Engagement as Law Research Associates in NCLT. (Consolidated Remuneration: Rs. 60,000-80,000/-) Deadline: 22nd Oct 2025.
Applications are invited from Indian nationals for engagement as Law Research Associate in NCLT purely on contractual assignment in all Benches of National Company Law Tribunal. The advertisement is being published to prepare a waiting list of candidates for all NCLT Benches for appointment to the post of Law Research Associate on future arising of vacancy. The NCLT Benches are located at Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amravati(Andhra Pradesh), Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Selection will be made for filling up the existing and/or future vacancies in NCLT Benches mentioned above.
(a) Graduation in Law (including an Integrated Degree Course in Law of 5year law or 3year LL.B.) 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;
(b) Candidates who have passed all his/her Examinations within the duration of their Course are alone eligible to apply;
(c) 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;
(d) 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:
(e) 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:
(f) The age of the candidate shall not be above 30 years as on the last date of receipt of applications i.e. on 22.10.2025.
(g) 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
(h) Must have good knowledge of operation of computers and skill of using common software in use like MS office, etc.
(i) Must have requisite knowledge of Company law with IBC.
(a) A candidate must not be engaged, or appointed elsewhere on honorarium payment basis;
(b) A candidate should not have been involved in any criminal case, whether pending or convicted, for an offence involving moral turpitude; or
(c) 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.
Selection would be based on Written Examination and Interview. During the interview questions will be asked on the Companies Act, 2013, Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 & other relevant allied laws. Candidates would also be subjected to tests to evaluate their research skills on Company Law and Corporate Insolvency Law and allied laws, besides general knowledge.
Every Law Research Associate is expected to assist the Hon’ble President/ Members in:
(a) Reading of case files, preparation of the case including case summary and notes, chronology of events;
(b) The LRA shall conduct such research as to facts and Law on any case or cases pending before the Hon’ble President/ Member to whom he is attached as and when he is entrusted to do so by the Hon’ble President/Member concerned. The LRA would conduct the research in printed or electronic form, statute, resolution, text etc. on the related question of law and report the result of such research to the Hon’ble President/Member orally or in writing as required. In doing so, the LRA would have to analyse various factual aspects and facets of Law involved;
(c) Research work including Case Laws, Articles, Papers and in assisting in preparation of judgments, corrections and editing;
(d) The LRA shall conduct necessary research in the Members Library of the Tribunal or the residential library of the Hon’ble President/Member or other library or through internet and must keep themselves abreast with the important rulings of the Supreme Court, High Courts, more particularly of the Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal, so as to be able in providing maximum assistance to the Hon’ble President/ Member concerned as and when necessary;
(e) It shall be duty of the LRA to attend the court of the Hon’ble President/ Member concerned and take notes of the arguments of the counsel, research on citations;
(f) The LRA, if asked by the Hon’ble President/ Member, shall verify the final order prepared by the Hon’ble President/ Member to ascertain any omission with reference to some arguments of the counsel or the errors as to the facts or grammar or construction of sentences. It shall be his duty to draw the attention of the Hon’ble President/ Member concerned to such omissions of errors, if any;
(g) The LRA shall also verify the citations of the precedents and compare the names of the respective parties therein. He shall also verify the correctness of the quotation from documents of judgments as set out in the final order of the Hon’ble President/Member concerned;
(h) Maintaining and organising case files;
(i) Preparation of research or academic papers, speeches assistance in important conferences;
(j) Being aware of court procedures viz., method of filing of various categories of cases, provisions of law, movement of cases before and after filing, etc.;
(k) Statistical reports including timely delivery of judgments;
(l) Maintenance of books, other research papers and materials and such other works entrusted by the Hon’ble President/ Member to whom the LRA is attached from time-to-time; and
(m) To perform any other work as directed by the Hon’ble President/ Member.
(a) The period of contract initially will be for one year, extendable further depending upon the performance and requirement one year at a time subject to the concurrence of the Hon’ble President/Member to whom he/she is attached and with the approval of the Engaging Authority.
The maximum period of engagement as Law Research Associate on contract basis in the NCLT
will not exceed three years in a term. However LRA would be required to give an undertaking that he/she shall serve for a period of 3 years as LRA in NCLT.
(b) The assignment of LRA may be discontinued even before the completion of one year, by giving
two weeks’ notice, if his/her services are found to be unsatisfactory.
(c) The Candidates should join their assignment of LRA, within the period specified in their order of appointment. Ordinarily, no request for extension of joining time will be entertained.
(d) The contractual assignment shall not confer upon the LRA, any right/claim for regular appointment or continuance beyond the period of engagement. LRA shall not be treated or deemed to be a regular employee in the Tribunal.
(e) Any LRA intending to leave the assignment within a period of one year shall be required to give prior notice of at least six weeks through the Private Secretary of the Hon’ble President/Member to whom he/ she has been attached.
The last date for receipt of applications is 22.10.2025 at 17.00 hrs. The Online Form would be disabled at 17.00 hrs on 22.10.2025.
All candidates have to fill up the entries correctly in the Online Form and upload CV of the candidate with recent passport size photo along with uploading of documents of educational qualification and experience in the online form.
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