Senior Associate Economic Offences

About the Role

Metalegal Advocates is seeking a capable and commercially astute legal professional to join the Firm as a Senior Associate – Economic Offences.

This role is designed for a lawyer capable of independently handling substantial drafting, providing strategic legal support and advice, managing assigned client engagements, and mentoring junior professionals across advisory, investigations, regulatory, commercial, and dispute-related engagements. Relevant experience in Economic Offences will be preferred, particularly experience involving investigations, enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters, white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation.

Responsibilities

• Independently handle and execute assigned Economic Offences, regulatory, investigation, advisory, and dispute-related matters, including matters involving investigations, enforcement proceedings, white-collar crime, financial crimes, and related litigation.
  
• Assist in developing matter strategy, identifying legal and commercial risks, structuring execution plans, and ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of assigned matters and workstreams.
  
• Conduct complex legal research and analysis and provide well-reasoned legal inputs on matters involving economic offences, regulatory frameworks, investigations, enforcement proceedings, and related disputes.
  
• Prepare, review, and supervise the preparation of legal opinions, pleadings, submissions, notices, replies, applications, correspondence, reports, and other client and matter-related documentation.
  
• Exercise sound professional judgment in addressing legal and commercial issues, identifying potential risks, and escalating complex or sensitive matters appropriately.
  
• Interact with clients when required and support client engagements by understanding requirements, providing timely legal inputs, coordinating deliverables, and maintaining professional relationships.
  
• Coordinate with regulators, external counsel, forensic experts, consultants, auditors, and other stakeholders as required for the effective execution of assigned matters.
  
• Guide Associates and junior professionals, providing direction, feedback, quality review, and support in relation to their assigned work.
  
• Work closely with Partners/ Principal Associates on matter strategy, client requirements, execution, risk assessment, and resolution of complex issues.
  
• Ensure that assigned matters, deliverables, documentation, and client communications meet the Firms professional standards, quality expectations, and timelines.
  
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, training, research, publications, seminars, and other practice development initiatives of the Firm.
  
• Support the Firms institutional capabilities by contributing to mentoring, recruitment, knowledge management, capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  

Requirements

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have an LL.B. degree from a from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India (BCI).
  
• Must have enrolment with the Bar Council of India.
  
• Must have approximately 3 to 6 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
  

PREFERRED CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate is a technically strong and commercially aware legal professional who combines sound legal judgment with strong execution capability, professional maturity, and a willingness to take increasing ownership of complex matters and client engagements.

The role requires intellectual curiosity, analytical ability, strong accountability, professional communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across complex legal and commercial issues while maintaining high standards of integrity, quality, discretion, and client service.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrated ability to handle substantial legal assignments and matters with limited supervision.
  
• Strong legal research, drafting, analytical, advisory, and matter-management capabilities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and guide junior lawyers and coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Ability to manage multiple matters, assignments, and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
  
• Experience in a leading law firm, Big 4 firm, professional services organisation, consulting environment, or as an in-house legal counsel within a reputed corporate organisation.
  
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, financial analysis, and data analytics, with the ability to interpret commercial and financial information in a legal and regulatory context.
  
• Experience appearing before or interacting with relevant courts, tribunals, regulators, investigative agencies, or enforcement authorities will be an advantage.
  

Benefits

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

The responsibilities described above are illustrative in nature and are intended to indicate the broad scope of the role. They are not exhaustive and may be modified, expanded, or supplemented from time to time based on the Firms business requirements, client engagements, operational needs, and the Individuals experience, capability, and professional development.