Legal Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Manage chronic GNPA (Gross Non-Performing Assets) and Loss on sale cases, helping recover dues, and ensuring timely legal actions like filing cases under various sections of the law (156/3, 406, 420, Sec 138, and EP).
• Handle and coordinate civil, criminal, consumer and employee-related cases in the assigned states and regularly update the Head Office on the status and progress of ongoing cases.
• Coordinate and follow up on police investigations and complaints, File police complaints and manage associated legal processes.
• Liaise with advocates to ensure timely and accurate handling of all legal matters and follow up on the progress of cases with external legal representatives.
• Manage and respond to legal notices and customer complaints efficiently.
• Prepare and submit regular MIS reports on case status and other key legal activities.
• Handle escalated legal issues and resolve them in a timely and effective manner.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between branches, advocates and the Head Office for smooth legal operations.
• Keep a track on clearance of legal stock by vacating restraining orders passed by court.
• Monitor repossession due diligence as per RBI mandates.
• Strict adherence to repo process notes.
• Coordinate with collection teams, legal managers and law firms to ensure smooth legal proceedings and case management.
• Identify training needs for the legal and collection teams to enhance their knowledge and efficiency in handling cases.
• Collaborate with collections team on recovering of dues from chronic GNPA cases through legal intervention and collections from LSA allocated pool for the state.
• Ensure timely filing of specific cases like 156/3, 406, 420, Sec138 and EP in his state through Legal managers and executive and ensuring smooth operations of the Arbitration and Execution proceedings in the state.
• Keep a track on the progress of all the cases filed by the company in the state.
• Plan and Conduct Lok Adalats and Camp Conciliation in the state.
• Handle Legal Notices and Customer Complaints.
• Act as a point of contact with various authorities, including labor authorities, to handle case-specific requirements.

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