Legal Counsel (Litigation & Employment)

Litigation

• Handling litigations for the Company in various Courts/Forums including Labour Courts, Industrial Courts,

• Small cause courts, Magistrate Court, District and Session Courts, High Courts etc PAN India.

• Handling Arbitration proceedings and proceedings before the High Court arising out of such Arbitrations,

• briefing and assisting the external Counsels in the ongoing Arbitration proceedings.

• Drafting statement of claim, interim applications, statement of defense, affidavit in reply, evidence affidavit, rejoinder, surrejoinder, counter claims.

• Drafting reply to legal notices, regulatory notices, active/inactive employees, third party association or

• Labour union representations etc.

• Assessment and evaluation of risk arising out of pending litigation cases.

• General advisory to internal / external stakeholders on ongoing litigations, litigations strategy, evidence collection guidance and support to stakeholders, briefing to witnesses.

• Legal Research on issues / challenges faced.

Employment Matters

• Handling Labour/Employment Litigations across India raised under Industrial Disputes Act and other labour laws, succession matters, family dispute matters.

• Advise to internal stakeholders on Policy matters, IR/ER issues, compliance matters related Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, Social Security and other benefits administration, Court notices, witness summons etc.

• Discipline Management: Drafting / review of show cause notice, charge-sheet, Termination / Discharge / Dismissal Order under Industrial Employment Standing Order or Service Rules of the Company and other miscellaneous disciplinary documents.