Job Description

Purpose of the role:

To independently advise the business and functions in the region and be responsible to protect the rights of the Company in various properties, contracts and litigation. Assist and handle corporate assignments in co-ordination with the Legal Head and members of Senior Management.

Responsibilities:

- Independently and proactively advise business and functions in legal issues including civil and criminal litigation, contracts, advisory in corporate function and in the respective region on need basis.

- Briefing solicitors / advocates / counsels on various legal /litigation matters, attending different court proceedings on various civil / criminal matters- summary suits recovery of dues, eviction suits, injunction etc.

- Formulating and implementing the strategy for settlement and litigation in agreement with the business and commercial teams PAN India.

- To work in close coordination with regional legal and commercial team for debtor\'s review and taking legal steps for recovery of outstanding debts, customer claims and exposures.

- To conduct Legal awareness training across branches PAN India.

- Preparation and circulation of litigation/recovery MIS.

- Interact with the business heads, branch heads and function heads in the region in the course of the work and advise on the legal exposure management, proactively

- Appear and represent before courts, tribunals, statutory and regulatory authorities on behalf of the Company.

- Coordinate litigation management and case management with empanelled legal counsel.

- Handle corporate legal work as may be assigned from time to time.

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