Associate, Legal
Cognizant
Key Responsibilities
- Reviewing, drafting, and finalization of contracts and other legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company policies, and playbook standards.
- Liaising with and advising internal stakeholders (including business teams) to facilitate successful closure of transactions.
- Identify and assess legal and business risks in contracts and escalate issues as applicable.
- Negotiation of contracts with clients/vendors.
- Data Analysis and assisting in preparing presentations for the Management.
- Assisting in maintaining internal data sheets and other process-oriented requirements.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong knowledge of contracts law and sound understanding of fundamental legal concepts.
- Contract review, drafting, and redlining skills and understanding contractual positions in line with specific service domain.
- Review of contracts in alignment with organizations playbook positions and application of the mind.
- Aptitude for Negotiation.
- Inclined to work with attorneys from other geographies and adaptability to the region-specific legal review standards.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Team player with AI awareness.
- Problem solver and proactive in nature.

