Manager / Legal | Healthcare

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.