Law Officer at Union Bank of India (30 Posts, MMGS-II to SMGS-V, Recruitment Project 2026-27)

Union Bank of India is one of India's leading public sector banks, with its Central Office in Mumbai, a pan-India branch network and an overseas presence. Through its Human Resources Vertical at Central Office, the Bank has issued the Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27 for officers with domain expertise, general banking officers and specialist officers, covering 395 regular posts across grades MMGS-II to TEGS-VI. Within that project, 30 posts are earmarked for Law Officers.

The Law Officer vacancies under this project are distributed across four post codes:

• S89 - Law Officer, SMGS-V (Assistant General Manager grade): 2 posts
• S90 - Law Officer, SMGS-IV (Chief Manager grade): 3 posts
• S91 - Law Officer, MMGS-III (Senior Manager grade): 5 posts
• S92 - Law Officer, MMGS-II (Manager grade): 20 posts

An applicant may apply for only one of the notified posts. All appointments are on a regular basis, and selected candidates may be posted at any branch or office of the Bank throughout India at the sole discretion of the Bank.

Pay is governed by the industry-level bipartite settlement and the Joint Note applicable to officers in the banking sector:

• MMGS-II: Rs 64,820 - 2,340/1 - 67,160 - 2,680/10 - 93,960; approximate CTC Rs 21 lakh
• MMGS-III: Rs 85,920 - 2,680/5 - 99,320 - 2,980/2 - 1,05,280; approximate CTC Rs 25 lakh
• SMGS-IV: Rs 1,02,300 - 2,980/4 - 1,14,220 - 3,360/2 - 1,20,940; approximate CTC Rs 30 lakh
• SMGS-V: Rs 1,20,940 - 3,360/2 - 1,27,660 - 3,680/2 - 1,35,020; approximate CTC Rs 38 lakh

In addition, special allowance, dearness allowance and other allowances are payable as per the Bank's rules, along with amenities such as residential quarters or lease rent in lieu of quarters, LFC, and reimbursement of medical and hospitalisation expenses.

• S92, Scale II: Bachelor's degree in law; age 22 to 30 years; minimum 3 years of post-qualification experience in total as a practising advocate and/or as a Law Officer in a scheduled commercial bank, PSU or state or central government department or entity. Periods in practice and in service are added together for this purpose.
• S91, Scale III: Bachelor's degree in law; age 25 to 35 years; minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience in total, of which at least 4 years must be as a Law Officer in a scheduled commercial bank, PSU or government department or entity.
• S90, Scale IV: Bachelor's degree in law; age up to 40 years; minimum 11 years of post-qualification experience in total, of which at least 7 years must be as a Law Officer in a scheduled commercial bank, PSU or government department or entity.
• S89, Scale V: Bachelor's degree in law with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate marks from a university or institute recognised by the Government of India or its regulatory bodies; age up to 45 years; minimum 15 years of post-qualification experience in total, of which at least 10 years must be as a Law Officer in a scheduled commercial bank, PSU or government department or entity.

No mandatory certification is prescribed for any of the Law Officer posts. The applicant must be a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from specified countries with the intention of settling permanently in India, subject to a certificate of eligibility where required.

The cut-off date for age is 1 July 2026, being the first day of the month in which online registration commences. The cut-off date for educational qualification and for post-qualification experience is 10 August 2026, the last date of online registration. Only full-time experience as a full-time employee, acquired after the minimum notified educational qualification, is counted; experience in the clerical cadre is not counted. Experience certificates must be issued in the format at Annexure-II of the notification, signed by the competent authority at controlling office or head office level.

Relaxation in the upper age limit is 5 years for SC and ST applicants, 3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer) applicants, 10 years for persons with benchmark disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, 5 years for eligible ex-servicemen, and 5 years for persons affected by the 1984 riots.

For posts up to Scale III, the selection process may comprise an online examination, a group discussion if required, and/or a personal interview, depending on the number of eligible applicants. For posts in Scale IV and Scale V, the process may comprise a group discussion if required, any other test or assessment, and/or a personal interview.

Where an online examination is held, there is a penalty of one fourth of the marks assigned to each question answered wrongly. The personal interview carries 100 marks, with qualifying marks of 50 for General and EWS applicants and 45 for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD applicants. Candidates are called for interview in a ratio of 1:3 against the number of vacancies, which the Bank may modify at its discretion. The final merit list is drawn category-wise on the aggregate of the stages actually conducted.

The application fee and intimation charges are non-refundable: Rs 1,180 inclusive of GST for UR, EWS and OBC applicants, and Rs 177 inclusive of GST for SC, ST and PwBD applicants. Bank transaction charges for online payment must be borne by the applicant. Payment is made online during registration, and applicants should print the system-generated e-receipt after successful payment.

Applications are accepted online only, through the IBPS-hosted registration portal for this project, between 21 July 2026 (00:00:00 hours) and 10 August 2026 (23:59:59 hours). Applicants may reach the portal either directly or from the Bank's website by opening the Recruitment page and selecting the link for the Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27.

Choose 'Click here for New Registration' and enter your name, contact details and email ID to generate a provisional registration number and password. A valid personal email ID and mobile number must be maintained throughout the recruitment. Before applying, keep ready scanned images of a passport-style photograph, signature, left thumb impression and a hand-written declaration as per the specifications in Annexure-I, along with a valid photo ID such as PAN, Aadhaar, passport, permanent driving licence or voter's card. Applicants must also capture and upload a live photograph through a webcam or mobile phone. The last date to print the submitted application is 25 August 2026.

Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of 2 years of active service from the date of joining. Candidates selected against post codes S01 to S108, which include all four Law Officer post codes, must execute a service indemnity bond undertaking to serve the Bank for a minimum of 3 years, failing which they are liable to pay the Bank Rs 2,50,000 plus applicable taxes. Only candidates willing to work at any branch or office of the Bank anywhere in India should apply.