Legal Head / Legal Manager - Real Estate

Client Details:

Client is a fast-growing real estate and infrastructure company with a strong presence in Bangalore and other key markets. The group is known for delivering quality residential, commercial, and land development projects with a focus on legal compliance, transparency, and customer satisfaction.

Driven by ethical business practices and long-term vision, It combines thoughtful planning, timely execution, and strong governance to create sustainable developments. Joining the organization offers an opportunity to work on large-scale real estate projects in a professional and growth-oriented environment.

Designation: Legal Manager / Legal Head – Real Estate
Department: Legal
Reporting To: Directors

Industry: Real estate

Experience: 10- 15Years

Location: Bangalore

Working Days: 6 Days (Mon- Sat)

Language: Kannada and English

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Legal Manager / Legal Head to independently lead and manage all legal due diligence, documentation, and compliance activities for our real estate operations. The role will be responsible for ensuring that all land acquisitions and transactions are legally sound through thorough in-house title scrutiny, risk assessment, and documentation, while coordinating with external panel advocates for validation and litigation matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-house title scrutiny and legal due diligence, including ownership chain verification, encumbrance checks, and risk assessment for proposed and ongoing land acquisitions.
• Prepare clear internal legal opinions and ensure timely closure of title-related matters.
• Draft, vet, and standardize legal documents such as MOUs, Land Purchase Agreements, Sale Deeds, Notices, and related property documents.
• Coordinate closely with the Business Development team to obtain missing or additional ownership and statutory documents from landowners and government authorities.
• Liaise with panel advocates by sharing internally vetted files for external legal opinions and ensuring timely receipt of final reports.
• Handle and resolve customer/purchaser advocate queries in coordination with the CRM team to facilitate smooth transactions.
• Coordinate with external counsels on litigation matters, including briefing advocates, preparing hearing notes, tracking case progress, and maintaining court case MIS.
• Maintain accurate legal MIS and reporting, providing weekly updates and consolidated monthly reports to the management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws including real estate laws, RERA, land acquisition laws, stamp duty, and registration regulations.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• LLB (LLM preferred) with strong experience in real estate and property law.
• Proven expertise in title due diligence, documentation, and coordination with government offices and advocates.
• Strong analytical, drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail, integrity, and ability to work independently.

Experience

• 7–12 years of relevant experience in real estate legal functions (developer or law firm background preferred).

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹1,800,000.00 - ₹4,200,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience you have in real estate industry?
• How many years of experience do you have in real estate or property-related legal work?
• Do you have experience coordinating with external panel advocates for legal opinions and litigation matters?
• Have you handled internal legal MIS and reporting to senior management or directors?

• Are you comfortable coordinating with government offices for land and ownership-related documentation?
• Do you have prior experience supporting CRM or purchaser advocate queries related to title clearance?
• What is your current and expected CTC?
• What is your notice period?
• Are you comfortable with 6 days working?

Work Location: In person