Retainer - Legal
Mumbai, IndiaFull-timeMid · 3-5 years
About this role
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Role Overview:
We are looking for a Legal Retainer for our Litigation team, with 3-5 years of experience who will assist in drafting pleadings, applications & responses, coordinate with external counsels, and represent the company in legal meetings/hearings as required. The role includes hands-on legal work along with coordination and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in drafting plaints, complaints, replies, written statements, applications & legal notices.
- Coordinate regularly with panel lawyers for case strategy, documentation, hearing preparation and next steps.
- Appear in court as required and manage end-to-end filing work, including coordination with courts and counsels
- Attend client meetings, court hearings (where required), and assist in briefings with counsel.
- Review legal drafts received from lawyers and provide comments/edits before filing.
- Prepare documentation, case briefs, and relevant annexures for filing.
- Maintain comprehensive records of litigation matters along with status updates.
- Support internal stakeholders (Collections, Credit, Ops, Finance etc.) for documents/data related to cases.
- Provide regular updates on case progress and risk escalations.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
- 3–5 years of work experience in litigation handling for NBFC / BFSI preferred (law firm or corporate legal).
- Strong drafting capability and understanding of litigation processes.
- Ability to review, analyse and edit legal drafts effectively.
- Comfortable working with multiple lawyers and handling parallel matters.
- Strong communication skills (written + verbal).
Location: BKC, Mumbai