Junior Manager -

GMR Group; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

GMR Group is seeking a Junior Manager - Legal to support the Group General Counsel with day-to-day litigation across Airports, Energy, Urban Infrastructure, Properties, Taxes and Corporate businesses. The role involves end-to-end litigation management, tracking, reporting, and coordinating with external counsel and internal teams to enable informed decision-making.

The incumbent will ensure timely hearings, accurate causelist tracking, and quality pleadings review while contributing to corporate

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of post-qualification experience in litigation management.
• Experience in infrastructure, energy, airports, real estate or corporate sectors preferred.
• In-house or law firm background acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day litigation across diverse verticals with tracking of causelists and case status.
• Ensure timely attendance at hearings and prompt pleadings review.
• Prepare litigation status reports for senior management.
• Support legal tech onboarding and process improvements within the function.
• Attend strategy meetings, prepare minutes, and coordinate with business/legal teams.

Skills

Litigation management

External counsel coordination

Reporting and monitoring

Education

LLB or LLM from a recognised university

Bar Council enrollment

Job description

Job Purpose

The Junior Manager - Legal supports the Group General Counsel office in managing day-to-day litigation and legal function activities across the organisation's Airports, Energy, Urban Infrastructure, Properties, Taxes and Corporate businesses. The role is responsible for end-to-end litigation management, tracking and reporting on pending matters, coordinating with external counsel and internal business/legal teams, and supporting corporate initiatives within the legal function (including technology onboarding). The incumbent ensures timely attending court hearings, accurate cause list tracking, quality pleadings review, and reliable reporting to enable informed decision-making by the Group General Counsel and senior management.

ORGANISATION CHART

• Bhaskar Chandran > Junior Manager Legal

Key Accountabilities

• Manage day-to-day litigation across Airports, Energy, Urban Infrastructure, Properties, Taxes and Corporate businesses, including tracking of causelists, hearing dates and case status Accuracy and timeliness of causelist and matter tracking; no missed hearing dates or filing deadlines
• Accuracy and timeliness of causelist and matter tracking; no missed hearing dates or filing deadlines Quality and timeliness of pleadings review; consistent court/conference attendance as required
• Prepare daily and weekly litigation status reports, and notes/briefs (including on weekends when required) on hearing updates and case developments for management Timeliness, completeness and accuracy of daily/weekly reports and notes submitted to management
• Support corporate initiatives within the legal function, including onboarding of legal technology tools, process improvements and some corporate/transactional matters
• Successful and timely implementation of assigned legal technology and process initiatives
• Attend management and strategy decision meetings, prepare minutes of meetings, and coordinate with the business and legal team on litigation and other transactions.
• Timely and accurate minutes of meetings; effective coordination evidenced by feedback from business legal teams

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• External counsel/advocates and law firms
• Courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Group General Counsel office
• Business vertical legal teams (Airports, Urban Infrastructure, Properties, Taxes, Corporate)
• Business/Management teams for strategy decision meetings and special projects
• Promoters (Group Chairman, Business Chairman)
• CEOs

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

High stake value of litigation portfolio managed

Other Dimensions

1-2 direct reports (e.g. paralegal/junior associate); multiple ongoing litigation matters across Airports, Energy, Urban Infrastructure, Properties, Taxes and Corporate businesses

Education Qualifications

LLB or LLM from a recognised university; enrolled with the Bar Council

Relevant Experience

3-5 years of relevant post-qualification experience in litigation management, preferably including exposure to infrastructure, energy, airports, real estate or corporate/commercial sectors, gained in-house or at a law firm