Associate – Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Experience: 2–4 Years PQE

Location: [Mumbai]

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are hiring an Associate with 2–4 years of relevant experience in litigation and dispute resolution to join our legal team. The role will involve handling a broad range of commercial disputes and contentious matters, with significant exposure to court proceedings, arbitration and insolvency-related disputes.

The candidate should have strong legal research and drafting skills, a sound understanding of procedural law, and the ability to independently handle matters with appropriate supervision.

Key Responsibilities

- Handling and assisting in commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters before courts, tribunals and arbitral forums.
- Drafting pleadings, applications, petitions, written submissions, notices, replies, rejoinders and other legal documents.
- Conducting detailed legal research and preparing case law and statutory analysis.
- Assisting in arbitration proceedings, including drafting of pleadings, applications and submissions.
- Appearing before courts and tribunals, where required, and coordinating with arguing counsel.
- Assisting in matters relating to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, including contentious proceedings before the NCLT, NCLAT and other forums.
- Reviewing agreements, correspondence and documents from a dispute perspective and identifying legal and commercial issues.
- Preparing matter briefs, chronologies, case summaries and hearing notes.




- Managing day-to-day conduct and documentation of assigned matters and ensuring timely filings and compliance with procedural requirements.
- Coordinating with clients, counsel, experts and other stakeholders in relation to ongoing disputes.
- Assisting in developing litigation strategy and advising on legal and procedural issues.

Desired Skills & Qualifications
- LL.B. degree from a recognised law school/university.
- 2–4 years of post-qualification experience, preferably with a law firm or established litigation practice.
- Demonstrable experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
- Prior experience before the NCLT/NCLAT, High Courts, District Courts and/or arbitral tribunals will be preferred.
- Solid legal research, drafting and analytical skills.
- Ability to independently undertake research and prepare high-quality legal drafts.
- Good understanding of the CPC, Evidence Act/Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Companies Act and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, as applicable to the matters handled.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under tight timelines and manage multiple matters simultaneously.
- Attention to detail and a high degree of professional ownership.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a lawyer who is hands-on, detail-oriented and genuinely interested in contentious practice, with the ability to take ownership of matters and work closely with the team on complex and commercially sensitive disputes.
- Candidates with meaningful exposure to commercial disputes, insolvency litigation, arbitration and corporate litigation will be preferred.

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