Senior Corporate Lawyer

The job of Legal Counsel Litigation involves reviewing company records and advising on litigation strategy and options. It includes rendering legal opinions and handling litigation for the company and all its subsidiaries, covering civil, commercial, and regulatory matters before all relevant forums, including courts of law and regulatory bodies.

This role will also be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and providing legal opinions on matters related to the company's digital ventures, ensuring legal risk mitigation and compliance in the evolving digital landscape.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external Legal Consultants/counsels for efficient filing/defending court cases/complaints/legal notices, etc. to better watch the interest of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Draft and respond to legal notices/complaints and also prepare other legal documents after seeking necessary inputs from peer departments in consultation with line manager.
• Report your cases and litigious matters through weekly updates and appearing with external legal counsel in court where necessary or so desired by your line manager/peer department.
• Draft written statements/para-wise comments/applications etc. for courts related documents in litigious matters. 
• Coordinate and liaise with peer departments and external counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
• Provide legal advice/assistance to internal Departments on matters pertaining to interpretation of statutes, regulations, license conditions and agreements.
• Support in regulatory matters to Corporate Regulatory Affairs and provide necessary co-ordination to regulatory bodies wherever needed.
• Provide legal assistance on contract related matters and various commercial project initiative by the Company.
• Handle litigation portals of the company and interact with Group Legal for important legal matters.
• Provide legal advice on arrangements and legal framework on insurance, entertainment, fintech, AdTech, and other technological initiatives, etc.
• Assist the company in various initiative for digital transformation.
• Perform record keeping, update litigation portals and prepare litigation reports.
• Build conducive working environment for engaged and committed team.

Jazz is an equal opportunity employer who celebrates, supports, and thrives on diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This position requires experience of independently handling court cases at various Legal Forums including, but not limited to, High Courts, Labour courts and Regulatory authorities.

• Experience of reviewing pleadings and legal notice drafts. Must have the ability to prepare applications, respond to legal notices and other correspondence with several authorities and business partners/consumers.
• Bar at Law/LLM/LLB Degree with at least 3-5 years working experience in Regulatory and Corporate Litigation and sound knowledge of the laws of Pakistan in general & telecom, fintech, media, entertainment, insurance laws in particular and anticipated litigation therefrom.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required.
• Drafting and analytical skills are necessary.
• Research skills with sound knowledge about various contracts arrangements, in-depth knowledge of company laws and telecom, fintech, insurance and media/entertainment regulations are essential.
• Knowledge of litigation management and know how about Tech & Telecom Industry Litigation is a plus.
• This role should have the ability to handle court matters independently.
• Should be able to get early disposals.
• Advance communication skills for managing cross-functional projects are required.

We offer a diverse and inclusive work environment that values entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, professional collaboration, and customer obsession.