Litigation Head - NBFC

Required for a Leading NBFC

About the Company:

The company is a leading listed NBFC. Currently they have two business verticals:

1. Wholesale Lending: Majorly catering to Real Estate Project finance

2. SME / Retail lending: Majorly catering to secured loans Equipment finance and Loan Against property; The ticket sizes ranges from Rs 20 Lacs to Rs 100 Lacs

In addition, the company has a license for Housing finance and the company plans to launch Home Loan product soon.

The company is listed in BSE / NSE. Currently they have about 500 employees and the loan book of around Rs 1200 crores.

Role: Head Litigation

Location: Mumbai

Brief Job Description:

The responsibility will include managing legal Litigation:

1. Manage and advice on pan India litigation matters

2. Tracking of cases in court, with Law firms

3. Track legal fees and manage budgets.

4. Prepare documents for submission to court, i.e. applications, affidavits, written submissions, etc.

5. Liaise with law firms, external counsel on preparation of court documents and hearings.

6. Drafting Agreements, Deeds, Power of Attorney, Indemnity Bonds, Plaints, Petitions and all kinds of Notices and other Legal Documents.

7. To initiate Arbitration proceedings & Procuring Awards in all matters recommended.

Important Requirement:

The candidate must be from a Banking / NBFC / Lending background

Must have substantial experience in Litigation