About the role
DepartmentLegal
LocationSurat
Reporting ToHead – Legal / Concerned Department Head
Role SummaryResponsible for managing day-to-day legal matters, legal notices, litigation support, contract review, recoveries, settlements, and coordination with external advocates. The role requires strong legal drafting, commercial understanding, independent case analysis, root-cause identification, and practical risk assessment, with the ability to handle routine matters independently and use AI tools to improve legal productivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse legal notices, independently gather facts and documents from internal stakeholders, assess legal and commercial risks, and prepare logically structured, legally sound responses.
- Review contracts, agreements, undertakings, and other legal documents; identify risks, liabilities, ambiguous clauses, and recommend suitable modifications to protect the Company’s interests.
- Manage litigation documentation, legal notices, case filings, hearing schedules, deadlines, and follow-ups with external advocates.
- Support recovery of outstanding receivables, evaluate settlement proposals, negotiate commercially beneficial resolutions, and recommend preventive measures to reduce recurring disputes.
- Provide practical, risk-based legal guidance to internal teams and coordinate with Finance, Sales, Commercial, Procurement, Operations, HR, and other stakeholders.
- Manage external counsel by sharing case briefs, reviewing legal advice, tracking case progress, and ensuring timely action on pending matters.
- Maintain legal MIS, case trackers, documentation, and deadline records; identify process gaps and develop standard legal templates and checklists.
- Use AI tools for legal research, document review, drafting, summarisation, and risk identification while independently validating outputs and maintaining confidentiality.
Required Qualifications
- LLB from a recognised institution is mandatory.
- LLM or additional legal qualifications will be an advantage.
- Strong understanding of contract law, commercial law, litigation processes, and legal documentation.
Experience & Industry Background
- 4–8 years of relevant experience in legal case handling, commercial documentation, litigation support, legal notices, or an in-house legal function.
- Corporate or in-house legal experience preferred.
- Exposure to commercial disputes, customer/vendor matters, contracts, and recovery-related legal matters preferred.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Legal Drafting, Research, and Analytical Skills
- Commercial Acumen and Business Understanding
- Case Analysis, Fact-Finding, and Root-Cause Identification
- Contract Review and Risk Assessment
- Negotiation, Settlement, and Recovery Management
- Litigation and External Counsel Coordination
- Stakeholder Management and Communication
- Legal MIS, Documentation, and Deadline Management
- AI Literacy and Technology Adoption
- Independent Decision-Making, Ownership, and Problem-Solving