Senior Associate – Economic Offences

About the Role

Metalegal Advocates is seeking a capable and commercially astute legal professional to join the Firm as a Senior Associate – Economic Offences.

This role is designed for a lawyer capable of independently handling substantial drafting, providing strategic legal support and advice, managing assigned client engagements, and developing junior professionals across advisory, investigations, regulatory, commercial, and dispute-related engagements. Relevant experience in Economic Offences will be preferred, particularly experience involving investigations, enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters, white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation.

As a Senior Associate, you will be expected to take ownership of assigned matters and workstreams, contribute to matter strategy and execution, interact with clients and external stakeholders, mentor junior professionals, and progressively develop the Firm's practice development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Independently handle and execute assigned Economic Offences, regulatory, investigation, advisory, and dispute-related matters, including matters involving investigations, enforcement proceedings, white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation.
  
• Assist in developing matter strategy, identifying legal and commercial risks, structuring execution plans, and ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of assigned matters and workstreams.
  
• Conduct complex legal research and analysis and provide well-reasoned legal inputs on matters involving economic offences, regulatory frameworks, investigations, enforcement proceedings, and related disputes.
  
• Prepare and review the preparation of legal opinions, pleadings, submissions, notices, replies, applications, correspondence, reports, and other client and matter-related documentation.
  
• Exercise sound professional judgment in addressing legal and commercial issues, identifying potential risks, and escalating complex or sensitive matters appropriately.
  
• Interact with clients when required and support client engagements by understanding requirements, providing timely legal inputs, coordinating deliverables, and maintaining professional relationships.
  
• Coordinate with regulators, external counsel, forensic experts, consultants, auditors, and other stakeholders as required for the effective execution of assigned matters.
  
• Guide Associates and junior professionals, providing direction, feedback, quality review, and support in relation to their assigned work.
  
• Work closely with Partners, Associate Partners and Principal Associates on matter strategy, client requirements, execution, risk assessment, and resolution of complex issues.
  
• Ensure that assigned matters, deliverables, documentation, and client communications meet the Firm's professional standards, quality expectations, and timelines.
  
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, training, research, publications, seminars, and other practice development initiatives of the Firm.
  
• Support the Firm's institutional capabilities by contributing to mentoring, recruitment, knowledge management, capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  

Requirements

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have an LL.B. degree from a from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India (BCI).
  
• Must have enrolment with the Bar Council of India.
  
• Must have approximately 3 to 6 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
  

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrated ability to handle substantial legal assignments and matters with limited supervision.
  
• Strong legal research, drafting, analytical, advisory, and matter-management capabilities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and guide junior lawyers and coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Ability to manage multiple matters, assignments, and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
  
• Strong ability to exercise sound professional judgment while assessing legal and commercial risks.
  
• Commitment to continuous learning, professional excellence, and delivering exceptional client service.
  
• ​Experience in a leading law firm, Big 4 firm, professional services organisation, consulting environment, or as an in-house legal counsel within a reputed corporate organisation.
  
• Relevant experience in Economic Offences, white-collar crime, financial crimes, investigations, enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters, or related litigation.
  
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, financial analysis, and data analytics, with the ability to interpret commercial and financial information in a legal and regulatory context.
  
• Experience in interacting with clients and senior stakeholders and coordinating engagements involving legal, forensic, compliance, investigation, finance, and regulatory stakeholders.
  
• Experience appearing before or interacting with relevant courts, tribunals, regulators, investigative agencies, or enforcement authorities will be an advantage.
  

Competitive compensation, professional growth opportunities, exposure to senior stakeholders and diverse clients, and a performance-driven career path.

The responsibilities described above are illustrative in nature and are intended to indicate the broad scope of the role. They are not exhaustive and may be modified, expanded, or supplemented from time to time based on the Firm's business requirements, client engagements, operational needs, and the Individual's experience, capability, and professional development.