Litigation Specialist

We are seeking a seasoned Litigation Manager to join our legal team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and overseeing all litigation and dispute resolution matters concerning our company.

• This role entails representing the company across various legal forums, including civil, criminal, tax, customs, HR, commercial, and regulatory matters.

The Litigation Manager will support internal stakeholders and ensure that all legal proceedings are handled efficiently and effectively before courts of law and regulatory authorities, with the objective of safeguarding the company's legal and commercial interests.

• Liaison with internal stakeholders and external Legal Consultants/counsels for efficient filing/defending court cases/complaints/legal notices.
• Representing the company at the Courts, Legal Forums, and Regulatory bodies.
• Draft and respond to legal notices/complaints and prepare other legal documents after seeking necessary inputs from internal stakeholders with consultation of Head of Legal.
• Report cases and litigious matters through weekly updates and appearing with external legal counsel in court where necessary or so desired by Head of Legal /peer department.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal departments and external counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
• Independently review, draft, endorse legal agreements/SLA's assigned to Legal Department departments.
• Provide legal advice/assistance to internal departments on matters pertaining to interpretation of statutes, regulations, license conditions and agreements.
• Support in regulatory matters to Corporate Regulatory Affairs and provide necessary coordination to regulatory bodies wherever needed.
• Provide legal assistance on contract related matters and various commercial project initiative by the Company.
• Assist head of legal in creation of litigation portal.
• Handle litigation portals of the company and interact with Group Legal for important legal matters.

• Hand on experience of independently handling court cases at various Legal Forums including High Court and lower court, Labour courts and Regulatory authorities.
• Experience of reviewing pleadings and legal notice drafts. Must have the ability to prepare applications, respond to legal notices and other correspondence with several authorities and business partners/consumers.
• Ability to deal with Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Bar at Law/LLM/LLB Degree with at least 6-8 years working experience in civil, criminal, Regulatory and Corporate Litigation and sound knowledge of laws of Pakistan in general & telecom, tower co, insurance laws in particular and anticipated litigation therefrom.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Possess knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework especially telecom, insurance laws in Pakistan.
• Drafting and analytical skills.
• Research skills with sound knowledge about various contracts arrangements, in-depth knowledge of company laws and telecom, fintech, insurance and media/entertainment regulations.
• Knowledge of litigation management and know how about Tech & Telecom Industry Litigation.
• Has the ability to handle court matters independently.
• Should be able to get early disposals.
• Advance communication skills for managing cross-functional projects.

We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to be part of a dynamic and innovative organization.