Requisition Id: 1708470
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom. At EY, we don't just focus on who you are now, but who you can become. We believe that it’s your career and ‘It’s yours to build’ which means potential here is limitless and we'll provide you with motivating and fulfilling experiences throughout your career to help you on the path to becoming your best professional self.
The opportunity : Consultant-National-Forensics-ASU - Forensics - Investigations & Compliance - Gurgaon
National :
National comprises of sector agnostic teams working across industries for a well rounded experience.
ASU - Forensics - Investigations & Compliance :
Successful organizations depend on their reputation for keeping promises, respecting laws and behaving ethically to maintain stakeholder trust. EY Forensic & Integrity Services professionals help organizations protect and restore enterprise and financial reputation. We assist companies and their legal counsel to investigate facts, resolve disputes and manage regulatory challenges. We put integrity at the heart of compliance programs to help better manage ethical and reputational risks.
Our integrated approach ranges from enhancements in areas of perceived weakness or issues — including governance, controls, culture and data insights — to full organizational design and structural implementation. We want to help companies safeguard and restore financial and brand reputations. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.
Your key responsibilities
Technical Excellence
- Key Responsibilities: Contract Drafting & Review
- Draft, review, and negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), confidentiality agreements, engagement letters, non-reliance letters, and other commercial contracts.
- Support drafting and review of M&A related documentation, including term sheets, shareholders' agreements and share subscription agreements (SHA/SSA), share purchase agreement (SPA) support documents, side letters, data room documentation, and other ancillary agreements, including assistance with Conditions Precedent (CP) identification and tracking, closing support (CS), and transaction completion requirements.
- Ensure contractual provisions appropriately address confidentiality, data protection, intellectual property ownership, risk allocation, indemnities, and limitation of liability, particularly in the context of sensitive investigations and other high-risk engagements. Forensics, Investigations & Integrity Support
- Provide legal support across forensic investigations, integrity reviews, compliance audits, and related engagements, including detailed contract interpretation, document review, and assessment of legal positions relevant to alleged misconduct or disputes.
- Review transactional, corporate, and commercial documentation as part of pre and post deal forensic reviews to identify red flags, control weaknesses, integrity gaps, potential regulatory breaches, or indicators of fraud, corruption, or non-compliances.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary investigation teams to analyse contractual obligations, assess potential breaches and exposure, support issue evaluation, and contribute to fact finding, root cause analysis, and reporting from a legal and forensic risk perspective. Legal Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
- Support legal due diligence in M&A, joint ventures, and strategic transactions from a forensic and integrity lens.
- Identify, analyse, and document legal, contractual, governance, regulatory, and compliance risks, and support preparation of structured risk summaries, red flag reports, issue trackers, and mitigation recommendations.
- Review third party contracts, counterparties, and commercial arrangements as part of third-party due diligence and integrity assessments to assess exposure to regulatory non-compliance, conflicts of interest, misconduct, or reputational risk. Compliance & Governance
- Assist in ensuring contract language aligns with applicable laws and regulations (Companies Act, FEMA, data protection and privacy requirements, etc.).
- Support implementation of internal risk management, independence, and confidentiality frameworks.
- Maintain accurate documentation and working papers in line with requirements of specific engagements. Stakeholder & Engagement Support
- Coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders across Forensics, Risk, Compliance, and business teams, and liaise with external counsel, advisors, and subject matter specialists as required to support investigative and transaction related engagements.
- Support senior team members in preparing high quality engagement summaries, client deliverables, legal analyses, forensic findings, and contract related presentations, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and professional judgment.
- Ensure timely delivery of assigned workstreams with high quality and confidentiality standards. ________________________________________ Eligibility & Experience
- Qualification: LLB from a recognised university (LLM preferred but not mandatory).
- Experience: o 3–5 years of post-qualification experience in: ? Contract drafting and review, and ? Exposure to M&A transactions, NDAs, or transaction support, preferably within law firms, consulting/advisory, or in house legal teams.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating NDAs, confidentiality arrangements, commercial contracts, and transaction related documentation.
- Prior exposure to forensic investigations, integrity reviews, compliance audits, due diligence, or risk and regulatory advisory engagements is a strong advantage.
- Experience working on sensitive, high risk, or confidential matters, with the ability to exercise sound legal judgment in complex and time critical environments.
Skills and attributes
To qualify for the role you must have
Qualification
Experience
- Legal and Compliance (3+years)
What we look for
People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.
What we offer
Fuelled by the brilliance of our people, EY has emerged as the strongest brand and the most attractive employer in our field, with market-leading growth over competitors. Our people work side-by-side with market-leading entrepreneurs, game-changers, disruptors, and visionaries. As an organization, we are investing more time, technology, and money than ever before in skills and learning for our people. At EY, you will have a personalized Career Journey and also the chance to tap into the resources of our career frameworks to better know about your roles, skills, and opportunities.
EY is equally committed to being an inclusive employer, and we strive to achieve the right balance for our people—enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing our people to build their careers as well as focus on their wellbeing.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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