Job Description:
- Position 1: Legal Assistant Manager (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)
- Position 2: Legal Assistant Manager ( Contracts & Commercial)
Key Responsibilities
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Assist in drafting and vetting legal notices, replies, claims, and correspondence with clients, Independent Engineers, Authority Engineers, and Employers.
- Support arbitration and conciliation proceedings under contracts governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, including pleadings, statements of claim/defence, and document compilation.
- Coordinate with external counsel/law firms on litigation before district courts, High Courts, and NHAI/State Authority.
- Track case status, hearing dates, and limitation timelines; maintain litigation MIS/trackers.
- Assist in force majeure, delay, and change-in-law claim documentation and evidence gathering.
- Liaise with project/site teams to gather factual inputs and supporting documents for disputes.
- Contract Management
- Review, draft, and vet EPC/HAM/BOT concession agreements, sub-contracts, vendor agreements,
JV/consortium agreements, NDAs,MOUs, Lease Deed, PoAs and Affidavits.
- Track contractual obligations, milestones, notice periods, and compliance requirements across projects.
- Draft/respond to contractual correspondence, including claims for cost escalation, extension of time (EOT), and change of scope.
- Support in interpreting concession agreement clauses (e.g., Force Majeure, Change in Law, Termination, Indemnity) and advising project teams.
- Assist in bid-stage review of RFP/RFQ documents, draft concession agreements, and bid conditions.
- Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Support
- Support due diligence exercises (legal, contractual, and regulatory) for acquisitions, project SPV transfers, or stake sales.
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- Assist in drafting and reviewing transaction documents — SPAs, SHAs, term sheets, and ancillary agreements — under senior counsel supervision.
- Coordinate with external law firms
📌 Legal Assistant Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 RECEX
📍 Kolkata