Job Description
Key Responsibilities Legal & Compliance
- Ensure all collection activities comply with local laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Monitor changes in debt recovery, consumer protection, and insolvency laws and advise management accordingly.
- Draft, review, and update legal notices, demand letters, settlement agreements, and recovery-related documentation.
Litigation & Recovery Management
- Manage and oversee legal recovery cases, including civil suits, arbitration, insolvency proceedings, and execution matters.
- Coordinate with external lawyers, law firms, and court representatives to ensure timely case progress.
- Review case strategies, pleadings, and court filings to maximize recovery and minimize legal risk.
Collections Strategy Support
- Work closely with collections, credit, and risk teams to design legally compliant recovery strategies.
- Provide legal guidance on difficult, high-value, or escalated collection cases.
- Approve write-offs, settlements, and restructuring proposals from a legal perspective.
Team & Stakeholder Management
- Lead and mentor junior legal officers or legal executives handling collection matters.
- Act as a key point of contact between internal teams, external counsel, regulators, and courts.
- Prepare legal MIS, recovery reports, and case status updates for senior management.
Risk Management
- Identify legal risks in collection practices and recommend corrective actions.
- Handle customer complaints, regulatory notices, and legal escalations related to collections.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) Master's degree preferred.
- Licensed to practice law in [country/region].
- 6-10+ years of experience in collections, debt recovery, banking, NBFC, or financial services legal roles.
- Strong experience in litigation management, insolvency laws, and enforcement proceedings.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of debt recovery and financial laws
- Litigation and negotiation skills
- Stakeholder and vendor management
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple cases
Preferred Industry Experience
- Banking, Financial Services, NBFCs, FinTech, Telecom, or Utilities