Senior Executive – Legal

About the role

Job Title: Senior Executive – Legal
Company: Godrej Agrovet Limited
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Department: Legal & Secretarial
Reporting To: AVP – Secretarial & Legal
Vacancies: 1
CTC: Up to ₹12 LPA (Based on suitability)

Godrej Agrovet Limited is seeking an experienced and dynamic legal professional to join its Legal & Secretarial Department as a Senior Executive – Legal. The ideal candidate will be responsible for handling litigation matters, contract management, legal compliance, recovery proceedings, property-related legal matters, and providing legal support to business operations.

• Handle and monitor litigation matters involving the Company.
• Manage recovery of dues from customers, distributors, and other parties.
• Draft, review, vet, and negotiate various agreements, contracts, notices, and legal documents.
• Prepare and submit replies to notices received from government authorities and other stakeholders.
• Ensure legal compliance under applicable laws and maintain records in Legatrix Compliance Software.
• Verify property documents and coordinate with external advocates for land acquisition and related matters.
• File, defend, and monitor civil, commercial, and regulatory cases on behalf of the Company.
• Provide legal advice and support to business teams on statutes applicable to products, processes, and operations.
• Represent the Company before statutory authorities, tribunals, courts, and government departments.
• Assist the Marketing Team in credit appraisal of distributors and customers.
• Liaise regularly with advocates, solicitors, law firms, and court authorities.
• Maintain and update legal case records and provide periodic status reports to the Corporate Legal Department.

• Graduate with a Law Degree (LL.B.) from a recognized institution.
• Commerce graduates with a Law Degree will be preferred.
• Minimum 7–8 years of post-qualification experience in:
  • Corporate Legal Department of a Public Limited Company, or
  • Practicing as an Advocate.
• Age below 35 years.

• Manufacturing Industry.
• Agri-business, Seeds, Crop Protection, or allied sectors preferred.

• Strong drafting, vetting, and contract management skills.
• Sound knowledge of:
  • Insecticides Act
  • Seeds Act
  • Land Laws
  • Negotiable Instruments Act
  • Corporate and Commercial Laws
• Experience in handling matters before District Courts, Civil Courts, Tribunals, and Regulatory Authorities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Internet research and online legal resources.
• Compliance management software exposure preferred.

• Kolkata or willing to relocate to Kolkata.

• Opportunity to work with one of India’s leading agri-business organizations.
• Exposure to diverse legal, compliance, and business advisory matters.
• Professional growth in a dynamic and reputed corporate environment.

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