Litigation and General Corporate

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Handling civil litigation before various Courts, Tribunals and Authorities, including, Supreme Court, High Courts, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and its Appellate Tribunal; National Green Tribunal (NGT); Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSME); Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT); Arbitration Tribunal, Labour Court; Statutory Authorities.

• Rich experience in drafting including writs, SLPs, plaints, applications, notices, replies, affidavits by way of evidence, affidavits etc.

• Experience at handling IPR matters, IBC matters, Resolution Plans, Liquidation proceedings, including filing of applications, appeals, proceedings before NCLT/NCLAT.

• Experience at handling shipping contracts and shipping litigation including charter party disputes.

• Performing end to end support for execution, filing and completion of all legal formalities with respect to litigation, arbitration in consultation with external lawyers and internal team.

• Ensure proper and timely filing / defending the matter; review and maintain appropriate documents / correspondence / evidences / records of each case and update the management of the same.

• Appearing before/visiting Courts / Tribunals / Authorities to attend the proceedings, including outstation matters.

• Independently briefing Counsel and Advocates-on-Record in the matters and following up the same.

• Legal research, analysis on legal risks involved in the company’s cases/issues, protect the company against legal risks and violations.

• Drafting and reviewing of contracts, non-disclosure agreements, indemnities, letters of intent, lease deeds, sale deeds, licence agreements, settlement agreements, employee contracts, shareholders agreements etc.; review documents to determine the rights and obligations of respective parties.

• Understanding issues from internal stakeholders, providing legal opinion and solutions within short timelines

Qualification & Experience

• LL.B from a reputed Institute, preferably also LL.M.

• Minimum 5 -7 years in Tier 1 law firms.