About the Role: We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Legal, Vendor and Worker Compliance Intern to join our Legal and Compliance team. This role provides hands-on experience in handling legal negotiations, vendor and worker governance, contract lifecycle management, and ensuring regulatory compliance and internal ad-hoc legal and compliance requirements across multiple geographies.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Negotiations & Drafting
Responsible for negotiating various resource augmentation and IT service contracts with customers and vendors globally.
Responsible for reviewing pre-bid customer SOWs and supporting sales in negotiating terms and conditions in line with vendor delivery capabilities.
Draft and review legal documents, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and other commercial agreements.
Contract Execution & Lifecycle Management
Ensure 100% flow-down of applicable customer SOW terms to vendor SOWs.
Responsible for timely execution and renewal of vendor SOWs.
Prepare a detailed analysis of risks arising from non-availability or delays in vendor SOWs.
Ensure appropriate internal approvals before executing documents.
Compliance & Governance
Manage vendor and worker governance related to compliances through timely review of SOWs impacting customer delivery.
Liaise with vendors for onboarding and review of onboarding documentation.
Support in strengthening vendor onboarding checks and closing any gaps in documentation.
Create a culture of high performance and ownership within the compliance process.
Support liaising with Vendors for Customer and Internal audit requirements
Dispute Resolution & Risk Management
Responsible for developing innovative approaches in contract dispute resolution.
Manage and resolve vendor SOW disputes in favor of the company.
Should be able to identify potential legal risks in vendor contracts.
Prior experience in negotiating penalty terms and claiming service credits is an advantage.
Monitoring & Reporting
Responsible for reporting weekly progress of SOW sign-offs with vendors.
Observe and propose changes to existing SOW clauses to enhance vendor performance and adherence to SLAs.
Ensure accountability and success of the Vendor Contract Management Process.
Other Support Activities
Liaise with existing vendors to close gaps in onboarding documentation.
Support onboarding of vendors for new programs and apply contract management skills to source the best field engineers.
Qualifications & Skills:
Final year student of LLB/LLM from a recognized university.
Strong research, legal drafting, and contract negotiation skills.
Exposure to corporate law, resource augmentation, IT service contracts, and compliance frameworks preferred.
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong analytical and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced, global environment.
What You'll Gain:
Real-world exposure to resource augmentation contracts, vendor and worker compliance processes.
Mentorship and collaboration with experienced legal, CS and procurement professionals.
Mandatory Skills
Experience in handling legal negotiations, vendor and worker governance, contract lifecycle management,
