Job Post for law Graduates:- Associate at Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, Delhi/Mumbai: Apply Now!

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  • Founded in 1985 by Mr V Lakshmikumaran and Mr V Sridharan with humble beginnings, the firm started with a Tax Practice but has gradually expanded to other areas. LKS are now a full-service law firm offering litigation, consulting and advisory services in Tax, International Trade, Corporate, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Rights and Food Safety Law through the support of our 700+ professionals.
  • LKS’ clients include several Fortune 500 companies, Indian industry leaders & groups as well as small & medium enterprises. The firm has 14 offices located across India in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Allahabad, Kochi, Jaipur and Nagpur.
  • The Junior Associate will be responsible for evaluating and interpreting electronic documents for relevancy and privilege with utmost care of quality on document review projects. This is a 3-months contract employment with a possible performance-based extension to a permanent role.

Job Type

Full-time

Position

Associate

Mode

In-office

Office Location

Delhi/Mumbai

Team

Indirect Tax litigation

Essentials

Qualification: LLB from a known Law School with strong academic track record.

Key Skills

  • Excellent Communication and Drafting Skills.
  • Strong Analytical and researching skills
  • Proactive, reliable and with an attention to details

Eligibility

0-3 years of experience Indirect Tax would be preferred i. e. GST, Customs, etc.

Job Profile

  • Assisting the client in responding to the department during the course of enquiry, investigation and audit.
  • Preparing reply to Show cause notice/audit replies.
  • Meeting with the tax officers for hearing as and when required
  • Preparing tax appeals to be filed at the Joint Commissioner (Appeals)
  • Preparing tax appeals to be filed at the Court (i.e. Tribunal, High Court / Supreme Court)
  • Assisting seniors for representation before various judicial forums.
  • Comprehensive research on various topics.

Client service delivery/execution

  • Ability to pro-actively identify and discuss technical issues with clients while being mindful of firm risk issues
  • Handle tax matters with regard to preparation of submissions, replies to notices, appeals etc., meeting the tax authorities, representation during appeals along with seniors etc.
  • Executes the work on a multiple client base. Assumes near independent responsibility for smaller clients
  • Develops rapport with middle layers of client management.

Develops commercial acumen

  • Stays abreast of firm wide and competitor activities and general business trends
  • Brings value to the client and manager by applying this knowledge in delivering solutions to clients

Networking & Identification of opportunities

  • Begins to identify new opportunities for existing clients and communicates to senior
  • Networks internally within the peer group and other levels in the firm in order to gain understanding of issues that may impact the clients

Develops Strong knowledge base

  • Stays abreast with the latest development in the tax and other laws.
  • Contributes to the knowledge management activities of the firm.

Application Procedure

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