Legal Manager

Role & responsibilities:

Managing a large portfolio of litigation, including commercial, labor (ESI, PF, minimum wage), civil, statutory, and criminal

Managing bad debt recoveries, including through IBC

Risk advisory to management/business/function heads on litigation and other legal matters

Identify and negotiate engagement with appropriate law firm and senior advocates to ensure a

favorable, economical and timely disposal of matters

Advise external counsel on the company's position on legal matters, attending conference with the advocates and oversee documentation for litigations

Reviewing RFPs, general and special terms and conditions of tender documents and advise the sales team on deviations to be taken while bidding

General contract reviews and negotiations with third parties

Drafting legal notices, replies and other miscellaneous drafting

Ensuring implementation of group policies, necessary reporting and repository management for all legal department documentation management and litigation tracking

Desired Qualification and Experience:

Bachelor of Law (LLB) from a premier institute with at least 5-7 years experience specializing in

litigation in a law firm or large corporate legal department

Excellent knowledge on labour laws specially related to ESI & PF, gratuity, minimum wage, shops

and establishments, bonus, leaves etc. (MUST HAVE)

Expertise in handling high value labour related litigations/matters such as domestic enquiries, PF

(especially 7A enquiries), gratuity, Industrial disputes, terminations, overtime, ESI etc. (MUST HAVE)

Experience in managing high volume of litigation with litigation management tools