SEBI Legal Officer Recruitment 2012 in Mumbai


Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), is a statutory regulatory body established by an Act
of Parliament, to protect the interests of investors in securities, to promote the development of and to
regulate the securities market. SEBI invites applications from Indian citizens for the following post. SEBI reserves the right to fill up the post or not to fill up the post at all.
I. VACANCY:
Officer Grade A (Legal) – On Contract
No. of Posts: 02 (Two) (UR – 02)
  • No post is reserved for SC/ST/OBC categories. However, they can also apply but they will not be eligible for any concession/relaxation except application fee for SC/ST. 
  • No post is reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates. However, candidates who are Orthopedically Challenged/ Visually Challenged/ Hearing Impaired having 40% or more disability are eligible to apply as a general candidate but they will not be eligible for any concession/relaxation except application fee.

The Officers shall broadly have the following roles:


  1. Attending to legal work which includes handling litigations. 
  2. Documentation. 
  3. Rendering opinions on legal aspects on securities market. 
  4. Various other duties and functions assigned by the Board. 
Educational Qualification as on 31/08/12:  
  1. The candidates should possess a Bachelors Degree in Law from a recognized University/Institute with minimum 55% marks or LLM. 
  2. Candidate with LLM Degree and/or relevant experience will be preferred. 3. Key Skills – 
  • Should have good communication & presentation skills. 
  • Good drafting skills. 
  • Should possess research orientated and analytical mind. 
  • Should be computer literate and conversant with MS Office, Word and Excel applications 
II. AGE LIMIT (as on 31/08/2012): The incumbent should not be more than 27 years of age.  
III. TENURE: The  initial  period  of  contract  will   be  for  a  period  of 1 years. The said contract will 
terminate with 3 months notice from either side. 
IV. MODE OF SELECTION:   Mode of selection will be interview. Appointment of selected candidate is subject to his/her being declared medically fit by the Medical Officer appointed/approved by SEBI.

Important Dates:
Closing date for SEBI Recruitment 2012 application – 16.10.2012
Official Source:
More details on Legal Officer jobs in SEBI, Mumbai 2012, please check the link below.