Senior Associate, Legal - 688280

About us

WeWork India is one of India’s leading flexible workspace operators – ‘Great Place To Work’ certified (Nov 2024 – Nov 2025), aimed at creating flexible workspace solutions for company of all sizes. Since its inception in India in 2016, WeWork India has expanded across 68 operational centres in Chennai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad.  WeWork India meets distinct workspace needs, for various businesses. WeWork India strives to provide customised and curated solutions for various office space needs through its products and solutions. At WeWork India, we’re driven by collaboration, creativity, and a shared vision to redefine the future of work. If you're looking to be part of a dynamic, fast-growing organisation that values talent and fosters growth, join us and build your future with WeWork India.

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About the Role

The role of the Associate Legal Counsel falls under the purview of the Legal team at WeWork India. This role combines legal expertise with a strong understanding of business operations and industry-specific laws. Legal professionals in this capacity play a crucial role in safeguarding the legal interests of the company and ensuring that all contracts and agreements are compliant with relevant laws and regulations. They also help drive process improvements
and facilitate the company's compliance with legal and policy requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

● Draft, review, and negotiate CapEx and project-related legal and commercial agreements, including construction, fit-out, vendor, and supply contracts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.
● Provide legal and commercial support to cross-functional teams such as procurement, projects, real estate, engineering, finance, and other business stakeholders, as required.
● Support contracting processes and documentation, including standard templates, amendments, work orders, and related process improvements.
● Assist in identifying and managing legal and commercial risks associated with CapEx transactions and vendor engagements.
● Coordinate with external consultants and counsel to support legal matters and business requirements.
● Support general compliance, governance, and dispute-related matters, including drafting responses to legal notices and related documentation.
● Undertake additional legal responsibilities and projects as assigned, in line with business needs.

Education and Desired Qualifications

● Law degree from an accredited university
● 2-3 years post qualified experience of working in a major multi-national company/leading law firm
● Strong academic credentials and significant contracting and commercial experience
● Excellent communications and legal drafting in English
● Experience in using and managing compliance monitoring tools
● Proactive and intellectually curious with a core ability to problem solve and make the complex simple
● Interact with colleagues, both legal and commercial, from the Key Accounts team to drive collaboration, consistency and alignment of operational practices
● Ability to work independently from intake through execution and work closely with business partners on solutions and innovative process improvements
● Willingness to travel for business whenever required

Equal Opportunity Employer

WeWork India is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our employees and members. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to embody our values and all aspects of employment including the decisions to hire and promote, are based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

Our total rewards philosophy is aimed at providing compensation that is competitive, performance linked and helps us attract and retain the talent we need to drive our business forward and serve our members. As part of WeWork India, our commitment to you is that  you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters collaboration, flexibility and inclusion.