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Senior Manager- Legal

  • Company

    Government e Marketplace (GeM)

  • Location

    Delhi

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Experience

    9 - 10 years

  • Date Posted

    07-Oct-2025

About Government e Marketplace (GeM)

Stay tuned for the latest updates on the official account of Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal. Government e Marketplace is India’s largest e-marketplace for government buyers. The platform facilitates procurement of public goods & services, empowering pan-India sellers & service providers to showcase their products & services to lakhs of government buyers across the country, including Central & State Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, Panchayats, and Cooperative Societies. Established in 2016 under the visionary leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, GeM promotes #Efficiency, #Transparency and #Inclusivity in public procurement. Its end-to-end digital platform simplifies processes, reduces paperwork, and creates equal opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs in the business-to-government (#B2G) domain.

Overview of the Role

Responsible for managing litigation and pre-litigation strategies, drafting and reviewing commercial contracts and legal documents (SLAs, MOUs, RFPs, NDAs, etc.), and advising business departments on legal and regulatory matters. Oversees legal notices, police complaints, and compliance with internal governance policies. Acts as custodian of legal records and coordinates with internal teams and external legal counsel to safeguard the company's interests and minimize legal risks.

Job Description

• Litigation Management and advising the company on all aspects related to pre-litigation strategies.
Collaborating with other departments for timely inputs to file petition / affidavits/ replies before the Court and identifying issues on receipt of information where order from the court will be required for protection of interest of GeM. Review of affidavits/ legal documents drafted by GeM’s Legal Counsel.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial contracts. Drafting and reviewing legal documents such as SLAs, MOUs, RFPs, NDAs, Terms & Conditions, etc.
• Drafting and filing of police complaints / F.I.Rs. and follow up with the police authorities regarding the same.
• Tracking latest legal developments / notifications/ regulatory requirements and updating the legal formats, and clauses, from time to time. Providing legal advice to business departments including interpretation/ views on various legal issues.
• Providing sound legal advice and recommendations to aid the Board and senior management of the company in the decision-making process.
• Drafting of legal notices/ show cause notices/ replies to notices received. Collaborating with various departments for timely inputs to prepare replies to the legal notices received and timely issuing of legal notices on receipt of information from business / other teams.
• Database management: Act as the custodian of all legal files / contracts and keep track of all on going court cases. Co-ordination with various internal departments and the nominated Legal Counsel of GeM.
• Develop sound legal implementation of business practices to prevent legal exposure and minimize liability
• Drafting and review of internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance of all departments.
• Any other responsibility as assigned from time to time

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced high growth environment

Education

Essential- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from a reputed institute/ University Desirable- Master’s degree in law (LLM) from a reputed institute/ University

Experience

• Minimum 9 years of work experience with a reputed lawyer/ law firm and/or in house at a company (experience in the e-commerce/IT / technology or related space or government sector will be an added advantage) • Desirable areas of practice: Civil, Commercial, Arbitration, Contract Management, Intellectual property, and IT/ Privacy laws • Awareness of the existing and new legal and regulatory requirements