DGM Legal at Sion(E) in Mumbai

Qualification : LLB
Experience : 10 to 12 years relevant experience (preferably last 3-4 years in a Real Estate Company)
Reporting to : Directly to MD
Job Location : Sion(E) in Mumbai HO

Job Description:

• Review inhouse drafting of all transactional documents such as joint development agreement, share purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements. LLP agreements/deeds, agreement to sell, sale deeds, lease deeds, general power of attorney as well as other contracts, agreements, bank guarantees etc.
• Validate the transactional documents to ensure all deals are compliant.
• Review exceptions, if any to ensure that all relevant risks are adequately covered.
• Perform title due diligence of land and timely risk identification.
• Review inhouse drafting of all contracts/documentation such as application forms, allotment letter, agreement for sale, buyer's agreement, conveyance deeds, lease deeds, all customer related documents/communications, collaboration/joint venture agreement for land development GPA, etc.
• Timely closure of documents / agreements from legal perspective.
• Lead and review inhouse drafting of legal notices, pleadings related to disputes/litigations.
• Review of contracts / documents / RERA related support.
• Ensure standardization of all documents (like – sales documentation, transaction documents, customer / external lawyers, clients. Customers etc.
• Ensure standardization of all documents (like sales documentation, transaction documents, customer / sales communications, IT/Finance documents etc) and creating repository of the same.
• Driver digitization process to create knowledge repository, which disseminates, past learnings in all transactions.
• Have the experience and ability to engage with our external legal counsels time and again to conclude the above requirements of the Company.
• Has hands on experience in handling all types of contracts, agreements, service agreements, commercial contracts, NDA, CSR Agreements, Marketing Agreements / documents / collaterals, bank guarantees, service agreements and other deeds and documents and handling / negotiating for the closure of the documents.
• Has experience in handling joint venture transactions independently including
• (a) drafting of collaborations agreements, joint development agreements, LLP Deeds, General Power of Attorneys;
• (b) negotiations with the opposite party for closure of transaction; and
• (c) Risk identification in the transaction with mitigation.
• Has knowledge of land and has handled title due diligence and has complete knowledge of revenue / land records.
• Has hands on experience in handling customer related issues, including
• (a) drafting of application forms, allotment letters, agreement for sale, buyer's agreements, conveyance deeds, maintenance
• agreements etc and
• (b) handling disputes raised by the customers.
• Has hand on experience in research work. Generate a knowledge repository for updates on laws, regulations, ordinances, by laws relating to real estate industry and make the same available to the team.
• Has hands on experience and knowledge of RERA and its implications / applicability / updates / law / documents / model formats of agreements under RERA etc.
• Experience of handling litigations.

Critical skills:
Drafting (contracts and pleadings)
Negotiations.
Ability to manage negotiations and drafting simultaneously in very tight timelines.
Legal Research
Good command on English with qualitative drafting skills.
In-depth knowledge of legislations and regulations relevant to real estate
Exposure of handling customer disputes and negotiating land owners.