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Legal Job Opportunity For The Post Of Law Research Associates At The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): Apply By 9th February 2024

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What Is National Company Law Tribunal?

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) w.e.f. 01st June 2016. In the first phase the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have set up eleven Benches, one Principal Bench at New Delhi and one each Regional Benches at New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati,Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Subsequently more benches at Cuttack, Jaipur, Kochi, Amravati and Indore have been setup.

Engagement of Law Research Associates in various Benches of National Company Law Tribunal purely on contractual assignment Applications are invited from Indian nationals to work as Law Research Associate in NCLT purely on contractual assignment in Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Hyderabad, and Mumbai Benches of National Company Law Tribunal. There are a total of 5 tentative vacancies across the Benches of NCLT.

What Are The Details Of The Opportunity?

  • Job Post: Law Research Associates
  • Essential Qualifications: 
    • Candidate should be a Graduate in Law (including an Integrated Degree Course in Law under 10+2+3+3 or 10+2+5 pattern) with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks from any School/College/University/Institute established by law in India and recognized by the Bar Council of India for admission as Advocate or Attorney of an Indian Court;
    • Candidates who have passed all his/her Examinations within the duration of their Course are alone eligible to apply;
    • Candidates who have obtained his/her Law Degree/LLM not earlier than two years as on  the date of advertisement or any other date specified in the advertisement, are only eligible to apply for the assignment as Law Research Associate;
    • Candidates studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law Course or the third year of the Three-Year Law Course after graduation in any stream will also be eligible to apply, subject to furnishing proof of acquiring Law qualification before taking up the assignment as Law Research Associate:
    • Candidates pursuing Post Graduate Degree in Law or any other Degrees or Programmes requiring their compulsory attendance elsewhere , during part of expected period of engagement as Research Associates, are not eligible to apply for the assignment as Law 
  • Research Associate:
    • The age of the candidate shall not be above 30 years as on the last date of receipt of applications i.e. on 09.02.2024.
    • The candidate must have research and analytical skills, writing abilities, including retrieval of desired information from various search engines/processes such as eSCR, Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw. etc; and 
    • Must have good knowledge of operation of computers and skill of using common software in use like MS office, etc.
    • Must have requisite knowledge of Company law with IBC.
  • Disqualifications:
    • The Candidates will be disqualified subject to the following conditions:
    • A candidate must not be engaged, or appointed elsewhere on honorarium payment basis; or
    • A candidate should not have been involved in any criminal case, whether pending or convicted, for an offence involving moral turpitude; or
    • A candidate must not be facing any disciplinary proceeding before the Bar Council of 
    • India, Bar Council of the State or Institutes or any other authority
  • Remuneration: The remuneration in various benches is 60,000
  • Character of candidate: The Candidate should have absolute integrity, honesty and good moral character for which LRAs will submit certificate of two responsible persons at the time of joining in the respective bench. LRAs should not be involved in any criminal case whether convicted or in which criminal trial is pending.
  • Record of Attendance:
    • All the Law Research Associates should mark their attendance either in the Attendance Register kept in the Registry or in the Biometric Attendance System (BAS), before they proceed to the Chambers of the respective Member, to whom they are attached.
    • If, any of the Law Research Associate has been directed to attend the work at the Official Residence of the Hon’ble President/ Member or elsewhere, he may inform the P.A./PS to the Hon’ble President/ Member.
  • Last date for submission of application: Interested candidates may submit their applications online through the following link:
  • Application Process:
    • All candidate has to fill up the entries correctly in the Online Form and CV of the candidate with recent passport size photo along with uploading of documents of educational qualification and experience in the online form. The last date for receipt of applications is 09/02/2024 at  17.00 hrs. The Online Form would be disabled at 17.00 hrs on 31/01/2024.
    • NOTE: No application would be entertained either at NCLT HQ or by post or by email. If any  application is received through any any such mode, the same would not be considered and no action would be taken on the same.

For More Information:

CLICK HERE For The Brochure (Duties & Functions and Period Of Contract)

CLICK HERE To Visit The NCLT Website

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