Job Description: AGM Legal - Land Acquisition

1. Business Partnering & Advisory:

- Partner with business teams to provide timely legal advice on operational and strategic matters.

- Support land acquisition, project development, commercial transactions, leasing, procurement, and business partnerships.

- Review commercial proposals and identify legal and contractual risks.

- Provide practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives.

2. Contract Management:

- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements including construction contracts, consultant agreements, vendor contracts, lease agreements, NDAs and service agreements.

- Ensure contract documentation is legally compliant and commercially sound.

- Standardize legal documentation and improve contract governance across the organization.

- Support contract negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.

3. Land Acquisition & Property Matters:

- Support legal due diligence for land acquisitions and development opportunities.

- Review title documents and coordinate with external legal counsel for title verification.

- Assist in structuring land transactions and documentation.

- Work closely with business teams during acquisition and project execution.

4. Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

- Coordinate ongoing litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution matters.

- Liaise with external advocates and legal consultants.

- Monitor legal cases, maintain litigation trackers and ensure timely follow-ups.

- Assist in preparing legal opinions, case strategies and documentation.

5. Governance, Compliance & Risk:

- Ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

- Support implementation of legal policies and governance frameworks.

- Identify legal risks across business operations and recommend mitigation measures.

- Assist during legal audits, regulatory inspections and compliance reviews.

6. Stakeholder Management:

- Work closely with internal stakeholders across Projects, Finance, Procurement, Sales, CRM, Design and Land Acquisition.

- Coordinate with government authorities, regulatory bodies and external legal advisors.

- Build strong relationships with external law firms and ensure timely legal support.

7. Legal Operations:

- Maintain legal MIS, contract repositories and litigation trackers.

- Monitor timelines for agreements, renewals and statutory obligations.

- Drive process improvements within the Legal function.

- Support digitization and document governance initiatives.

Key Requirements:

- 10 - 15 years of progressive legal experience, preferably within real estate, construction or infrastructure.

- Strong knowledge of property law, land acquisition, commercial contracts, litigation and regulatory compliance.

- Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.

- Understanding of legal due diligence, title verification and project documentation.

- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business priorities.

- Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to manage multiple legal matters simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

- High standards of integrity, ethics and confidentiality.