Senior Associate Lawyer

Position: Senior Associate Litigation & Corporate Law

Location: New Delhi (Work from Office)

Role Overview

We are seeking experienced and committed legal professionals to join our Litigation & Corporate Law practice, with a long-term career orientation and a strong interest in growing within the firm toward leadership and partnership status.

The role is suited for a lawyer who not only demonstrates technical legal excellence but also aspires to build and manage client relationships, mentor junior team members, and contribute to the development of practice areas over time. The selected candidate will be expected to take increasing ownership of matters, clients, and internal team coordination as the role evolves.

Key Responsibilities

Litigation

• Independently represent clients before District Courts, High Courts, tribunals, commissions, and other judicial and quasi-judicial authorities.
• Take primary responsibility for strategizing, drafting, and vetting pleadings including petitions, writs, affidavits, counter-affidavits, appeals, applications, notices, and civil or criminal complaints.
• Manage end-to-end litigation processes including filings, court appearances, inquiries, and execution proceedings.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring consistent communication, strategic guidance, and long-term relationship management.
• Liaise with statutory, regulatory, and quasi-judicial authorities and coordinate procedural and compliance-related aspects of matters.
• Guide and supervise junior associates and interns on drafting, research, and procedural aspects, ensuring quality control and knowledge transfer.

Corporate & Commercial Law

• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial and transactional documents including term sheets, share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, asset/business transfer agreements, and related contracts.
• Advise clients on corporate and commercial laws including Contract Law, Companies Act, FEMA, and allied regulatory frameworks, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
• Actively support and manage M&A and transaction advisory matters such as mergers, demergers, slump sales, business succession, and restructuring transactions.
• Oversee corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to Indian entities, including coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with government departments and regulatory authorities to manage approvals, filings, and compliance-related matters.

Qualification & Experience

• Graduate or Post-Graduate in Law from a reputed institution such as National Law University (NLU), Symbiosis Law School, Jindal Global Law School, GLC (Mumbai), or Campus Law Centre (Delhi).
• Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience as a practicing advocate, with exposure to litigation and/or corporate matters.
• Strong analytical, drafting, and legal reasoning skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated intent to build a long-term career within a law firm environment, with the ability to gradually assume leadership, client-handling, and team-management responsibilities.

Salary:As per industry standards.

Joining: Immediate or within a short period

Contact details:

Email:hr@indialawoffices.com

Phone:+91-11- 44468866,41647271