Assistant Regional Counsel - Bengaluru

Regional Counsel, West - Bengaluru Important pointers Will be involved in the Retail real estate Leasing/Litigation exp required Exp with store set-up would be preferred. Mall set-up too can be looked at (plan to open multiple number of stores) Will involve coordination with Municipal Corporation & Police and hence local candidates only Need candidates from retail preferably. Can look at real estate background as well if the job criteria is met Should be scalable, smart, keen on learning Principal Accountabilities: Accountability : Advisory and support service to cross functional teams Supporting Actions : RBD Review of legal risks arising out of Due diligence of properties conducted by external lawyers and recommend approval or rejection of property Negotiation of leases, CAM documents, Renewal of lease, etc Provide SOPs for driving higher % of Registration of leases or any leasing requirement Negotiation of costs with lawyers Prosecute third party or defend MFL in all litigations pan India F & Com Advice on legal issues concerning the franchisee, landlords, etc., Initiate or defend legal action (civil/criminal/labour/consumer). Retail HR Resolution of cases of violation of legal and values- Filing of police complaints, advice on process for disciplinary inquiry, etc External compliance agency Work with external counsel on resolution of employee value violations cases Work with lawyers on strategizing actions to be taken in litigations Accountability : Services to internal customers Supporting Actions : Conduct training programs for creating awareness Monthly Leasing dash board Maintenance of data base of leases of pan India on the legal portal for access to customers (RBD, Finance, Brand Ops, etc) Accountability : Processes Supporting Actions : SOPs for streamlining the leasing and retail compliance processes Automation of processes Delegation of jobs and responsibilities to the teams Accountability : People Supporting Actions : Build a coherent team Empower and enable the teams to identify legal risks and negotiate the terms of lease Conduct skill building workshops ( internal and external)