Legal Associate

Weekday AI (YC W21); Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in NCR seeks a driven Legal Associate with exposure to White Collar Crime and Dispute Resolution to support complex legal matters, investigations, litigation, and advisory assignments.

You will work with senior professionals on corporate misconduct, regulatory investigations, and related legal proceedings, leveraging strong research and drafting skills and a commitment to confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant legal experience in white-collar crime or disputes.
• Strong research and drafting skills.
• Ability to handle complex regulatory investigations.
• Excellent communication and confidentiality.
• Willingness to work with senior lawyers on litigation and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in white-collar crime, corporate fraud, and economic offence matters.
• Conduct detailed legal research on statutes, case laws, and precedents.
• Support strategies for litigation and investigations.
• Draft and review notices, pleadings, opinions, and submissions.
• Coordinate with clients, investigators, and external counsel.
• Track case developments and deadlines.

Skills

White Collar Crime

Dispute Resolution

Legal Research

Drafting Skills

Regulatory Investigations

Corporate Law

Litigation

Education

LL.B./LL.M. or equivalent recognized law degree

Job description

Job Description:

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟱 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 1+ yrs

Location: NCR

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a driven and detail-orientedLegal Associatewith strong exposure toWhite Collar Crime and Dispute Resolutionto support complex legal matters, investigations, litigation, and advisory assignments.

The ideal candidate will have strong legal research and drafting skills, sound analytical ability, and a genuine interest in handling sophisticated disputes and regulatory matters. You will work closely with senior legal professionals on matters involving corporate misconduct, fraud, financial irregularities, regulatory investigations, commercial disputes, and related legal proceedings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in handlingwhite collateral crime, corporate fraud, financial misconduct, and economic offence matters.
• Conduct detailed legal research on applicable statutes, regulations, case laws, and judicial precedents.
• Support senior lawyers in developing strategies for litigation, investigations, and dispute resolution matters.
• Draft and reviewlegal notices, pleadings, petitions, applications, replies, affidavits, written submissions, opinions, and other legal documents.
• Assist in preparing documentation and submissions for courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, and investigative agencies.
• Analyse factual records, contracts, financial documents, correspondence, and other evidence relevant to disputes and investigations.
• Assist with internal and external investigations involving allegations of fraud, misconduct, corruption, financial irregularities, and regulatory violations.
• Supportdispute resolution and litigationmatters from pre-litigation assessment through hearings and final resolution.
• Assist in matters involving commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, contractual claims, regulatory proceedings, and related corporate litigation.
• Support arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including research, drafting, documentation, and hearing preparation.
• Prepare case chronologies, issue lists, legal research notes, evidence summaries, and hearing briefs.
• Monitor case developments, procedural requirements, filing deadlines, and important regulatory or judicial updates.
• Attend court hearings, meetings, conferences, and proceedings as required.
• Coordinate with clients, advocates, investigators, consultants, and other external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records of legal matters, evidence, correspondence, and case documentation.
• Assist in preparing client updates, legal opinions, and strategic recommendations.
• Track developments inwhite collar crime, corporate investigations, economic offences, dispute resolution, and regulatory law.
• Contribute to knowledge management, precedent research, and development of internal legal resources.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT

• 1+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably in white collateral crime, dispute resolution, litigation, investigations, or corporate law.
• Strong interest and practical exposure toWhite Collar Crime and Dispute Resolution.
• Good understanding of corporate fraud, financial misconduct, economic offences, regulatory investigations, and related legal frameworks.
• Strong legal research skills with the ability to analyse statutes, regulations, case law, and judicial precedents.
• Excellent drafting skills with experience preparing legal pleadings, notices, applications, submissions, opinions, and related documents.
• Exposure tolitigation, arbitration, commercial disputes, or regulatory proceedingsis highly desirable.
• Strong ability to analyse large volumes of documents, evidence, financial records, and complex factual information.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies, risks, and legally significant facts.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with sound legal reasoning.
• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple legal matters simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive investigations and client information.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with senior lawyers, clients, investigators, and external counsel.
• Proactive, intellectually curious, and willing to take ownership of assigned matters.
• Strong professional ethics, integrity, discretion, and attention to legal and procedural requirements.
• LL.B./LL.M. or equivalent recognised law degreeis required; relevant professional qualifications and litigation experience will be an advantage.