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About:
Khaitan & Co is one of India’s oldest and recognised full service law firms.
Built on foundations of integrity, simplicity, dedication and professionalism, the Firm has expanded its presence in India from Kolkata (1911) to New Delhi (1970) to Bangalore (1994) to Mumbai (2001) to Chennai (2021) and in Singapore (2021). The Firm takes pride in its steady growth and celebrated its centenary year in 2011 (11 November 2011).
The Firm has a strength of more than 850+ fee earners including 220 partners and directors in its offices. In addition to the fee-earners, Khaitan & Co and has over 1000 employees working for it.
Job Description:
This is full-time role for a Dispute/ Litigation Lawyer (Extensive experience in white collar crime litigation).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified LLB or LLM from a premier law school in India / abroad (qualified to work in India).
- 1-2 years of demonstrated experience of criminal litigation with good procedural knowledge of Extensive experience in White-Collar Crime litigation.
- Bar Enrolment Registration
Key Skills:
- Knowing the basics fundamentals of CPC, Arbitration Act, Contract Act, Specific Relief Act, Limitation Act, Insolvency Code, Evidence Act.
- Comprehend recent legal developments
- Stickler for timelines of assignments and a multi-tasker able to handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Solution-oriented approach with proven ability to close transactions independently with minimal supervision.
- Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal – with a proven ability to communicate to all “clients” (internal and external).
- Strong interpersonal and client management skills
- Strong understanding on a wide range of legal subjects, ability to build on this knowledge, spot issues and bring in specialists as needed.
- Drive for technical superiority by staying abreast of developments in Law and be the go-to subject matter expert.
Good analytical skills and experience of working in diverse areas of law WCC and criminal litigation - Deploys a versatile range of influencing styles and can deal with organizational complexity
- Excellent team player that is able to adapt to change quickly and multi-task
- Hands-on; willingness to rolls up his/her sleeves. Operational, execution and solution oriented
Key Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the incumbent will include but not limited to:
(i) Matter preparation:
- Being conversant with the facts of the client matters, including performing legal research and analysis and sourcing expert opinion
- Ability to prepare a note for arguments on the matter with relevant judgments and control the flow of information regarding the case.
- Ability to brief the case to the senior counsel/ team senior
(ii) Client Engagement: Understanding of matter details and the client requirements, strategically counsel clients and potential clients on legal matters, provide regular updates to the clients, adhere timelines, preparing documentation before a client meeting, coordinate with the team for documentation and client briefing.
(iii) Drafting: Prepare, review and negotiate pleadings / drafts and filing with the appropriate fora, discuss the structure/ strategy with team / senior with proper application of legal proposition with an understanding of client’s requirement, identify legal or contractual issues and develop new approaches to resolve complex issues before drafting,
How to Apply:
Interested candidates apply here (click here)
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