Senior Associate – Economic Offences

Metalegal Advocates; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

Metalegal Advocates in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Associate – Economic Offences to independently handle substantial drafting, provide strategic legal support, manage client engagements, and mentor junior professionals across advisory, investigations, regulatory, and dispute work.

The role requires experience in economic offences, white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation, with enrolment with the Bar Council of India and 3–6 years post-qualification experience.

Qualifications

• Enrolment with the Bar Council of India is mandatory.
• 3 to 6 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
• Experience in Economic Offences, investigations, regulatory matters, or related litigation.
• Strong drafting, research, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Independently handle assigned Economic Offences, regulatory, investigation, advisory, and dispute-related matters.
• Develop matter strategy, identify risks, and ensure timely delivery.
• Conduct complex legal research and provide well-reasoned inputs.
• Prepare and review pleadings, opinions, submissions, notices, and related documents.
• Mentor junior professionals and coordinate with regulators, external counsel, and clients.
• Collaborate with Partners and senior associates on strategy and execution.
• Ensure high professional standards and timely communications.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting

Commercial advisory

Regulatory matters

Matter management

Client engagements

Education

Bar Council of India enrolment

Job description

Metalegal Advocates is a litigation and advisory law firm with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The firm provides comprehensive services across economic laws, financial crimes, tax disputes (income tax, GST, black money, VAT, and other taxes), securities laws, FEMA, commercial laws, and related business and mercantile laws. Its clientele includes both businesses and individuals across a wide range of industry verticals.

Job Description

Aboutthe Role

MetalegalAdvocates is seeking a capable and commercially astute legal professional tojoin the Firm as a Senior Associate – Economic Offences .

Thisrole is designed for a lawyer capable of independently handling substantialdrafting, providing strategic legal support and advice, managing assignedclient engagements, and developing junior professionals across advisory,investigations, regulatory, commercial, and dispute-related engagements. Relevantexperience in Economic Offences will be preferred, particularly experienceinvolving investigations, enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters,white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation.

Asa Senior Associate, you will be expected to take ownership of assigned mattersand workstreams, contribute to matter strategy and execution, interact withclients and external stakeholders, mentor junior professionals, andprogressively develop the Firm's practice development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Independentlyhandle and execute assigned Economic Offences, regulatory,investigation, advisory, and dispute-related matters , includingmatters involving investigations, enforcement proceedings, white-collarcrime, financial crimes, and related litigation.
• Assistin developing matter strategy, identifying legal and commercial risks,structuring execution plans, and ensuring timely and high-quality deliveryof assigned matters and workstreams.
• Conductcomplex legal research and analysis and provide well-reasoned legal inputson matters involving economic offences, regulatory frameworks,investigations, enforcement proceedings, and related disputes.
• Prepareand review the preparation of legal opinions, pleadings, submissions,notices, replies, applications, correspondence, reports, and other clientand matter-related documentation.
• Exercisesound professional judgment in addressing legal and commercial issues,identifying potential risks, and escalating complex or sensitive mattersappropriately.
• Interactwith clients when required and support client engagements by understandingrequirements, providing timely legal inputs, coordinating deliverables,and maintaining professional relationships.
• Coordinatewith regulators, external counsel, forensic experts, consultants,auditors, and other stakeholders as required for the effective executionof assigned matters.
• GuideAssociates and junior professionals, providing direction, feedback,quality review, and support in relation to their assigned work.
• Workclosely with Partners, Associate Partners and Principal Associates onmatter strategy, client requirements, execution, risk assessment, andresolution of complex issues.
• Ensurethat assigned matters, deliverables, documentation, and clientcommunications meet the Firm's professional standards, qualityexpectations, and timelines.
• Contributeto knowledge sharing, training, research, publications, seminars, andother practice development initiatives of the Firm.
• Supportthe Firm's institutional capabilities by contributing to mentoring,recruitment, knowledge management, capability development, and continuousimprovement initiatives.
• Musthave enrolment with the Bar Council of India .
• Musthave approximately 3 to 6 years of relevant post-qualificationexperience .

SKILLS& ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstratedability to handle substantial legal assignments and matters withlimited supervision .
• Stronglegal research, drafting, analytical, advisory, and matter-managementcapabilities.
• Demonstratedability to supervise and guide junior lawyers and coordinate effectivelywith internal and external stakeholders.
• Abilityto manage multiple matters, assignments, and deadlines simultaneouslywhile maintaining quality and attention to detail.
  
• Strongability to exercise sound professional judgment while assessinglegal and commercial risks.
• Commitmentto continuous learning, professional excellence, and deliveringexceptional client service.
  
• Experiencein a leading law firm, Big 4 firm, professional services organisation,consulting environment, or as an in-house legal counsel within a reputedcorporate organisation.
• Relevantexperience in Economic Offences, white-collar crime, financial crimes,investigations, enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters, or relatedlitigation .
• Strongunderstanding of accounting principles, financial statements, financialanalysis, and data analytics, with the ability to interpret commercial andfinancial information in a legal and regulatory context.
• Experiencein interacting with clients and senior stakeholders and coordinatingengagements involving legal, forensic, compliance, investigation, finance,and regulatory stakeholders.
• Experienceappearing before or interacting with relevant courts, tribunals,regulators, investigative agencies, or enforcement authorities will be anadvantage.

Competitive compensation,professional growth opportunities, exposure to senior stakeholders and diverseclients, and a performance-driven career path.

The responsibilities describedabove are illustrative in nature and are intended to indicate the broad scopeof the role. They are not exhaustive and may be modified, expanded, or supplementedfrom time to time based on the Firm's business requirements, clientengagements, operational needs, and the Individual's experience, capability,and professional development.