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About:
Ministry of External Affairs is responsible for all aspects of India’s relations with the world. It formulates, implements & presents the foreign policy of the Government of India.
The main objective is to advance India’s national security & developmental priorities in a globalized and independent world.
The Ministry of External Affairs is presently headed by Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Role:
Consultant
Location:
Ministry of External Affairs (South Block/Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan/Sushma Swaraj Bhawan/Shastri Bhawan/Patiala House/ISIL Building/CCS Building), New Delhi
Qualification:
The applicant should only be an Indian national.
· The applicant should have LLB degree from a recognized university in India or abroad.
· The applicant should possess fluency in English.
· The applicant should be well versed with the use of computer, internet etc.
· Minimum 5 years of experience in legal field.
· The applicant should not be more than 40 years of age as on the last date of submission of application.
Desirable Qualifications:
• Expertise in contract law, litigation, dispute resolution especially in handling construction, real estate and infrastructure related matters.
• Previous experience of work relating to legal contractual matters, arbitration
Responsibilities:
• To act as single window advisor for all ongoing and prospective arbitration and litigation matters dealt with by GEM Division.
• Liaising with lawyers and arbitrators, and assisting in preparation of legal replies in court matters.
• Attending court hearings and preparing records of the hearing.
• To maintain a status report of all ongoing court cases and track the dates of next hearing etc. to suitably alert the officials concerned.
• Examination of various agreements signed by the Govt. of India with external Contractors/Consultants etc. and to provide legal opinion on these agreements.
• Offering guidance on compliance with international & domestic legal requirements relevant to infrastructure projects.
• Vetting of proposed lease or sale purchase agreements.
• Supporting the Division in risk assessment and mitigation on legal and contractual issues.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Head of the Division
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their applications through email with the subject clearly mentioning the name of the candidate and the position against which the application is being submitted along with Annexure I. The email is to be sent to the following email address: aopfsec@mea.gov.in or by registered post in an envelope labelled as “Application for the position of Consultant (Legal) in GEM Division of Ministry of External Affairs”. This is to be sent to the following address. Under Secretary (PF&PG) Ministry of External Affairs, Room No. 4071, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, 23-D, Janpath, New Delhi-110011. The last date for receiving applications is 7th November, 2025 (1730 Hrs).
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