Assistant General Manager (Legal)

Location: Mumbai

Reporting To: General Manager (Legal)

Team Reporting: Corporate Office legal team members as assigned

Role Overview: .

The Assistant General Manager (Legal) at Corporate Office will be responsible ‘or overseeing, monitoring and administration of the Company's litigation portfolio on a pan-India basis. The role involves management and review of consumer, civil, criminal, writ and related legal matters, coordination with Regional/Back Offices and external counsel, litigation analytics and reporting, policy/process enhancement and support to senior management in legal and court-related matters.

The position requires a legal professional with strong administrative and analytical capability, sound understanding of litigation processes and the ability to manage institutional legal functions in a dynamic and geographically spread environment.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Strong understanding of litigation management and court processes.
- Ability to function in a strategic and administrative legal role within a large institutional environment.
- Experience in managing legal coordination across multiple locations/stakeholders.
- Maturity, leadership capability and sound professional judgment. .
- Strong analytical, reporting and process management orientation.
- Ability to handle high-pressure and sensitive legal situations with balanced decision- making.

Educational Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution is essential.
- Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) and/or additional certifications/qualifications will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

- Litigation Management & Strategic Oversight

- Monitor and oversee litigation matters across jurisdictions including consumer, civil, criminal, writ and related proceedings.
- Review litigation trends, identify recurring legal/operational concerns and recommend litigation management strategies and corrective measures.
- Monitor handling of sensitive and high-value litigation matters and assist in strategic decision-making relating to appeals and legal course of action.




- Ensure effective coordination and follow-up with Regional Offices, Back Offices and departments at Corporate Office for effective litigation management.

- Legal Administration & Governance

- Develop, review and strengthen litigation management systems, SOPs and legal monitoring mechanisms.
- Supervise and allocate work within the Corporate Office legal team.
- Monitor various administration processes related to legal department and ensure timely reporting and compliance with internal guidelines.
- Support process improvements aimed at strengthening institutional legal risk management.

- Advocate & Counsel Management

- Coordinate with external advocates, law firms and senior counsel engaged by the Company
- Review and negotiate skilled charges relating to Corporate Office legal matters. : ‘
- Periodic review of existing fee structure for various types of litigations and other legal matters handled at Back Offices, Regional Offices and Corporate Office.
- Review and process approvals relating to advocate fees and other litigation related expenses, court-awarded costs/penalties within applicable approval framework.
- Review performance and effectiveness of counsel handling important matters.

- MIS, Reporting & Legal Analytics

- Oversee preparation and review of litigation MIS, dashboards, management presentations and other statistical reports.
- Analyse litigation data and trends for strategic review and management decision-making.
- Ensure accuracy and timely submission of legal reports required by management and regulatory/statutory authorities

- Board & Senior Management Support

- Prepare and present legal and litigation-related inputs before senior management and Board/Committee, as may be required .




- Provide all requisite support to the management in handling legally sensitive, and reputational risk-oriented matters requiring institutional coordination and strategic response.

- Audit & Coordination:

- Coordinate and support internal and external audits pertaining to legal and litigation matters.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders across departments and locations for legal data, litigation updates and case-related support.
- Support management in responding to legal and regulatory information requirements.

Experience Requirement

- Approximately 15 years of relevant post-qualification experience in legal functions.
- Experience in Banking/HFC/NBFC or large financial/institutional organisations will be preferred.
- Prior exposure to Corporate Office legal functions and litigation management preferred.
- Experience in managing legal MIS/reporting systems, external counsel coordination and institutional legal processes desirable.
- Team management and stakeholder coordination experience preferred.

Competencies & Skills Required -

Functional and Technical Competencies

- Litigation management and legal risk assessment
- Legal strategy and analytical capability
- Exposure to legal drafting/vetting
- Knowledge of litigation processes and court procedures
- Understanding of institutional legal governance frameworks
- Data orientation and familiarity with legal MIS/ reporting systems ,
- Proficiency in conducting advanced legal research, including case law ‘retrieval, tracking legislative amendments, and navigating statutory databases
- Technology adaptability and process orientation
- Ability to work with data-driven reporting and monitoring systems

Behavioural Competencies

- Possess high degree of professional ownership and institutional commitment.
- Leadership and supervisory capability
- Negotiation and solid stakeholder management skills
- Decision-making and problem-solving orientation
- Sound judgment, strategic and analytical thinking
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Crisis handling capability
- Proactive engagement in legal and litigation management matters.

📌 Assistant General Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 LIC Housing Finance
📍 Mumbai