Deputy Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Land Management Segment - Power Industry - LLB

Deputy Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Land Management (Power Industry)

Law Graduate with 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure/ Power Industry in Land Acquisition/Documentation who is open to relocate to Mumbai can only apply in strict confidence to Ms. Nancy Chettiar

Job Purpose:

The position exists in order to assist the Head Real Estate & Land Management and assist in all matters in relation to and ancillary to land acquisition matters, identify legal and regulatory risks and compliance related issues and to evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action undertaken in relation to and be the custodian of all land related matters, disputes and documents to ensure adherence to policies and guidelines.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Monitor land acquisition and documentation thereof to protects companies title and ownership over land

2. Land Document Management

3. Act as a legal advisory to the management to help achieve strategic objectives

Functional Skills:

- Broad understanding of the Indian Power Industry with a knowledge of the power value chain

- Understanding of power value chain from renewable sources

- Understanding of Land Acquisition laws and regulations and their variation with states

- Basic understanding of the litigation process

- Awareness of latest developments in the power sector

- Communication and Influencing Skills

- People agility and interpersonal skills

- Teamwork

- Execution excellence

- Attention to detail

- Knowledge of laws relating to operations of a wholly owned subsidiary of a foreign company

- Land purchase and sale agreements, land leases and easements, operating and administration agreements, financing documents, title insurance policies, general liability policies, land surveys, and litigation, due diligence, knowledge of land documents & land acquisition processes etc. Land litigation related issues, Real estate regulation, Land acquisition related acts, State specific regulations/ laws, Indian Contract Act,