Legal Officer - Retail - LLM/LLB

Job Title: Legal Officer - Retail

Location: Bangalore

Department: Legal

Travel: Yes (Occasionally)

Job Description

- Managing all local and regional lawyers- standard legal report formats, payments, liasoning title discussions etc.

- Periodic lawyer visits across region, sharing new challenges and processes.

- Initiate all legal reports to lawyers and arranging reports from panel lawyers across the region.

- Initiation of property valuations and report arrangements for properties.

- Vetting all original legal documents and signing legal documents confirming in order.

- Exceptions pertaining to property titles, missing documents, laminated papers, and other title checks to be given.

- Liasioning with customers and intra departments for legal reports

- Standard formats of Indemnity bond, Affidavits to be made as required.

- Managing storage of lawyer and vendor agreements

- Assist recovery team regarding property checks and other legal recovery work.

- Registered mortgage (if any) will be done by legal representative.

- Annual monitoring / Compliances/ RBI requirements pertaining to property and other regulatory frameworks.

- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company's full legal rights

Maintenance of tracker showing updated case status for each and every legal case for the company

Key roles and responsibilities:

- Attendance of regular court hearings in various courts

- Liaison with advocates, other consultants.

- Drafting and filing criminal complaints/ FIRs.

- Legal scrutiny of title documents provided by security for availing loans.

- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company's full legal rights

- Maintenance of tracker showing updated case status for each and every legal case for the company.

- Preparation of MIS report across all locations.

Skills:

- Should have sound legal knowledge on Code of Civil Procedure; Code of Criminal Procedure; Indian Penal Code; Companies Act; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC); SARFAESI Act, 2002; Transfer of Property Act; Consumer Laws, Laws relating to mortgage lending (Negotiable Instruments Act, Payments & Settlement Act)

- Should have knowledge with respect to lending, mortgage, real estate, Securitization, charge creation, etc.

- Strong Negotiation skills

- Strong written and oral communication skills

- Excellent interpersonal skills, Team player and Motivator.

Qualification & Experience:

- Should have LLB/LLM from a leading university in India.

- 2-5 years of domain and relevant experience.