Manager- Legal for litigation

Posted on: 29 Aug 2014 03:46 am

Job Description:

Legal Matters (85%)
Attend to civil litigation, arbitration matters, criminal complaints, consumer forum complaints, matters before various law enforcement agencies such as Police, CBI etc. and representing the organization and its sister concerns.
Appear before various authorities, boards, councils, quasi-judicial authorities, local municipal and other authorities.
Assist in drafting, vetting of plaints, replies, documents for litigations and arbitrations to ensure that they are in line with the requirements as stated by law and ensure that the litigation outcome is in favour of the Organisation.
Represent the organization in meetings conducted to brief lawyers/solicitors on ongoing and prospective litigations.
Assist in Liaisoning with lawyers to review the progress of the litigations and arbitrations to ensure timely follow up & closure of cases and keep the management updated on the status periodically.
Assist all internal stakeholders/departments/sister concerns, Corporate office, Zonal office, Centers/Schools on Legal matters
Knowledge Management (15%)
Assist in carrying out extensive research on applicable Acts, rules, regulations, guidelines, case laws and create a repository of relevant case laws for internal use and production before the Courts, Forum etc.
Advice, guide and assist all internal stakeholders/departments/sister concerns, Corporate office, Zonal office, Centers/Schools on Legal matters.
Liaison with solicitors, advocate firms for property acquisition or arrangement matters and ensures timely follow and closure of desired arrangement. Keep management updated on development periodically.
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Work Relations:
Internal:
Reporting to AGM- Legal for all functional as well as admin issues.
Interfacing with all personnel across the organization, including those based out of CO/ZO as well as other Centers/Schools.
Interfacing with the leadership team to ensure legal compliances are met with by all departments.
Interfacing with HR, Finance, Technology, for any people or any other operational issue/s.
External:
Interface with customers / courts / solicitor firms for legal proceedings.
Interface with Government agencies / Landlords / Institutional bodies.
Desired Competencies:
Proven research and analytical skills ability to make recommendations based on information gathered and sound judgment.
Demonstrated ability to work in a high growth and dynamic business environment. Ability to deal with ambiguity, understand business requirements and translate those into recruiting efforts
High focus on outcomes and ability to stand up to committed deliverables.
Strong communication, interpersonal skills ability to drive consensus in decision making, especially in conflicting situations.
Qualification:
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from a reputed college/university.
Master of Laws ( LLM) preferred.
Skills:
A. Effective verbal and written communication skills
B. Effective interpersonal skills
C. Effective Negotiation skills
D. Effective time management skills
E. Adept to work in a fast paced business environment and deliver within tight deadlines
Experience:
Minimum 5-6 years of experience in Litigation Civil, Criminal, Consumer Forum & Arbitration matters.
Candidates with minimum 3-5 years of Court practice experience would be preferred.


Salary:Not Disclosed by Recruiter
Industry: Legal
Farea: Legal, Regulatory, Intellectual Property
Role:Head/VP/GM-Legal

Education: UG - LLB - Law
PG - LLM - Law
Doctorate - Doctorate Not Required

Candidate must be based out of Mumbai.
Minimum 5-6 years of experience in Litigation Civil, Criminal, Consumer Forum & Arbitration matters.
Candidates with minimum 3-5 years of Court practice experience would be preferred

Contact Detail:

• Vibgyor High School , Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs, Maharashtra