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Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) invites online applications for empanelment of Advocates for Regional office Punjab and Goa.

Name of the Post: Panel Advocates

No. of Post:

Punjab: 60 (Tentative)

Goa: 20 (Tentative)

Essential Qualification and Experience

Punjab

  • Minimum Qualification: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from a recognized University.
  • Experience: Minimum five (05) years' standing at the Bar.
  • For appointment as Senior Panel Counsel (SPC): i. The candidate shall have not less than ten (10) years of practice as an Advocate before the High Court; or ii. The candidate shall have rendered not less than seven (07) years of service as a Judicial Officer in the State Judiciary or as a Member of a State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission/Forum, Tribunal, or any other Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Body.
  • The requirement of possessing any minimum period of practice as an advocate shall not apply to such candidates.
  • Desirable: 1. Experience in handling Labour Law cases and 2. LLM (master's degree in law) shall be preferred.

Goa

  • The applicant must possess at least a bachelor's degree in law from a recognized University in India.
  • The applicant must be enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of India and must be in active practice at bar and should have handled Labour Law related cased and should be well versed with the ESI Act as well as other related Acts and Codes. They should not be handling any case at present against the Corporation.
  • The applicant should have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience for Hon'ble High Courts and various benches of Hon'ble CAT. However, for district level Courts and other forums, the applicant should have a minimum of 05 years of professional experience.
  • The required experience may be specified in the advertisement depending upon the nature of court.
  • The applicant should have sound professional reputation, good communication skills and adequate office infrastructure such as accessible office/chamber, staff and communication facilities.

How to apply?

  • Interested candidates are required to submit in their application in the prescribed format and shall submit it to Regional Director (I/c), Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Regional Office - Panchdeep Bhawan, EDC Plot No 23, Patto, Panaji Goa-403001 on or before 27.08.2026 and for Punjab the applications shall submit it to The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Regional Office, Panchdeep Bhawan, Sector 19A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh on or before 25.08.2026

To Access Official Notification (Punjab), click here


To Access Extended Data Notification (Punjab), click here


To Access Official Notification (Goa), click here

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