DeloitteBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOn-siteFull-time8–10 years
Listing expiry: 21 October 2026
About the role
Role Overview
Provide legal business services support to multinational clients, with a focus on commercial contracting, contract lifecycle management, regulatory and corporate event responses, and engagement delivery. The role involves managing client engagements, improving processes, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders, and leading a team to deliver high-quality legal business services.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver contract lifecycle management (CLM) engagements end to end.
- Support drafting and negotiation of playbook-based buy-side and sales-side commercial contracts, including MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, work orders, and change notes.
- Lead the transition and setup of service delivery teams.
- Identify process and operational efficiencies within clients’ corporate legal contracting functions.
- Establish KPIs and metrics to govern, measure, and track client engagements, and report on performance.
- Assist with proposal preparation and review.
- Manage engagement administration, including document collection, data entry, tracking, records organization, contract review, and client logistics coordination.
- Review and project-manage the contracting process, coordinating with finance, legal, commercial, business, delivery, and other stakeholders and incorporating their feedback to help close contracts.
- Research technical and industry-specific issues.
- Communicate effectively with clients and engagement management at all levels.
- Balance multiple projects and responsibilities while pursuing continuous service, technology, and process improvements.
- Lead a team of 3–5 people.
- Assist with hiring, training, and onboarding new hires for client engagements.
Qualifications & Experience
- LL.B., BA LL.B., or equivalent legal training.
- Strong substantive understanding of in-house contracting processes and contract lifecycle management tools.
- 8–10 years of relevant legal experience or experience in the alternative legal services industry.
- Familiarity with legal technology and its application to contract lifecycle management.
- Strong Microsoft Office and other technology skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts of moderate complexity.
- Experience with legal services requests for proposals (RFPs).
- Familiarity with commercial agreements such as NDAs, SOWs, MSAs, distribution agreements, and licence agreements.
- Ability to work virtually.
- Preferred: Lean Six Sigma and/or Project Management Professional certification.
- Strong interpersonal and people-management skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong client presentation skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Commitment to learning new IT platforms and additional software skills.
Additional Details
- The role supports the engagement lifecycle from opportunity pursuit through service delivery and identifying opportunities to expand client services.
- The position works with Legal Business Services managers and senior managers and interacts mainly with US and global team members, as applicable.
- Shift timing is 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM IST.
- The employer states that Deloitte Tax in India and its affiliates in the United States and India do not practise law or provide legal advice.