Associate | Economic Offences

Metalegal Advocates is looking to engage analytically driven and detail-oriented professionals to join the Firm's Economic Offences at our Bengaluru Office

This role is designed for fresh graduates as well as professionals with up to three (3) years of relevant experience seeking to build expertise in economic offences, white-collar investigations, taxation disputes, regulatory proceedings, and allied commercial laws.

The role offers a unique opportunity to work on complex and high-stakes matters involving multiple investigative, enforcement, and regulatory agencies, while developing deep exposure to the evolving intersection of economic offences, taxation, financial regulations, and commercial laws.

Key Responsibilities
The selected professional shall ordinarily be involved in:

• Assisting in investigation, inquiry, search, survey, and enforcement proceedings before various investigative, regulatory, and enforcement agencies.
  
• Assisting in the preparation of replies, representations, submissions, appeals, and other pleadings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, taxation laws, and allied legislations.
  
• Supporting litigation and appellate matters before authorities, tribunals, and courts, including drafting petitions, replies, appeals, written submissions, and legal pleadings.
  
• Assisting in matters involving attachment, freezing, seizure, confiscation, and recovery proceedings under economic offence and taxation laws.
  
• Conducting legal research on economic offences laws, taxation laws, financial regulations, corporate laws, securities laws, and related regulatory frameworks.
  
• Supporting the preparation of legal opinions, advisories, research notes, and internal memoranda relating to investigations, disputes, and regulatory matters.
  
• Assisting with document review, factual analysis, chronology preparation, and compilation of records for investigations and litigation matters.
  
• Supporting internal knowledge management initiatives, legal updates, and research projects undertaken by the Firm.
  
• Coordinating internally for information gathering, documentation management, and matter support requirements.
  
• Adapting quickly to digital tools and internal systems such as Zoho, Microsoft Teams, and other technology platforms used by the Firm.
  
• Maintaining confidentiality, documentation discipline, and professional accuracy across assignments.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• LL.B. degree (three-year or five-year programme) from a recognised university in India.
  
• Candidate should be registered with BCI.
  
• Fresh graduates and candidates with up to three (3) years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
  

Preference may be given to candidates demonstrating:

• A strong interest in economic offences, taxation, financial regulations, investigations, or white-collar crime matters.
  
• Prior exposure through internships, articleship, employment, or assignments involving taxation, investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, or regulatory advisory work.
  
• Candidates should possess a basic understanding of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Companies Act, 2013, securities laws, and allied economic, financial, and commercial laws relevant to investigations, regulatory proceedings, and dispute resolution matters.
  

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong legal research and drafting capabilities.
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• High attention to detail and documentation discipline.
  
• Professional maturity and the ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively in dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance environments.
  
• A learning-oriented mindset and willingness to build expertise across multiple areas of economic and regulatory law.
  

Benefits

Competitive remuneration commensurate with qualifications, experience, and expertise in the relevant field of law.