For Indeed, I’d make the description clear that you need litigation juniors who can draft, attend courts, handle filings, and take ownership of matters, rather than candidates looking only for an internship.
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Junior Advocate – Litigation & Legal Drafting
Ralo Associates, Advocates & Legal Advisors is looking to hire 2 Junior Advocates for its litigation practice.
Role & Responsibilities
The Junior Advocate will work on active litigation matters and will be expected to independently handle assigned work under the guidance of senior advocates.
Key responsibilities include:
- Legal drafting of petitions, applications, replies, rejoinders, written statements, legal notices, written submissions and other court documents.
- Legal research on case laws, statutes and procedural issues.
- Attending matters before District Courts, High Court, Tribunals and other judicial/quasi-judicial forums as assigned.
- Court appearances, taking dates and properly recording court proceedings and directions.
- Filing, e-filing, scrutiny, removal of objections/defects and follow-up with court registries.
- Preparing case briefs, synopsis, list of dates and events, case notes and hearing notes.
- Maintaining and updating case files, next dates, pending tasks and limitation/deadline requirements.
- Coordinating with clients, clerks, court staff and other advocates whenever required.
- Ensuring that assigned drafting and filing work is completed within prescribed deadlines.
- Reporting the status of assigned matters and pending work on a regular basis.
- Taking responsibility for matters and tasks specifically assigned to the advocate.
Candidate Requirements
- LL.B. degree from a recognised university.
- Enrolment with the Bar Council preferred/required for candidates handling court appearances.
- 0–3 years of litigation experience.
- Good command over written and spoken English and Hindi.
- Good legal drafting and research skills.
- Working knowledge of MS Word, PDF documents, e-filing and online legal research.
- Willingness to attend courts in Delhi/NCR and undertake filing and other litigation-related work.
- Ability to work with deadlines and handle urgent court matters.
- Candidates should be punctual, responsible and comfortable working in a professional litigation environment.
What We Are Looking For
We are particularly interested in candidates who want to develop a serious long-term career in litigation. The position is suitable for advocates who want practical exposure to drafting, court appearances, case strategy, client conferences and complete handling of litigation matters.
Candidates who are willing to learn, take responsibility and progressively handle matters independently will be given greater opportunities and responsibilities.
Number of Vacancies: 2
Position: Junior Advocate – Litigation
Job Type: Full-time
Practice Area: Litigation / Dispute Resolution
Location: Delhi NCR
Interested candidates may apply with their CV/resume along with a brief description of their litigation/drafting experience. Candidates may also mention the courts/tribunals in which they have previously appeared or worked.
Pay: From ₹10,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
