Key Requirements:

- 10-15 years of substantive litigation management.

- Strong litigation background with in-depth knowledge of labour laws, the Factories Act, 1948, Industrial Disputes Act 1947.

- Strong working knowledge of CPC, CrPC / BNSS, Property / Real-Estate Law, Shops & Establishment, Indian Contract Act and Property title-due-diligence experience.

- Hands-on experience in contract drafting and negotiation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Legal support in litigation cases:

- Manage BILs litigation and disputes and brief external counsel.

- Interface with advocates and solicitors on behalf of BIL to handle litigation, obtain legal advice and legal services.

- External interface on all issues of disputes and policy interpretation.

- Organize documents and coordinate document productions.

- Conduct various document searches and factual research.

- Resolve long standing pending cases and negotiate out-of-court settlements for the identified cases.

- Drive shorter turnaround times for closing out the long pending legal cases.

- Quarterly update of litigation.

- Act as liaison among various internal departments as well as with outside agencies.

- Review Due Diligence Reports of the new properties proposed for acquisition for new retail stores.

- Review of Sale Deed, Gift Deeds, Transfer Deeds or any other documents of the landlords by which the right and title of the existing retail store property is transferred, in case of such title transfer and provide inputs to the corporate legal team and support in preparing the requisite documentation to protect the interest of the Company.

- Coordinating with other regional cross functions/stakeholders with respect to data requirement for the existing pending cases and the fresh cases which are proposed to be filed.

- Prepare basic draft or review the draft of pleadings prepared by the external counsel and share the inputs with the corporate legal team.

- Undertake research work and assist the Corporate office legal team to prepare the case.

- Appearance and depose in the Courts for and on behalf of the Company as and when required in Bangalore or other Courts anywhere in South region.

- Independently dealing with Government and Police authorities.

- Drafting of Police Complaints, submitting them to the Police Station and getting the FIR registered in case of any such issue arises.

- Calculation or the verification of the calculation of stamp duty on the registration of the lease agreements of the retail stores.

- Extend all the possible required legal support to any of the function/vertical at any time.

- Management & supervision of compliance with various statutory laws related to Shop & Establishment, Labour Laws, etc. as applicable to the Company.

Policy Development:

- Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.

- Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.

Regulatory Compliance:

- Formulate compliance checklists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.

- Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.

- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.

Contract Negotiation:

- Review all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive managements attention.

- Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.

- Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.