Role: Head Legal
Location: Bengaluru
Reporting: Managing Director
Role:
To effectively oversee the various legal aspects of the business and would be responsible to negotiate, draft contracts to meet the evolving needs of our business. Oversee the litigations, effective implementation of legal projects and responsible for statutory compliance and due diligence for the business and its entities.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide title due diligence/preliminary title opinion along with documents checklist for the lands to be acquired.
- Drafting Documents – Agreements, GPA, Sale Deeds, Confirmation deeds, Release deeds, Gift Deeds, JDA & GPAs, Release deeds, Exchange deeds, MOUs etc.,
- Co-ordinate with external panel law firm to get the final detailed title report for lands to be acquired as per the targets given by Management / Land acquisition team.
- Land Acquisition – Interaction and meeting with internal Land acquisition team as well as external land procurers, Vendors etc.,
- Expertise in negotiating with Stake holders on the ongoing litigations / issues related to past agreements and closing the deal in Favor of the organization.
- Internal Department legal support for any other legal/related issues of Business Development team on demand.
- Listing and decide to get the necessary documents from various Govt. authorities / Departments required to complete the title opinion for new lands.
- Reporting the Management on status of the land acquisition and pending litigations status.
- Registration of all the Documents in the jurisdictional.
- Briefing external lawyers and forward/arrange all the legal documents required by the external lawyers to ensure that all the matters are attended, and submissions are made on or before the prescribed date of hearings.
- Plan to get the necessary documents from various authorities/ Departments required to complete the title opinion for new lands.
- Building legal files for the new lands to be acquired.
- Thorough in litigation related matters / Court proceedings / Counters /
- Submission of arguments / facilitating external lawyers in providing all the relative points.
- Liaison with various local, state, central Govt. bodies as and when required,
- Day to day follow-ups of all pending litigations of the company and co-ordination with external/Panel Advocates on day-to-day case status and furnish all the documents and information for obtaining favourable orders for company.
- Compliance and Registration of Real Estate projects under Karnataka RERA and interacting with RERA office as and when required.
- PTCL Land clearance from Govt. – Obtaining conversions and enabling clear deed.
- Liaison with Various Departments like KUM, KIADB, BESCOM, Local bodies like D.C. Office, Taluk office, village authorities, etc,
- Knowledge and rapport with sitting Judges will be an added advantage.
Candidate profile:
- Qualified LLB, or master’s in law
- At least 15-20 years of full-time post qualification work experience
- Experience in logistics industries would be considered as an advantage
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of laws, regulatory framework and procedures pertaining to Leasing laws, warehousing, contract drafting etc.,
- Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills with high-detail orientation
- High standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their curriculum vitae to
careers@avignaspaces.com
