The Phoenix Mills - Assistant General Manager - Legal - Retail

- Lead the Legal function for a center by identifying, anticipating and mitigating legal risk; providing legal support to the senior management from the project concept stage to operations.

- Ensures being a part of the front end team while the negotiations with the contractor/vendor and thus get involved in resolution of any disputes/ litigations

- Responsible for devising a list of proactive measures that can be introduced to mitigate legal risks, provide legal advice for policy formulation, install relevant systemic frame work and its maintenance; plan implementation with the leadership team

- Ensure and oversee timely submission of relevant documents and returns to external stakeholders / regulatory authorities and represent the company for resolution of any legal issue or escalation

- Ensure that the project maintains a strong and consistent legal compliance record and it is completed and operated as per statutory/ regulatory norms and contract terms and thereby no penalty clauses are invoked against the Company

- Collate all signed LOIs to prepare a consolidated Deviation Matrix and discuss clause-by-clause with the VP - Leasing, post which only deviations, if any would be allowed to go into the final agreement document

- Ensure the process of lease negotiations with other tenants (inline/vanilla) are carried out by the Sr. Manager / Manager - Legal as per the defined process

- Ensure the registration of the final agreement document is carried out as per statutory guidelines and provide inputs as required

- Ensure effective litigation management of all cases - identification, appointment and management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership

- Ensure safe and custody of all original documents by the corporate/center's legal teams

- Take care of legacy litigation work in the operational mall related to service tax issue in coordination with the external legal counsel by ensuring all records of dates/appearances are maintained

- Ensure effective litigation management of all cases - identification, appointment and management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership

- Advanced knowledge of legal administration, especially contract related matters

- In-depth understanding of the development / construction business in the retail and hospitality sectors

- Drafting agreements like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave & License etc.

- Statutory/ Regulatory Compliance Management

- Knowledge of leasing administration process

- Negotiation skills