Land Acquisition Counsel Role - Renewable Industry - LLB

Land Acquisition Counsel LLB Must -Renewable Company Pune

Global leading energy company that develops its businesses - Power, Natural Gas, Energy Services - around a model based on responsible growth to take on the challenges of the transition to a lowcarbon economy: security of supply, the rational use of resources, access to sustainable energy and climate change.The Group provides governments, communities, cities and businesses with efficient and innovative solutions based on its expertise in four

key sectors: independent power development, renewable energy, liquefied natural gas and energy efficiency services.

Purpose of the Job: Legal support in all legal matters about the land acquisition (land aggregation process) required for the development of energy projects (wind, solar, renewables, etc) in India.

Reporting line:

The Land Counsel will report to the General Counsel of

India.

Key Accountabilities:

ESSENTIAL COMPLIANCE-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

- Ensure the Land Acquisition Process is in full compliance with policies and procedures issued by the Group (including but not limited to Ethics and anti-corruption/anti-bribery guidelines), monitor and report any possible non-compliance with policies or procedures, pending or threatened violations of law or ethical values of the Group

- Create awareness among all Project Team members and report to the Ethics Line on any ethical and human rights issues (or any other non-compliances) arising on any Project.

ESSENTIAL PROJECT-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

- Identifying the legal risks and issues in relation to procurement (purchase/lease) of land for a project;

- Ensuring that acquisition of project land is in compliance with the applicable local land laws, including relevant notifications, policies, permits and consents, etc., which may have an impact on the project;

- Reviewing the title diligence reports prepared by the local counsel/ external counsel with respect to the project land and propose mitigation measures with respect to risks and liabilities identified by the counsel for acquisition of the project land;

- If required, independently examining any documents and records in connection with the verification of title and right of the sellers over the project land;

- Engaging with land aggregators/developers for clarification of discrepancies and execution of land related documents;

- Assisting in obtaining necessary permits/clearances from the state government and other authorities for land acquisition;

- Coordinating with external and internal counsels and track document collection/requests;

- Preparing and maintaining land acquisition tracker and presenting it before the senior management, as and when required;

- Taking full lead and involvement on any litigation, claim or dispute related to Project Land (or the LandmAgrgation Process for acquiring such Project Land). The role also includes the close coordination and monitoring of any local counsel that maybe engaged in the litigation, claim or dispute to defend