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 Guwahati and Kolkata Benches of National Company Law Tribunal. There are a total of 2 tentative vacancies across the Benches of NCLT.

Following are the essential qualifications: –

(a) 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;
(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 18.07.2025.
(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.

2. Disqualifications: The Candidates will be disqualified subject to the following conditions:
(a) A candidate must not be engaged, or appointed elsewhere on honorarium payment basis; or

(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.

3. Selection will be made for filling up the existing and/or future vacancies in NCLT Benches mentioned above.

4. Remuneration:

– The remuneration in various benches is currently as follows;

• Guwahati: Rs 60000/-
• Kolkata: Rs 60000/-

LRAs will not be entitled to any DA/HRA/residential accommodation or any other allowance.

5. Duties and Functions: – 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.

6. Character: – 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.