Legal Manager - Litigation - Banking - LLB/LLM

Experience Required: 6+ Years

Education: LLB/LLM from a leading Indian university

We're seeking a dynamic legal professional to lead and manage end-to-end litigation and legal recoveries across India. This role demands strategic oversight, hands-on execution, and team leadership in retail legal operations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Litigation & Recovery

- File civil/criminal complaints against customers, dealers, and agencies in consultation with the department head

- Attend regular court hearings across jurisdictions

- Liaise with advocates and external consultants

- Draft and file criminal complaints and FIRs

- Manage issuance of DPD, LRN, and Section 138 notices

- Documentation & Advisory

- Draft, vet, and solidify legal documents including agreements, contracts, NDAs

- Provide legal clarifications across departments

- Review and sign original legal documents ensuring compliance

- Retail Legal Operations

- Oversee retail legal business and manage legal deviations across assigned locations

- Lead the Legal and Recovery team

- Maintain trackers with updated case statuses

- Prepare MIS reports across all locations

- Property & Compliance

- Handle exceptions related to property titles, missing documents, laminated papers, and title checks

- Ensure annual monitoring and compliance with RBI and other regulatory frameworks

Required Skills & Expertise

- Strong command over:

- Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

- Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

- Indian Penal Code (IPC)

- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)

- Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)

- Companies Act

- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016

- SARFAESI Act, 2002

- Transfer of Property Act

- Consumer Protection Laws

- Negotiable Instruments Act, Payments & Settlement Act

- Arbitration and Mediation frameworks

- Deep understanding of: - Lending, mortgage, real estate, securitization, and charge creation

- Legal strategy for loan account recoveries and litigation under applicable laws