Continental Hospitals
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continentalhospitals.com
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About Continental Hospitals
Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad is a leading multi-specialty, tertiary and quaternary care hospital, offering advanced healthcare across 50+ specialties. With a strong focus on clinical excellence, patient-centric care, advanced technology and international quality standards, Continental Hospitals is committed to delivering world-class healthcare.
Manager – Legal
📍 Location: Hyderabad
🏥 Industry: Healthcare / Hospital
💼 Experience: 8–15 Years
🎓 Qualification: LL.B / B.A. LL.B
👤 Department: Legal
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Legal Manager to manage the legal, contractual, litigation and regulatory requirements of a leading healthcare organization. The role will work closely with senior management, business functions, external legal counsel and government authorities to ensure effective legal risk management and statutory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, vet and negotiate various commercial, healthcare and operational agreements.
- Manage and monitor litigation and dispute resolution matters across courts, tribunals and regulatory forums.
- Coordinate with and manage external legal counsels on ongoing litigation and legal matters.
- Maintain a comprehensive litigation tracker / legal MIS and provide regular updates to senior management.
- Represent the organization before courts, tribunals, government authorities, police departments and other statutory forums, wherever required.
- Provide legal advice to management and business teams on contractual, operational and regulatory matters.
- Identify, assess and mitigate legal and contractual risks.
- Handle medico-legal matters, including medical negligence, consumer cases and related disputes.
- Ensure compliance with applicable healthcare, labour, statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Support obtaining and maintaining relevant statutory licences and registrations, including healthcare-related licences.
- Conduct title verification, document review and legal due diligence.
- Draft legal notices, replies, affidavits, petitions, MOUs, NDAs, service agreements, lease agreements, consultancy agreements, indemnity bonds, settlement agreements, amendments and other legal documents.
- Review and negotiate contracts with vendors, consultants, agencies, service providers and other stakeholders.
- Support government tenders and legal documentation.
- Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and advise management on their impact.
- Develop and maintain legal policies, SOPs, templates and compliance processes.
- Coordinate with the Company Secretary and relevant departments for statutory and corporate compliance.
- Conduct periodic legal reviews and internal meetings to identify upcoming legal risks and required actions.
- Maintain proper custody, execution and archiving of legal and contractual documents.
- Ensure timely closure and execution of agreements in coordination with business stakeholders.
- Prepare periodic legal and litigation reports/MIS for senior leadership.
Key Areas of Legal Exposure
- Hospital & Healthcare Laws
- Medico-Legal Matters
- Medical Negligence & Consumer Cases
- Civil & Criminal Litigation
- Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
- NCLT / NCLAT / DRT matters
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation
- Regulatory & Statutory Compliance
- Government Authorities & Licenses
- Legal Due Diligence
- Lease & Property Documentation
- Vendor / Service / Consultancy Agreements
Candidate Profile
- LL.B / B.A. LL.B from a recognized institution.
- 8–15 years of relevant legal experience, preferably with a hospital, healthcare organization, corporate legal team or reputed law firm.
- Strong experience in in-house legal management and litigation coordination.
- Experience in handling healthcare/medico-legal matters will be preferred.
- Strong drafting, contract review and negotiation skills.
- Good understanding of Indian legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to independently manage multiple legal matters and external counsels.
- Strong communication, stakeholder-management and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work closely with MD, CFO, senior leadership and functional heads.
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