Vice President/Assistant Vice President - Associate General Counsel - Professional Services Firm

Job Description:

Position: VP/ AVP - Associate General Counsel

Premier Leadership Role | Global Professional Services Firm

Location: Gurugram, India

Role Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Reports To: General Counsel / Head of Legal

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a high-calibre Associate General Counsel to join their growing delivery network in India. This is a strategic leadership position where you will shape commercial outcomes, manage complex cross-border risk, and build a world-class legal function.

If you are a commercially minded lawyer with a strong foundation in reputable law firm practice, this is your chance to transition into (or advance within) a high-impact in-house leadership role on a global stage.

Must-Have: Law Firm Foundation:

Candidates must have a significant track record of practice within a reputable, top-tier law firm (international or leading domestic). This can be as a standalone career history or combined with subsequent in-house experience. We will not consider candidates without this foundational training.

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategic Commercial Partnering: Lead complex contract negotiations for high-value client engagements, ensuring deals are structured to maximize business growth while protecting the firm.

- Risk & Compliance Leadership: Act as the subject matter expert on regulatory and compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions, providing proactive, solution-oriented advice to senior leadership.

- Team Development: Mentor, manage, and scale a team of legal professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, agility, and continuous improvement.

- Operational Efficiency: Drive the digitization and automation of legal workflows, moving the function from reactive to predictive and scalable.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with delivery teams, sales, and finance to align legal strategy with overall business objectives.

The Ideal Candidate:

- Law Firm Pedigree (Non-Negotiable): You have spent a significant portion of your career at a reputable, top-tier law firm (international or leading domestic), where you developed exceptional drafting, negotiation, and technical legal skills. This experience can be in addition to, or combined with, in-house experience.

- Qualifications: Qualified lawyer with a degree in Law and 10-16 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).

- Commercial Mindset: You possess strong business acumen and can translate complex legal risks into clear, actionable business recommendations.

- Global Exposure: Demonstrated experience handling cross-border transactions, international data privacy laws, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks is highly desirable.

- Leadership Skills: Proven track record of managing and developing high-performing legal teams (or clear potential to step into this).

- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with senior stakeholders globally.

Why Consider This Role?:

- Global Platform: Work on complex, high-profile matters that span nearly 150 countries, giving you unparalleled international exposure.

- Career Acceleration: This is a high-visibility role with direct access to executive leadership, offering a clear pathway for further career progression.

- Cutting-Edge Environment: Be at the forefront of leveraging technology (AI, automation, data analytics) to transform how legal services are delivered.

- Inclusive Culture: Join a collaborative, diverse, and supportive environment that values your unique perspective and invests in your professional growth.