The Role
Manage group legal operations including litigation, recovery actions (SARFAESI, NI Act), arbitration, and contractual disputes. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and legal notices. Represent the company in High Court, district courts, tribunals and labour forums. Coordinate and manage external counsel, appoint arbitrators, and handle HR-related legal matters. Lead and develop legal staff to meet court filing deadlines and support business with commercial legal advice.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Legal Manager with strong legal expertise and hands-on experience working within a corporate environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all legal activities of the company, ensuring legal compliance, minimizing risk, and supporting business operations with practical and commercially sound legal advice.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the legal operations of the Group company.
- Managing all litigations filed by and against the company.
- Develop and motivate the staff to meet deadlines for filing executions in various courts in Coimbatore, Chennai, Delhi.
- To initiate civil, SARFAESI, Lok Adalat, 138 NI Act and criminal proceedings for recovery.
- Representing clients in various disputes before the High Court, District Courts, Tribunals and various bodies, such as recovery cases, injunction suits, and criminal complaints.
- Responsible to prepare notices under various Sections and engaging with Advocates / Solicitors / Government Law Officers and preparing them for trials.
- Responsible to handle various contractual disputes.
- Responsible to appoint arbitrators, initiating arbitration Proceedings and obtaining awards.
- Responsible to handle HR related issues and defend court proceedings filed by the employees before the Labour court, Lok Adalat and other forums
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts including vendor agreements, service agreements, MoUs, NDAs, and licensing arrangements.
- Reviewing and finalizing the legal notices and replies to the legal notices issued and received by the company.
- Manage and coordinate with external legal counsel for litigation, arbitration, and specialized legal matters.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university; LLM or further specialization in business or commercial law is an advantage.
- Minimum of 6–10 years of experience, with at least 3–5 years in a corporate legal department or in-house legal counsel role.
- Attending Cases as and when cases are posted.
- Filing of Execution Petitions in the appropriate Courts
- Making regular follow up with Opponents for settlement of the cases
- Proven experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
Preference will be given for Immediate Joiners.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university
- LLM or specialization in business or commercial law
- Minimum 6-10 years of legal experience with at least 3-5 years in a corporate legal department or in-house counsel role
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, NDAs, MoUs, vendor and service agreements
- Experience managing litigations, filing execution petitions, and representing clients before High Court, District Courts, Tribunals
- Experience initiating and handling SARFAESI, Lok Adalat, 138 NI Act and criminal recovery proceedings
- Experience handling arbitration proceedings, appointing arbitrators, and obtaining awards
- Experience handling HR-related legal issues and defending employee-filed proceedings in labour courts and forums
- Experience coordinating and managing external legal counsel for litigation, arbitration, and specialized matters
- Immediate availability / preference for immediate joiners
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The Company
What We Do
Cheran Group of Companies is a multifaceted conglomerate headquartered in Coimbatore with global business interests. The group operates across diverse sectors, including real estate, construction, education, finance, technology, and plantations. It focuses on horizontal and vertical expansion to achieve substantial turnover across its various profit centers through strategic integration.
