Consultant (Legal)

Indian Council of Social Science Research; New Delhi; On-site; INR 334,800 - 558,000; Part time

Job summary

The Indian Council of Social Science Research is seeking retired individuals below the age of 62 years for a legal consultant role. Applicants should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Law and must have a minimum of ten years of experience in handling court cases related to service matters.

This position requires extensive legal experience, especially in drafting and administrative coordination. The offer includes a fixed monthly remuneration based on the applicant's pension.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any discipline with minimum Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Registered as an Advocate from State Bar Council.
• Minimum 10 years of experience handling court cases related to service matters.

Responsibilities

• Handle court cases related to service matters in government sectors.
• Prepare draft counter replies for filing in courts.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent

Job description

• Retired persons below the age of 62 years.

Eligibility Criteria / Essential Educational Qualification

(a) Graduate in any discipline with minimum Bachelor's Degree in Law or any equivalent degree from a recognised Institution/University and duly registered as an Advocate from State Bar Council.

(b) Retired Government servants from any Ministry/Department or its attached/subordinate offices of Central/State/UT Governments, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Bodies or PSUs having served in pay level of 10 and above (as per 7th CPC) with requisite qualification as mentioned in point no.(a) above.

Experience

(a) Minimum 10 years’ experience of handling court cases related to service matters in any Central or State Government Ministry/Department/PSU.

(b) Experience in the service matters/Recruitment/Tender matters etc. and dealing with all type of legal matters.

(c) Experience in Govt. Sector/Judicial body/Regulatory/Quasi-Judicial body Etc./dealing with all type of legal matters etc.

(d) Experience in legal drafting and administrative coordination.

(e) Experience in preparing draft counter replies for filing before District Court/High Court/Supreme Court/CAT & other courts and get them vetted from legal perspective.

Remuneration

• Fixed Monthly amount arrived at by deducting basic pension from the pay drawn at the time of retirement. The maximum consolidated remuneration payable to retired PSU employees engaged as consultant will be calculated as per DoT OM No. 3-10/2014-SEA-I/Fin dated 29th March 2022. However, the monthly remuneration payable to Central Govt./Autonomous Bodies employees will be calculated as per OM 3-25/2020-E.III A dated 9th December 2020 and OM No. 03-25/2020-E.III (A) dated 18.10.2023. The amount of remuneration so fixed shall remain unchanged for the term of the contract. No increment, or additional allowances, like D.A., HRA etc. shall be payable.