Principal Legal Counselor

Job description

**Roles and Responsibilities :** - This role is critical since it engages across various important functions (Collections, Credit, Business, Vigilance) of the bank across regions in an advisory capacity in reference to recovery and other laws in an effort to enhance the process of recovery ultimately resulting in reduced NPA and fewer litigations - This role is key as an interface with internal groups and serves in an advisory role providing expertise and customized strategy resulting in logical conclusions to litigations - Additionally, this role liaises with external panels of advocates and courts representing the bank’s interests regionally - She/he will be the go-to person providing current information on cases filed across all regions and centrally, litigations resolved in order to apprise key stakeholders in a timely manner. - This role is pivotal in tracking changes to key laws related to recovery and apprise the Head of Legal and other members - This role helps tie in all the activities related to recovery across regions in co-ordination with Regional Legal Teams. **Job Requirements :** - 7-12 years of experience in corporate litigation or a related field. - Strong understanding of Sarfaesi Act and its application in financial institutions. - Excellent legal documentation skills, including drafting contracts and agreements. - Proven ability to manage complex litigation matters from initiation to resolution.