Apraava - Head - Legal - Real Estate Domain - LLB

Relevant and total years of Experience

Minimum 12 - 15 years of total experience

Minimum 2 years of experience in the infrastructure or power sector

Principal ACTIVITIES:

- Monitor land acquisition and documentation thereof to protects Apraava Energys title and ownership over land

- To conduct comprehensive risk assessment of the current land status for all projects.

- In relation to new Projects, to effectively manage the land acquisition process for various Projects undertaken by the Company group.

- Identify legal and regulatory risks, compliance related issues and protect the company interests in the form of documentation along with providing inputs on commercial aspects.

- Identify external counsel which can be engaged for finalizing the course of action on land acquisition process; Provide recommendation on the same to General Counsel or the reporting legal counsel;

- Support Apraava Energys commercial teams on contract management specifically in relation to land documentation and issues.

Land Document Management:

- To create and maintain a comprehensive documentation management system recording all the land title documents.

- To ensure proper hand over of pending points related to land from the developer to Apraava Energy .

- To Complete ownership, custody and control of ownership / ROW / Lease / Mutation documentation for past, current and future projects.

- Responsible for existing and future land issues including transfer of sub-lease of forest and revenue land, transfer of ownership and disputes related to ownership and right of way etc.

- Sale purchase of new land for operations.

- To maintain the status of land titles for all real estate owned or leased by the company.

- Act as a legal advisory to the Apraava Energy management to help achieve strategic objectives

- Actively participate providing inputs and assist the Legal Counsel Real Estate and Regulatory Practice in providing advice in strategic decision making on regulatory/policy advocacy, litigation, change in law/policy etc.

- Identify legal and regulatory risks, compliance related issues and protect the company interests in the form of documentation along with providing inputs on commercial aspects in consultation with Practice the Legal Counsel Real Estate and Regulatory.

- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with external stakeholders to safeguard Apraava Energys interests

- Interface with external stakeholders (government authorities, Electricity Regulatory Commissions.)

- To Liaise with the concerned authorities, land aggregators and collaborate with the various departments to secure the necessary approvals for land acquisition and obtain the requisite documents to conduct a comprehensive land due diligence.

- To handling the claims / penalties / levies from revenue officials / forest officials

- Support in the development and drive implementation of the Legal strategy for Apraava Energys to help protect its interest from a legal standpoint

- Drive the delivery of legal services within the company and support the General Counsel in ensuring that key legal decisions are arrived at with the consensus of the management team and timely communicated to respective stakeholders.

- Drive an organization wide awareness on legal implications of all land acquisition processes to ensure that business activities carried out adhere to relevant laws and regulations;

- Keep abreast of changes in legal and regulatory framework which impacts Apraava Energy; Communicate the same to General Counsel and team

- Collate and maintain required information to help the General Counsel in reporting legal compliance of each business / department of Apraava Energy to Hong Kong on finalization by the India MD.

- Manage both internal and contract workforce to increase retention and improve performance

- Map teams competencies to role requirements to ensure right people with right jobs thereby promoting a high-performance environment.

- Set KRAs and KPIs for direct reports and coach them to achieve these goals

- Create the right atmosphere for the team by providing continuous feedback, support and guidance to the team basis their performance and set goals.

Skills and knowledge:

Educational Qualifications: LLB

Functional Skills

- Broad understanding of the Indian Power Industry with a knowledge of the power value chain

- Understanding of power value chain from renewable sources

- Understanding of Land Acquisition laws and regulations and their variation with states

- Basic understanding of the litigation process

- Awareness of the latest developments in the power sector

- Communication and Influencing Skills

- Peoples agility and interpersonal excellence:

- Attention to detail

- Knowledge of laws relating to operations of a wholly owned subsidiary of a foreign company

- Land purchase and sale agreements, land leases and easements, operating and administration agreements, financing documents, title insurance policies, general liability policies, land surveys, and litigation, due diligence, knowledge of land documents & land acquisition processes etc.

- Land litigation related issues, Real estate regulation, Land acquisition related acts, State specific regulations/ laws, Indian Contract Act