Associate Lawyer |Litigation|

Company Description

Legodesk digitizes Debt Collections and Recoveries for Lenders like Banks, NBFCs, Fintech, and MSMEs.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site Associate Lawyer (Litigation) role located in Bengaluru. This job involves the following tasks on a day-to-day basis.

• To handle Recovery related cases and to initiate legal action for all such cases;

• Should have the ability to lead and coordinate with Advocates and Recovery Team;

• Drafting and issuance of legal notices, counter replies, filing of plaints, applications, and petitions before various Courts for recovering the Bank's dues;

• Regular enactment upon various provisions of Civil, Criminal, DRT, SARFAESI, IBC, etc;

• Coordination with all Panel Lawyers to ensure Timely Filing of Legal Cases against Borrower and Guarantors and timely follow-up and attendance at each hearing;

• Execution and Service of Different Types of Warrants and Liaison with Law Enforcement agencies like Police/Administration and Judiciary for representation of Bank;

• Pursuing formalities for taking Possession and to Auction it under the SARFAESI Act;

• Attending COC Meeting, NCLT/NCLAT hearing;

• To represent the bank before various courts in conducting legal cases and to save the interest of the bank in all respects;

• Lodging of criminal complaints before the Police station and all consumer cases if filed against the bank;

• Execution before courts for early resolution of the accounts and achieve given targets in recovery;

• Maintenance and periodic updating of different types of MIS reporting in close follow-up of Team Members;

• Highlighting the legal risk & has to be updated with the latest legal developments.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent

• Proven experience in handling litigation cases and court representation

• Registration in Karnataka State Bar Council

• Proficient in English and Kannada (oral and written skills)

• Should have his/her vehicle to travel within the city.

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines