Legal Manager – Litigation Strategy & Case Management

Contract Role | 6 Months (extendable to 12) | Bengaluru | Full time On-Site

Role Snapshot

Position: Legal Manager – Litigation Strategy & Case Management (In-House Counsel)
Engagement: Contract / Consultant – 6 months, extendable to 12 months on performance
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka (matters span Karnataka and Tamil Nadu)
Reporting to: Founder / Managing Director
Compensation: ₹20,000 – ₹50,000 per month (commensurate with experience)
Experience: 2–5 years in civil / property litigation (chamber or litigation practice)

About the Role

We are a real estate, land development and renewable energy group with an active portfolio of property, title, land-use and regulatory matters across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. We already have on-record advocates who appear in court. What we do not have is a sharp in-house mind who owns the file, does the deep research, builds the strategy and hands our advocates a ready-to-use brief.
This is that role. You will NOT appear in court and will NOT sign vakalatnamas.



You will be the intelligence engine behind every matter — the person who reads everything, finds the angle, and drives the case to closure.

What You Will Own

Master case tracker for all active matters: stage, next date, exposure, owner, next action.
A one-page brief before every hearing — facts, issue, our position, opposing party's best defence, what our advocate must argue.
Deep legal research: statutes, rules, circulars and Karnataka / Madras High Court and Supreme Court precedent relevant to each matter.
Case chronologies, document and evidence indexes, and pleadings review for gaps before filing.
Independent validation of external counsel's strategy — challenge it, stress-test it, propose alternatives with time and cost estimates.
Monthly strategy memo per matter with a clear recommendation: fight, settle, withdraw or negotiate.
Title due diligence support, revenue record verification (RTC, mutation, khata, p

📌 Legal Manager – Litigation Strategy (Bengaluru)
🏢 MANTARA
📍 Bengaluru