Our client is seeking an experienced Legal Manager (Litigation & Dispute Resolution) for an in-house role based in Bengaluru.

Please find the detailed job description below.

Position: Legal Manager (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

Location: Bengaluru

Employment Type: Full-Time (Work from office) | In-house Role

Experience: 5+ Years
Qualification: LL.B. (Mandatory)

Compensation: Based on experience and suitability

Ideal Candidate: Someone who can understand the legal issue, identify the risk, brief the right advocate, monitor the matter, and keep Management informed at every stage.

Key Responsibilities & Candidate Requirements

1. Litigation Management: Independently manage and monitor ongoing civil, commercial, arbitration, High Court, trial court, and other dispute resolution matters, ensuring timely progress and appropriate follow-up.
2. External Legal Counsel Coordination: Work closely with external advocates, law firms, and Senior Counsel; prepare case briefs, collate supporting documents, provide transparent instructions, and ensure effective coordination.
3. Court Proceedings & Deadline Tracking: Monitor hearings, filings, court orders, case developments, and critical deadlines, ensuring timely action and regular follow-ups with the respective legal teams.
4. Legal Drafting & Documentation: Review and coordinate the drafting of agreements, legal notices, replies, MOUs, lease documents, commercial contracts, and other legal correspondence.
5. Property & Commercial Disputes: Handle legal coordination relating to property matters, development projects, commercial transactions, and associated disputes. Exposure to property and development litigation will be an advantage.
6. Legal MIS & Management Reporting:



Maintain an updated Legal MIS and Litigation Tracker, providing periodic reports to Management on case status, upcoming hearings, key developments, risks, and required decisions.
7. Legal Risk & Strategy Management: Identify potential legal and commercial risks, escalate critical issues, and assist Management in evaluating litigation strategies, settlement options, and dispute resolution approaches.
8. Legal Cost & Compliance Oversight: Monitor external legal expenses, advocate bills, and related documentation, ensuring appropriate review, cost tracking, and accountability.
9. Professional Experience & Competencies: Must hold an LL.B. degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in Bengaluru, with solid exposure to civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, High Court and trial/commercial court matters. Excellent legal drafting, research, communication, documentation, confidentiality, and stakeholder management skills are essential.
10. Ownership & Application Details: Looking for a responsible, commercially aware legal professional with strong ownership, integrity, independent working ability, and follow-through. This is primarily an in-house legal management and coordination role; court appearances and litigation will be handled by external advocates, law firms, and Senior Counsel as required. Candidates must disclose their current employment, professional/Bar Council status, and notice period.

Application Details:

If you are interested, kindly share your updated resume to [email protected] along with the below information:

- Total years of experience
- Civil and commercial litigation experience
- Arbitration experience
- High Court experience
- Property/development dispute experience
- Current and expected CTC
- Notice period

📌 Legal Manager (Litigation & Dispute Resolution) / Full Time / WFO (Bengaluru)
🏢 First Soft Digital Solutions
📍 Bengaluru