Principal Associate

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. in Mumbai is seeking a Principal/Senior Associate to guide teams within Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance and provide technically sound legal advice aligned with client needs.

The role emphasizes mentoring, client strategy, and driving performance, with a focus on leadership, cross-selling, and profitability targets. Collaboration with Equity Partners is essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Able to provide consistent, technically superior legal advice and solutions
• Approach clients’ matters strategically to ensure that client needs (not just requests) are met, and to deliver innovative outcomes
• Identifies any area of the client which can benefit from active cross selling
• Takes accountability for individual and team targets
• Achieve financial goals and project outcomes including targets for profit, billing and cost control measures of the firm
• Actively mentors Associates and Senior Associates, reviews work, allocates work as per skills and aptitude
• Works with Equity Partners
• Encourages learning and provides timely feedback on progress in line with Partners input
• Applies policies, procedures and systems to effectively manage knowledge, information and resources
• Expected to manage individual and team performance

Job description

Position description:

The basic differentiator between a Principal Associate and Senior Associate is less about technical expertise, and more about maturity towards handling teams, their expectations, targets and business development

Primary Responsibilities:

• Able to provide consistent, technically superior legal advice and solutions
• Approach clients’ matters strategically to ensure that client needs (not just requests) are met, and to deliver innovative outcomes
• Identifies any area of the client which can benefit from active cross selling
• Takes accountability for individual and team targets
• Achieve financial goals and project outcomes including targets for profit, billing and cost control measures of the firm
• Actively mentors Associates and Senior Associates, reviews work, allocates work as per skills and aptitude
• Works with Equity Partners
• Encourages learning and provides timely feedback on progress in line with Partners input
• Applies policies, procedures and systems to effectively manage knowledge, information and resources
• Expected to manage individual and team performance

Additional Responsibilities:

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Job Snapshot

Updated Date

03-07-2026

Job ID

SAMCO_302

Department

Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance