JD - Zonal Legal Manager - KMPL - Support Services-Legal

Also find the job description and desired candidate profile as mentioned below.

Desired Grade: M5 (AVP)

Base Location: Mumbai

Experience:7 years & Above

Job Responsibilities:
Filing and attending arbitration proceedings, civil and criminal cases, including Sec. 138 NI Act matters.
Handling cases related to economic offences, Consumer Forum, Recovery and Service matters.
Minimizing litigation against the Company through proactive legal strategies.
Obtaining interim orders under Sections 9 & 17 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, including property attachment orders.
Coordinating with police stations, courts and advocates offices for cases followup.
Travelling to branch locations across the Western region for legal initiation, review and audits.
Issuing legal notices to defaulters and drafting replies to notices received by the Company.
Maintaining case records, documentation and MIS of litigation and arbitration matters.

Desired Candidate Profile:
Minimum 7 years of experience in the legal field, preferably as a corporate lawyer or in litigation/recovery-related roles.




Ability and willingness to independently manage legal operations across the entire West Zone.
Provide legal support to Collections, Customer Care, and other internal departments, ensuring timely and accurate legal guidance.
Robust expertise in legal drafting, including petitions, replies, notices, and other legal documents.
Thorough knowledge of Arbitration, Section 138 matters under the Negotiable Instruments Act, police complaints, consumer disputes, execution petitions, NCLT proceedings, and windingup petitions.
Knowledge in Arbitration Act, NI Act, CPC, BNS, BNSS, Consumer laws, NCLT, recovery laws.
Educational Qualification: LL.B. (mandatory), higher legal qualifications will be an added advantage.
Excellent communication, coordination, stakeholdermanagement and Robust drafting, negotiation, analytical abilities skills.
Ability to travel, handle fieldlevel legal activities and manage external legal partners/vendors effectively.
Assertive, detailoriented, able to handle high-volume cases.
Willingness to travel, proficiency in MS Office and legal documentation tools.

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