Indian School Of Mines Invites Application for Legal Advisor Recruitment 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad (ISM Dhanbad)
invites applications for recruitment of Legal Advisor

Legal Advisor

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Educational Qualification: LLB

The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad invites applications for engagement of Legal Advisor on purely contractual basis, for one year initially and renewable on year to year basis up to a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory performance to be evaluated by the Competent Authority. The details regarding eligibility criteria, terms of references etc. are as under:

1. Name of the post: Legal Advisor (purely on contractual basis)

2. No of Post: 01

3. Essential:

(i) LLB from university / Institute, recognized by the Bar Council of India; and

(ii) Retired from judicial service from a post not below the rank of Sessions/District Judge.

4. Remuneration: A consolidated remuneration of Rs. 40,000/- per month shall be admissible.

5. Period of engagement: The Legal Advisor will initially be engaged for a period of one year extendable up to three years. The engagement can be extended or curtailed depending upon the performance of the incumbent and requirement of the Institute.

6. Allowances: No other allowance shall be admissible.

7. Headquarters: Headquarters of the Legal Advisor shall be Dhanbad and she/he will be required to attend Office for 20 hours in a week as per requirement of the work. If required, she/he may be required to visit any place in India for which TA/DA at the rates admissible to the employees of Pay Level – 12 shall be admissible.

8. Termination of Engagement: IIT(ISM), Dhanbad reserves the right to terminate the engagement of the Legal Advisor without any prior notice if the performance is not found to be satisfactory.

9. Confidentiality: The Legal Advisor would be subject to the provisions of Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923 not only during the assignment but thereafter also.

10. Duties and Responsibilities: The Legal Advisor is expected to perform the following duties/functions:

(a) Tender legal opinion on the issues coming before the Institute. Prepare para-wise comments, on writ Petitions, SLPs, PILs filed against the IIT(ISM), Dhanbad and forward to the concerned Standing Counsel after approval of the Competent Authority for drafting counter affidavit.

(b) Scrutinize the counter affidavit received from Counsel with reference to the para wise comments.

(c) Perform such other work of legal nature as may be entrusted form time to time.

(d) Further, the Legal Advisor should be in sound health (both physically and mentally) should not be an accused officer in any pending inquiry and should be of impeccable integrity.