Senior Manager - Legal

The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI); Kolkata District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Kolkata invites applications for Senior Manager Legal to lead litigation, advisory work, and compliance drafting in a healthcare setting. The role requires overseeing pleadings, coordinating with external counsel, and developing SOPs to support hospital operations.

Ideal candidates hold a BA LLB with at least 15 years of legal experience, strong risk analysis, and leadership abilities to mentor teams and drive regulatory adherence across units.

Qualifications

• BA LLB degree is required.
• Minimum of 15 years of legal experience.
• Experience in healthcare regulations and compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handling litigation including consumer disputes, title, money, cheques, and medical negligence cases.
• Providing general advisory, drafting SOPs, and delivering trainings.
• Maintaining MIS for pending litigations and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
• Drafting pleadings, legal notices, FIRs, and coordinating regulatory submissions.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic Thinking

Problem Solving

Planning & Organizing

Integrity & Ethics

Building Relationships

Coaching Empowerment

Team Development

Education

BA LLB

Experience: 15+ years

Job description

Profile Brief

Job Title: Senior Manager Legal

Department: Legal

Location/Unit: Corporate Office, CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata

Position Reports to: AVP Legal

Main Objective of the Role

The position is primarily responsible for handling litigation (E.g. consumer disputes, title suits and money suits, cheques bouncing cases, medical negligence cases and other criminal matters), general advisory, drafting of SOPs, imparting training etc. Knowledge of documentation & Compliance management will be an added advantage as some work relating to documentation & Compliance is also expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining MIS relating to all pending litigations.
• Perusing the pleadings /files of cases and preparing summary, gist, list of dates, index of documents etc.
• Coordinating with all lawyers and solicitors and all internal stake holders in the Units in collection of all facts and assimilating the same for the preparation of pleadings etc.
• Drafting and finalizing the pleadings etc. to be filed in the cases, strategizing the cases along with the risk analysis of the same.
• Conducting research on the case laws as and when required.
• Attending conferences with the lawyers, attending various courts and forums as and when required and keeping abreast with all developments in the industry including circulation of judgments.
• Preparing replies for filing before the WB Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission and coordinating with all teams for the same.
• Attending the matters before the Commission
• Drafting of Legal Notices, FIRs, follow up letters and replies relating to outstanding and filing arbitration and other proceedings.
• Keeping abreast with all Latest notifications, laws and rules applicable to the healthcare industry
• Assisting the units in any kind of support in documentation & compliance management and giving general advisory in operational matters
• Drafting different kinds of agreements for the units and SOPs on need basis and assisting in the legal operation of the units.
• Conducting trainings on SOPs and/or any other legal topics for raising the awareness level in the hospital units.

Major Job Qualifications / Specific Skills

Required Education:

BA LLB

Experience:

With at least 15 years of experience

Required Critical Behavioral Competencies

• Passion for Excellence
• Results Orientation
• Coaching Empowerment & Team Development
• Communication Skills
• Integrity & Ethics
• Functional Expertise
• Building Relationships & Partnerships
• Leadership & Influencing
• Strategic Thinking & Execution
• Planning & Organizing
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Negotiation