The Role
Manage the company’s legal operations, oversee and litigate disputes (courts, tribunals, arbitration), draft and negotiate commercial contracts, handle recoveries (SARFAESI, NI Act), manage HR-related legal matters, coordinate external counsel, and ensure compliance while leading legal staff.
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
- 6-10 years of total legal experience
- At least 3-5 years' experience in a corporate legal department or in-house counsel role
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts (vendor agreements, service agreements, MoUs, NDAs)
- Hands-on experience managing litigations and representing clients in High Court, District Courts, Tribunals
- Experience initiating and handling recovery proceedings (civil, SARFAESI, Lok Adalat, 138 NI Act) and filing execution petitions
- Experience managing arbitration: appointing arbitrators, initiating proceedings, obtaining awards
- Experience handling HR-related legal issues and defending matters before Labour Court, Lok Adalat and other forums
- Experience coordinating and managing external legal counsel for litigation, arbitration, and specialized matters
- LLM or further specialization in business or commercial law
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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.
