NCLAT Invites Application For Position Of Law Research Associates, 7th March 2024 Last Date To Apply

VACANCY

• There is vacancy for 20 Law Research Associates at the NCLAT Principal Bench (New Delhi) and for 4 Law Research Associates in NCLAT Chennai Bench. However, the vacancies are tentative.

AGE AND NATIONALITY

• The candidate must be a citizen of India and must not have attained the age of 30 years as on the last date fixed for submission of applications as per this vacancy circular.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• 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 LRA;
• 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 LRA;
• 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 LRA;
• 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 and in addition, the knowledge of Competition Law.

HONORARIUM:

• The person engaged as Law Research Associate on contractual basis in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal shall be paid a consolidated fixed amount of ₹60,000/- per month as Honorarium/Remuneration. No other allowances or perks shall be admissible.

BAR TO PRACTICE OR TAKING UP EMPLOYMENT

• No LRA during the period of their assignment shall be entitled to practice as an Advocate in any Court of Law or Tribunal or Authority and it will be obligatory for them after accepting the assignment as LRA to inform the Bar Council concerned, in writing, that he/she shall not practice as an Advocate as long as he/she continues with the assignment as LRA.
• The LRA during the period of their assignment shall not be entitled to take up any employment, engagement of whatsoever nature either on full-time or part-time basis. The LRA shall refrain from practicing before the Member with whom he/she was attached for a period of three years after relinquishment of his/her assignment as LRA.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES LRA

• The duties and responsibilities and other terms and conditions of assignment as Law Research Associate shall be governed by the “Scheme of engagement of Law Research Associates in the NCLAT and NCLT” enclosed with this vacancy circular. The said Scheme is also available on the website https://nclat.nic.in

FORM SUBMISSION

• The application in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-A), complete in all respects may be sent to “The Registrar, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, 3rd Floor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan (M.T.N.L. Building), 9, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003” along with all the necessary documents on or before 07th March, 2024. The applications received after the closing date of receipt of applications or received without any of the necessary documents as mentioned in this vacancy circular or incomplete in any respect are liable to be rejected.

Ref No.: F.No.2/1/2023-Estt./NCLAT

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