Head - Legal - Real Estate

Property Due Diligence - Collaborate with external lawyers to evaluate land records and conduct a thorough due diligence for all deals and transactions. Highlight concern areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies / options

- Ensure legal due diligence during land / property acquisition, particular Title investigation & Local legislation

- Highlight legal issues involved in structuring of land / property acquisition and relevant development regulations

- Contract Management- Develop strategies to manage contracts and litigation effectively to minimize exposure of the Company to claims and litigation-Keep track of existing laws and changes to laws governing urban and rural land development. Capitalize on any emerging opportunities for the benefit of the organization

- Collaborate with all partners in contract definition. Review the final agreements from a legal perspective and ensure minimal risks to the organization

- Provide legal support to the land team in the sale deed preparations, agreements, registrations etc

- Monitor the drafting of all contract related documents from a legal perspective and ensure minimal associated risks for the company

- Preparation of all service agreements

- Compliances - Guide and direct other functions on compliance matters both at the corporate level and at the site level

- Ensure timely and efficient coordination with the business partners on all issues of disputes and policy interpretation

- Guide the company in interpretation of laws with respect to construction, real estate and environment applicable to the business

- Develop a database of legal, regulatory & statutory requirements for commercial projects

- Litigation Management- Identify external legal counsels and consultants for various jobs as and when required. Effectively coordinate with outside counsels for litigations and contract management

- Strategizing and advising the business team and lawyers on potential disputes, disputes and/or litigations including those related to vendors, customers, real estate / stamp duty matters, HR issues, etc

- Provide closure to all pending litigation matters against the Company as well as legal claims brought by the Company against third parties

- Provide guidance on policy, process and SOPs in commercial/contracts, litigations, IP, compliance/regulatory work etc

- Deal with external authorities like Government authorities; External counsels/lawyers; law firms; third party vendors and suppliers

- Publishing legal MIS covering contracts, notices, litigations etc