Lead-Legal Counsel -Litigation
Tesco.com
Hybrid
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India
Full Time
Tesco India • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Hybrid • Full-Time • Permanent • Apply by 31-Dec-2025
About the role
This role will report into Tesco's legal team based in Bengaluru and support Tesco's UK-based Tesco's Heads of Legal for Litigation and Employment (UK), predominantly in relation to mass action litigation. The role will also support with Litigation work streams including liaising with internal stakeholders and external lawyers / advisors.
What is in it for you At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy. Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents. Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request. Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan. Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. You will be responsible for Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities: Mass action litigation: You will work closely with Tesco's UK-based Heads of Legal for Litigation and Employment, and Tesco's external solicitors, producing written work and updates to both teams. This will include: • Horizon scanning (including press and social media searches) and preparing regular (daily) summaries of relevant updates. • Updating and maintaining trackers with details of claims brought, withdrawn or amended and preparing monthly status updates. • Renewing annual document hold notice distribution; updating and maintaining document preservation trackers with details of internal document custodians, in-scope systems and third parties who hold documents relevant to the claim. Responding to ad hoc internal queries re same. • Monitoring internal mailbox for business queries relating to the Equal Pay litigation and preservation of documents relevant to the claim. • Reviewing and running searches against internal documents to fact-find in response to queries and prepare summaries of findings. • Making internal inquiries within Tesco to answer factual questions from external solicitors and reporting back to solicitor team. Wider Litigation support: • Information and document gathering from internal Tesco stakeholders in response to queries from the business and external lawyers / advisors. • Preparing and distributing Document Preservation Notices for new and ongoing matters, maintaining tracker of responses and leading annual refreshers. • Investigating and resolving bailiff letters, warrants of control and other low value payment demands (with supervision from the Group Litigation team). • Horizon scanning and sharing internal updates re relevant litigation and retail industry news. • Contributing to the maintenance of legal templates, process-maps and best-practice guides.
You will need Excellent project management skills and ability to manage numerous projects5+ years' experience, preferably at a leading law firm or legal outsourcing firm.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with excellent attention to detailStrong interpersonal skills and highly team-orientated, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across all parts of the business. • A readiness to work on a broad range of matters and develop your knowledge of the business quickly. • The ability to work independently and cross-functionally under pressure. -Good expertise in Litigation support in a multinational organisation/LPO
About us At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed. We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly—spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.
What is in it for you At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy. Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents. Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request. Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan. Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. You will be responsible for Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities: Mass action litigation: You will work closely with Tesco's UK-based Heads of Legal for Litigation and Employment, and Tesco's external solicitors, producing written work and updates to both teams. This will include: • Horizon scanning (including press and social media searches) and preparing regular (daily) summaries of relevant updates. • Updating and maintaining trackers with details of claims brought, withdrawn or amended and preparing monthly status updates. • Renewing annual document hold notice distribution; updating and maintaining document preservation trackers with details of internal document custodians, in-scope systems and third parties who hold documents relevant to the claim. Responding to ad hoc internal queries re same. • Monitoring internal mailbox for business queries relating to the Equal Pay litigation and preservation of documents relevant to the claim. • Reviewing and running searches against internal documents to fact-find in response to queries and prepare summaries of findings. • Making internal inquiries within Tesco to answer factual questions from external solicitors and reporting back to solicitor team. Wider Litigation support: • Information and document gathering from internal Tesco stakeholders in response to queries from the business and external lawyers / advisors. • Preparing and distributing Document Preservation Notices for new and ongoing matters, maintaining tracker of responses and leading annual refreshers. • Investigating and resolving bailiff letters, warrants of control and other low value payment demands (with supervision from the Group Litigation team). • Horizon scanning and sharing internal updates re relevant litigation and retail industry news. • Contributing to the maintenance of legal templates, process-maps and best-practice guides.
You will need Excellent project management skills and ability to manage numerous projects5+ years' experience, preferably at a leading law firm or legal outsourcing firm.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with excellent attention to detailStrong interpersonal skills and highly team-orientated, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across all parts of the business. • A readiness to work on a broad range of matters and develop your knowledge of the business quickly. • The ability to work independently and cross-functionally under pressure. -Good expertise in Litigation support in a multinational organisation/LPO
About us At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed. We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly—spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.