Legal Counsel

End Date

Tuesday 29 September 2026

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Job Description Summary

Provide strategic and commercially focused legal counsel to support Lloyds Offshore Global Services' business operations, technology transformation, and growth initiatives in India. Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial, technology, outsourcing, and corporate agreements while managing legal and regulatory risks. Advise on corporate governance, compliance, data privacy, employment law, CSR, and property-related matters. Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence, strengthen governance frameworks, and enable informed business decision-making.

Job Description

Lawyer

Job Title: Lawyer / Legal Counsel
Country: India
City: Hyderabad - Hybrid
Job Family: Legal & Secretarial

Grade: E

12-15+ years of post-qualification experience.

Key Skills

Commercial Contracts • Corporate Governance • Regulatory Advisory • Technology & Outsourcing Agreements • Data Privacy • Risk Management • Stakeholder Management • Corporate Social Responsibility • Leasing and property related matters

About Lloyds Offshore Global Services

Lloyds Offshore Global Services or Lloyds Technology Centre, part of Lloyds Banking Group - UK, supports the Group's technology-led transformation agenda through innovation, operational excellence and specialist capabilities across technology, data, digital and corporate functions.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice across Lloyds Offshore Global Services operations in India. This role will support business growth, technology transformation, corporate governance, third-party engagements and legal risk management while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation.

What You'll Do

Commercial Legal

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology, software licensing, vendor and professional services contracts.
• Advise on contractual risk allocation, commercial negotiations, supplier governance and dispute resolution.
• Support intellectual property, employment-related legal matters and strategic business initiatives.
• Advise on employment, privacy, cyber security laws.
• Advise on and support lease documentation and property-related matters.

• Advise on labour law developments, employee benefits, workplace policies, whistleblowing and POSH-related matters.
• Manage external counsel and litigation matters where required.

Corporate Governance & Regulatory

• Advise on corporate governance, regulatory requirements and legal risk management.
• Advise and support entity management activities, including maintenance of statutory records and regulatory filings
• Partner with Risk, Compliance and Internal and Statutory Audit teams to support governance frameworks and policy adherence.
• Support regulatory reviews, audits, investigations and remediation activities.
• Advise on data privacy, information security and cross-border data transfer requirements.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and provide practical guidance to stakeholders.
• Deliver legal awareness and governance training across the organisation.
• Manage the organisation-level compliance tool in coordination with relevant stakeholders and ensure timely confirmations for the Legal team.

• Advise the CSR team on CSR initiatives, board governance, charity partner engagement, impact assessment under the Companies Act, and related activities.

What You'll Need

Essential

• Qualified lawyer in India with 12-15+ years of post-qualification experience.
• Significant experience in an in-house legal role, preferably within a GCC, multinational corporation, financial services organisation or technology company.
• Strong experience advising on commercial, technology and outsourcing contracts.
• Sound understanding of corporate governance, regulatory and risk management fra

experience.

Key Skills

Commercial Contracts • Corporate Governance • Regulatory Advisory • Technology & Outsourcing Agreements • Data Privacy • Risk Management • Stakeholder Management • Corporate Social Responsibility • Leasing and property related matters

About Lloyds Offshore Global Services

Lloyds Offshore Global Services or Lloyds Technology Centre, part of Lloyds Banking Group - UK, supports the Group's technology-led transformation agenda through innovation, operational excellence and specialist capabilities across technology, data, digital and corporate functions.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to provide strategic and commercially focused legal advice across Lloyds Offshore Global Services operations in India. This role will support business growth, technology transformation, corporate governance, third-party engagements and legal risk management while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation.

What You'll Do

Commercial Legal

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology, software licensing, vendor and professional services contracts.
• Advise on contractual risk allocation, commercial negotiations, supplier governance and dispute resolution.
• Support intellectual property, employment-related legal matters and strategic business initiatives.
• Advise on employment, privacy, cyber security laws.
• Advise on and support lease documentation and property-related matters.

• Advise on labour law developments, employee benefits, workplace policies, whistleblowing and POSH-related matters.
• Manage external counsel and litigation matters where required.

Corporate Governance & Regulatory

• Advise o