Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority invites applications for the following post via direct recruitment:

Post Name: Advocate

Essential Qualification: 

• The advocate must possess a graduate or a postgraduate degree in law from an educational institution, recognised by the Bar Council of India.

• The advocate must be enrolled with a State Bar Council in India.

• The advocate should be currently empanelled with one or more Central/State Government Departments/autonomous bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Public Sector Banks/ Public Financial Institutions/local bodies/ statutory authorities.

• The advocate should be familiar with the different branches of law, especially those concerning laws of regulatory matters related to constitutional/service law, labour law, contract law, commercial law, property laws, arbitration, and taxation.

• The advocate should have the adequate setup/infrastructure (such as an independent office with library and clerical staff) to deal with the matters.

• The advocate should have excellent communication skills, including the ability to both write clearly and speak fluently in English.

• The advocate should be currently practising in the relevant fields.

• The advocate should be able to provide the copies of the Income Tax Returns (ITR) filed for the last 2 (two) financial years.

Essential Work Experience: The advocate must have at least five(5) years of experience as a practising advocate. In case of a law firm, the senior-most advocate/partner/associate of the firm must have at least ten(10) years of experience as a practising advocate.

Address to send the application: The Candidate must fill in the application form and send it to The Secretary, APEDA 3rd Floor, NCUI Building, 3, Siri Institutional Area August Kranti Marg, New Delhi-110016 along with relevant documents.

For more details related to eligibility criteria, fee, pattern, annexures, place of posting etc. refer to the attachments below.