DeloitteGurugram, Haryana, IndiaOn-siteFull-time5–8 years
Listing expiry: 21 October 2026
About the role
Role Overview
Provide corporate legal services support to large and complex organisations across the lifecycle of contracting, governance-related processes, regulatory and corporate event responses, records management, and workflow coordination. The role involves supporting supervising counsel with commercial contract drafting and negotiations, coordinating stakeholders, managing engagement delivery, and identifying opportunities for technology-enabled and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Support client engagements by assisting with drafting and negotiating playbook-based buy-side and sell-side commercial contracts, including master services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, statements of work, work orders, and change notes.
- Support the transition and setup of service delivery teams.
- Identify process and operational efficiencies within clients’ corporate legal services and contracting functions.
- Establish and use key performance indicators and metrics to govern, measure, and track client engagements, and report against them.
- Assist with proposal preparation and engagement administration, including document collection, data entry, tracking, records organisation, contract review, and client logistics.
- Review and coordinate the contracting process with finance, legal, commercial, business, and delivery stakeholders, incorporate feedback, and assist with contract closure.
- Research technical and industry-specific issues.
- Communicate effectively with engagement management and clients at different levels.
- Manage multiple projects and responsibilities while meeting deadlines.
- Contribute to continuous service improvement through technology and process improvements.
Qualifications & Experience
- Legal training, such as LL.B., B.A. LL.B., or an equivalent qualification.
- Strong substantive understanding of in-house contracting processes and contract lifecycle management tools.
- 5-8 years of relevant legal experience or experience in the alternative legal services industry.
- Familiarity with legal technology and its application in contract lifecycle management.
- Strong Microsoft Office and technology skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience in moderate-complexity commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
- Experience with legal services requests for proposals.
- Familiarity with commercial agreements such as non-disclosure agreements, statements of work, master services agreements, distribution agreements, and licence agreements.
- Ability to work effectively in a virtual environment.
- Willingness to learn additional IT platforms and software skills is preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma and/or Project Management Professional certification is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, people-management, communication, and collaboration skills are preferred.
- Strong client presentation skills, attention to detail, organisation, critical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment are preferred.
Additional Details
- The role is part of Legal Business Services within Deloitte Tax in India and works closely with other Deloitte business units.
- The team supports multinational organisations with day-to-day legal business services and event-driven matters.
- The role may involve working across shifts; the source states that shift timings are open.
- The source states that Deloitte Tax in India and its affiliates in the United States and India do not practise law or provide legal advice.