JNPA legal expert recruitment 2026 — contract post, apply by 9 October

JNPA legal expert recruitment 2026 is a contract engagement, not a permanent cadre post. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority wants one Legal Expert. The filled form and documents must reach Central Registry by 9 October 2026. The advertisement is the JNPA Legal Expert PDF. The careers row lists the window as 19 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. Apply from the careers section on jnport.gov.in, and also post the form.

What Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority actually does

JNPA runs the large port at Sheva, Navi Mumbai. Ships, land, leases, environment clearances and contracts all produce legal files. This seat is for a person who already handles that kind of work inside a company legal team. It is not a first job after LL.B.

What kind of role this JNPA legal expert recruitment 2026 is

One post. Contract for one year from the date of joining. Consolidated pay is INR 1,60,000 per month. The engagement does not give a right to claim a regular appointment, or parity with regular port employees. JNPA can end the contract at any time without notice. If you resign, you give one month’s notice. If you leave without notice, or without acceptance of the notice, the consolidated pay due can be forfeited.

You get the weekly off, closed holidays, national holidays and casual leave that regular officers get, with prior permission. Missed duty cuts wages on a pro-rata basis. Working hours match regular officers, including overstay if the work needs it. You cannot leave headquarters without permission. You cannot take another assignment during the contract. Medical treatment is in the JNPA hospital, for self only, and only for facilities available in-house. Quarters may be given if available, on user charges. Official travel TA/DA follows Annexure II: economy air or AC-II train. You must be medically fit. The Official Secrets Act applies.

Who should apply — and who should skip

Apply if you have a Degree in Law from a recognised national or international university, you are not over 45, and you have 10 years’ work experience in the legal wing of corporates, with a track record in negotiation and drafting, and in-depth work in litigation management, legal drafting, commercial conveyancing, land acquisition and title verification, and regulatory, sectoral and environmental compliance. The notice prefers that this relates to the port and infrastructure sector.

Desirable lines: a Master’s degree in Corporate or Maritime Law; experience in ports and shipping; practising experience as an advocate. A post-graduate degree or diploma in HR management is also listed as desirable on the advertisement.

Skip if you are a fresh graduate, if your 10 years are only court practice and not a corporate legal wing, if you need a permanent government scale, if you cannot be in Navi Mumbai, or if a page asks you to pay to “forward” the JNPA form. No application fee is printed. Travel for the interview is at your cost.

Dates and fee

Item	On the official notice
Careers window	19 September 2026 to 9 October 2026
Last date	9 October 2026, at Central Registry
Fee	No application fee is printed. No travelling, boarding or lodging is paid for the selection process or for joining.
Contract	1 year from joining
Pay	INR 1,60,000 per month

Available positions

1. Legal Expert — INR 1,60,000 per month 1 vacancy

Eligibility criteria
Essential: Degree in Law from a recognised national or international university. Essential experience: 10 years in the legal wing of corporates; proven negotiation and drafting; in-depth litigation management, legal drafting, commercial conveyancing, land acquisition and title verification, regulatory, sectoral and environmental compliance, preferably relating to the port and infrastructure sector. Desirable: Master’s in Corporate or Maritime Law; ports and shipping experience; practising experience as an advocate; post-graduate degree or diploma in HR management. Upper age limit 45. No category-wise vacancy split is printed on this notice.

Total vacancies — 1.

Educational qualifications

Post	Degree	Experience
Legal Expert	Essential: Degree in Law. Desirable: Master’s in Corporate or Maritime Law; PG degree or diploma in HR management	Essential: 10 years in a corporate legal wing, with the drafting and compliance work printed above. Desirable: ports and shipping; practice as an advocate

Selection

1. Fill the form from the link in the careers section.
2. Send the form and documents to Central Registry, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Administration Building, Sheva, Navi Mumbai 400 707, before 9 October 2026. Write on the envelope: Application for engagement of Legal Expert on contract basis.
3. Incomplete forms are rejected. JNPA may restrict who is called for interview on qualification and experience. Interview and document check are at your cost. JNPA’s decision on eligibility and selection is final.

How to prepare (free, official)

• Legal Expert advertisement PDF
• JNPA careers page

How to apply without getting played

1. Download the PDF from jnport.gov.in and use the form in the careers link.
2. Post the set so it arrives by 9 October 2026. Keep proof of dispatch.
3. Do not pay an agent. The notice does not print an application fee.

FAQs

What is the last date?
9 October 2026. The form and documents must reach Central Registry by that date.

Who can apply?
A law graduate, age up to 45, with 10 years in a corporate legal wing and the drafting and compliance work printed above.

How many vacancies?
1.

Where do I apply?
Careers link on jnport.gov.in, and by post to Central Registry, Sheva, Navi Mumbai 400 707.

What is the fee?
No application fee is printed. Interview travel is not paid.

Can final-year students apply?
No. The essential line is a law degree plus 10 years in a corporate legal wing.

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