Role Objective
To manage and oversee the Company’s litigation, ensuring effective risk mitigation, solid stakeholder support, alignment with business objectives and coordinating with external counsels.

Key Responsibilities (KRAs)
1. Litigation & Dispute Management
End-to-end ownership of civil, criminal, consumer, recovery, arbitration, and regulatory litigations across jurisdictions.
Experience in handling white collar crime, competition law matters/ issues
Formulate litigation strategy in consultation with senior management and external counsels.
Draft, review, and finalize replies to legal notices, pleadings, affidavits, writ petitions, appeals, and settlement documentation.
Monitor case progress, ensure timely filings, and track key risks, exposure, and outcomes.
Maintain and review litigation MIS, trackers, dashboards, and management reports.
Drive the use and implementation of legal technology and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and turnaround time across litigation, contracts, compliance, and advisory workstreams.

2.



Contract Management & Legal Documentation
Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts including leases, leave & license agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, MOUs, settlement agreements, and business-specific arrangements.
Provide legal inputs on property due diligence, title verification, and risk assessment.
Ensure contractual documentation aligns with Company policies, risk appetite, and applicable laws.

3. Business Advisory & Stakeholder Support
Act as a trusted legal advisor to business teams including sales, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, and support functions.
Proactively identify legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions.
Handle contentious issues, escalations, and sensitive matters involving dealers, customers, vendors, and regulators.
Support senior management with legal opinions, notes, and presentations on complex matters.

4. External Counsel & Vendor Management
Appoint, manage,

📌 Assistant Manager Legal (Mumbai)
🏢 Asian Paints
📍 Mumbai