Senior Consultant in Law (Contract Basis)

About the role

Airports Authority of India (AAI), a Government of India public sector enterprise, is engaging Senior Consultants in Law on a one-year contract basis. Four posts are open at the Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) and one at the Regional Headquarters, Northern Region (RHQ, New Delhi).

Key responsibilities

• Conduct legal research on aviation laws, contracts, service matters, land acquisition, arbitration, constitutional and administrative law.
• Prepare case briefs, notes and other litigation documents for AAI.
• Liaise with and coordinate AAI's litigation before courts and tribunals, and attend hearings on its behalf.
• Draft, review and vet legal documents such as contracts, MoUs, affidavits, pleadings and notices, and process lawyers' professional fee bills.
• Maintain litigation and legal data on the AIMS portal and record court orders, judgments, legal opinions and arbitration awards.
• Coordinate with departments, airports and regional offices for documents and reports needed for litigation.

Required profile

• Indian nationals only; age limit 45 years.
• Professional degree in Law (3 years regular course after graduation or 5 years integrated course after 10+2) and eligibility to enroll as an advocate in the Bar Council of India.
• Minimum 3 years of regular legal experience or equivalent work experience.
• Qualifications must come from National Law Universities, central/state universities or deemed universities recognised by the Bar Council of India.

What we offer

• Remuneration of Rs. 1,50,000 per month (all inclusive).
• Leave at 1.5 days per completed month of service; unavailed leave cannot be carried forward or encashed.
• The initial engagement is one year, extendable by one year at a time, up to a total of five years.

Applications are online only between 24 July 2026 and 6 August 2026. Selection is based on qualifications, experience, document verification and interview; call letters go by email only.