Vice President - Legal - Real Estate

We are hiring for our client in Commercial Real estate industry.

About the client: Headquartered in Singapore, it is the only institutionally-backed integrated retail platform that designs, develops, owns, and manages community-oriented lifestyle centers across India.

About the Opportunity:

Besides an attractive remuneration package, working for us gives you the opportunity to join a high-growth platform that is leading the transformation of India's urban built environment. In this role, candidate will be working directly with the company's senior leadership, and will get to immediately create a meaningful impact on the operational and development portfolio.

Principal Accountability:

Designing Process & Procedures:

- Design SOP for Legal department for all kinds of contracts;

Contract/Documentation Support:

- Drafting and Negotiation of legal contracts

- Advise on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals

- Ensuring proper contract stamping and registration of all the agreements including all execution formalities

- Ensuring group standards/policies are reflected in legal documents to protect the interest of the company.

- Monitoring the lifecycle of all the contracts

Operational Support:

- Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates

- Ensure assets are in compliance of the applicable laws at all possible times

- Develop and maintain relationship with the local authorities / regulatory bodies in all the cities wherein we are present

- Develop and maintain relationship with leading lawyers and law firms in the cities where we are present

- Conducting audit every quarter on legal compliances.

Litigation Support:

- Perform pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights

MIS, Reporting:

- Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly legal reports, as per the dashboard formats

Compliance:

- Liaising with government and semi-government bodies, judicial and semi-judicial bodies for ensuring compliance;

- Ensuring Statutory Compliance and adherence to rules & regulations laid down under variousActs and Regulations;

- Facilitating adherence through setting up processes and systems;

Others:

- Supporting the operations team to deal with day to day legal issues at the stores and resolve problems with minimum brand and risk exposure.

- Maintaining sustained contact with senior legal professionals & Law Firms for advice on local compliances, initiating legal action and documentation matters.

Relationship Management:

- Maintain effective relationship with government and other agencies for necessary statutory compliance;