Litigation Manager

Chola; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Chola, a Chennai-based NBFC group, is seeking a capable Litigation Manager to lead litigations across civil, criminal, and regulatory matters. The role requires coordinating with external counsel, managing case lifecycles, and advising on dispute exposure to protect the company's interests.

The ideal candidate has an LL.B. from a reputed law school, extensive experience in litigation across multiple Indian states, and strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Qualifications

• LL.B. from a reputable law school.
• Experience in litigation across civil, criminal, consumer, and regulatory matters.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience handling matters across multiple Indian states and court jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement litigation strategy for civil, criminal, consumer, and regulatory matters.
• Understand and navigate higher forums like Supreme Court, High Court and National Consumer Commission.
• Manage cases before all courts, tribunals, consumer commissions and other relevant authorities.
• Oversee the complete case lifecycle, including notices, pleadings, evidence, hearings, settlements, appeals, and enforcement of orders.
• Coordinate with external law firms and counsel; monitor quality, timelines, costs, and outcomes.
• Partner with collections, business, compliance, risk, and operations teams on borrower disputes and legal escalations.

Skills

Litigation management

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

LL.B. from a reputable law school

Job description

Job title-Litigation Manager

Role-Permanent

Location-Chennai_HO

Job Purpose/ Description

We are seeking a capable Litigation Manager to lead and oversee litigations. The role will manage cases across multiple courts, forums, support recovery and business teams, and work closely with external counsel to protect the companys legal and commercial interests to reduce the risk

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement litigation strategy for civil, criminal, consumer, and regulatory matters
• Very Strong understanding of the legal proceedings across all courts including Higher Forums like Supreme court, High court and National Consumer Commission
• Manage cases before all courts, tribunals, consumer commissions and other relevant authorities.
• Oversee the complete case lifecycle, including notices, pleadings, evidence, hearings, settlements, appeals, and enforcement of orders.
• Coordinate with external law firms and counsel; monitor quality, timelines, costs, and outcomes.
• Partner with collections, business, compliance, risk, and operations teams on borrower disputes, recovery actions, fraud matters, and legal escalations.
• Review legal notices, pleadings, opinions, settlement proposals, and related documentation, Drafting of legal replies.
• Maintain accurate case records, dashboards, and management reports; identify trends and recommend preventive measures.
• Support the development of litigation processes, templates, budgets, and panel-counsel arrangements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on dispute exposure, potential outcomes, and practical risk-mitigation
• Giving regular updates to the management on the ongoing litigations and risks

Qualifications & Experience that are necessary for someone to be considered for the position

• LL.B. from a reputable law school.
• [XY] years of relevant post-qualification experience in litigation, preferably with an NBFC, bank, financial institution, law firm, or recovery-focused organisation.
• Sound knowledge of civil and criminal procedure and relevant financial-sector laws and regulations.
• Experience managing high-volume portfolios and supporting secured or unsecured lending businesses Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience handling matters across multiple Indian states and court jurisdictions.