🏢 Company: Kunal Khanna & Co
📍 Location: New Delhi
💰 Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard
About the Job :
Kunal Khanna & Co. is looking for motivated Associates to join its Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice. The role involves civil and commercial litigation, arbitration proceedings, contractual disputes, intellectual property matters, and other contentious work. Candidates should be capable of independently managing matters, contributing to legal strategy, and coordinating with clients.
Eligibility :
a) LL.B. degree from a recognized university.
b) Between 2 and 5 years of relevant experience in civil litigation, commercial disputes, arbitration, or dispute resolution.
c) Exposure to intellectual property litigation will be an advantage.
Strong legal drafting, research, analytical, communication, and case-management skills.
d) Ability to independently manage matters, guide junior team members, and review their work.
e) Candidates must be available to work full-time from our Jangpura office.
Responsibility :
a) Draft plaints, written statements, petitions, applications, replies, rejoinders, affidavits, legal notices, and written submissions.
b) Handle arbitration work, including notices invoking arbitration, statements of claim and defence, counterclaims, evidence affidavits, interim applications, and written submissions.
c) Assist with petitions under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act relating to interim relief, appointment of arbitrators, challenges to awards, and enforcement.
d) Manage civil and commercial matters, including filings, limitation tracking, hearing preparation, procedural compliance, and case follow-ups.
Attend proceedings before courts, tribunals, and arbitral tribunals, and assist senior lawyers and arguing counsel.
e) Review agreements and correspondence to identify breaches, legal risks, claims, and available remedies.
f) Coordinate with clients, counsel, witnesses, experts, court officials, and arbitral institutions.
g) Assist with intellectual property disputes, counterfeit enforcement, brand protection, and online takedown actions.
h) Conduct legal research and prepare case notes, chronologies, briefing notes, legal opinions, and strategy summaries.
Application Procedure :
Email your CV in PDF format and a brief cover note to: [email protected] Subject: Application for Associate | _____ Years PQE | Name of Candidate