Legal Specialist

R1 is a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that help hospitals and health systems to manage their financial systems and improve patients’ experience. We are the one company that combines the deep expertise of a global workforce of revenue cycle professionals with the industry's most advanced technology platform, encompassing sophisticated analytics, Al, intelligent automation and workflow orchestration. R1 is a place where we think boldly to create opportunities for everyone to innovate and grow. A place where we partner with purpose through transparency and inclusion. We are a global community of engineers, front-line associates, healthcare operators, and RCM experts that work together to go beyond for all those we serve. Because we know that all this adds up to something more, a place where we're all together better. R1 India is proud to be recognized amongst Top 25 Best Companies to Work For 2024, by the Great Place to Work Institute. This is our second consecutive recognition on this prestigious Best Workplaces list, building on the Top 50 recognition we achieved in 2023. Our focus on employee wellbeing and inclusion and diversity is demonstrated through prestigious recognitions with R1 India being ranked amongst Best in Healthcare, Top 100 Best Companies for Women by Avtar & Seramount, and amongst Top 10 Best Workplaces in Health & Wellness. We are committed to transform the healthcare industry with our innovative revenue cycle management services. Our goal is to ‘make healthcare work better for all’ by enabling efficiency for healthcare systems, hospitals, and physician practices. With over 30,000 employees globally, we are about 16,000+ strong in India with presence in Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai. Our inclusive culture ensures that every employee feels valued, respected, and appreciated with a robust set of employee benefits and engagement activities. We’re looking for a self-motivated In-House Employment Legal specialist. This critical position will be primarily responsible for the effective and efficient management of a legal department’s resources, systems, and initiatives. This legal professional will serve as a trusted employment advisor to the Senior Management, engaging with a wide array of internal and external constituents as a representative of the Legal Department. Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage employee issues from legal perspective relating to non-performance, misconduct, employees with health issues, behavioral issues, grievances, harassment cases including sexual harassment etc.
• Manage end to end litigation regarding employee dispute, dispute by vendor employee/s, Misc. cases like disbursal of death benefits in case of family dispute, claim by third party, witness summons, warrant etc.
• Managing highly sensitive and delicate issues involving behavioral threat assessment and management.
• Draft responses to claim, complaint and request by quasi-judicial authorities and third-parties relating to Company's employees.
• Manages issues relating to non-compete, non-solicitation, IP, confidentiality and other conflict of interest issues.
• Drafting and reviewing process documents to provide guidelines to ER and HR team from legal perspective.
• Working closely with HR teams and global HR/Legal teams.
• Legal review of Company Policies and Practices.
• Monitoring employee litigation, employee matters, maintains trackers, analyzing trends through usage of excel skills, assess risk and work on possible solutions and mitigation steps in order to be future ready.
• Develop effective relationship and engagement with internal stakeholders, international stake holders/ clients and other function groups.
• Ability to assist in matters pertaining to contracts, corporate law, secretarial, corporate governance & legal compliance activities.
• Vendor management (external council).

• Law Degree from an accredited university
• Experience in a reputed Law Firm / Consultancy Firm or as In-House Legal Support in a company (preferably IT/ITES)

• Previous work experience of 3-5 years
• Good knowledge and exposure of policies, processes, investigation, employment matters, litigation
• Adept at contract drafting, review
• Knowledge of Labour laws and corporate advisory
• Experience of legal work in various jurisdictions is an added advantage

• Demonstrated skills on interpretation of laws, rules and judicial precedents to keep abreast of developments in the field of labour and employment laws.
• Knowledge of labour & employment laws and compliance.
• Ability to work closely as a team within legal verticals and stakeholders.
• Litigation management and creation of database of ongoing cases. Work closely with external counsels across locations including remote location.
• Demonstrate skills in drafting court documents, response to legal notice, written statement, evidence, review of questions for cross examination and written submissions.
• Excellent communication skills and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates a commitment to integrity and accountability
• Maintains confidentiality of information
• Possesses analytical skills
• Has experience in stakeholder management
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Ability to interpret and translate the law into practical measures
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to solve issues
• Ability to manage conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Good knowledge of employment laws, litigation managing, contracts, effective relationship management skills, passionate and eagerness to learn, experience in managing multiple legal and organizational projects, good excel skills, preparing presentations and contract trackers