:

Support our Legal team with drafting, negotiating and finalizing contracts.

Assisting with internal processes relating to contract finalization

Develop and enhance policies and procedures to make internal legal processes more efficient

Drafting, updating and management of legal forms and templates

Provide ad hoc commercial legal support to Sales e.g. on Trial Agreements, NDAs, Assignments, RFPs, Procurement Questionnaires etc

Carry out Legal research on a wide variety of matters

Participate in special projects, as required

General Legal administration

Desired experience and qualifications:

A minimum 6 TO 8 years of experience is required

Contract organization/review experience is essential

Co-sec experience is preferable

Candidate must have a L.L.B degree

Strong organizational and time management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Drafting and negotiating skills

Must pay very careful attention to detail

Experience in the financial services industry is helpful

Ability to work with global teams and local counsels

Ability to perform under pressure and multi task

Must be tech savvy

Due to the great number of applications we receive for each of our open vacancies, we are unable to respond on an individual basis.

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About the Company:

For more than 40 years, MSCI’s research-based indexes and analytics have helped the world’s leading investors build and manage better portfolios.  Clients rely on our offerings for deeper insights into the drivers of performance and risk in their portfolios, broad asset class coverage and innovative research. Our line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models, data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research.  MSCI serves 98 of the top 100 largest money managers, according to the most recent P&I ranking.