Legal Manager- Listed Real Estate

Job Description

We have a great opportunity with a leading and listed real estate organization! Desired Candidate Profile :- Candidate should possess 10-15 years of experience legal operations with strong exposure of real estate sector. Roles and Responsibilities: Creates a standard framework for drafts pertaining to legal issues, basis past experiences, and modifies it as per project requirement Sets guidelines to ensure that the Agreement to Sales document is prepared on time and is error-free Determines approach in managing litigation cases through discussion and follow up with external consultants /advocates • Deal with litigation cases Provides timely advise to other departments on concerns/queries having a legal impact Examines contracts made by Contracts team to provide legal controls and checkpoints Generates a knowledge repository for updates on laws, regulations, ordinances, by- laws relating to real estate industry and make the same available to the team. Reviews and approves all legal formalities for the formation of Society/Association e.g - Complete registration process of the society/association/ drafting the conveyance /Sales deeds/Lease deeds. Interacts with the Society/Association for finalization of respective deeds , if required Conducts due diligence of properties and ensures that the title of the property is clear and marketable Reviews documents utilized by the BD team at the preliminary stage of the project MoU, terms & conditions and lays out terms and conditions for the same Ensures that all commercial terms of the agreement are in place Proficient in independently drafts transaction documents for land purchase / development agreement / joint venture agreements and negotiating with counter party for closure Conducts discussions with JV Partners on legal aspects Hands over project files to the regional team once the agreement has been entered into Directly monitors regions which do not specifically appointed legal person Mentors, guides and monitors the activities of Regional Legal teams to ensure work as per plan Reviews ,discusses and resolves issues in documents submitted by the Regional Legal team for approval Distributes projects amongst reportees Assigns duties to direct reports for litigation roles and for coordination with regional office Ensure proper data management and storage of all records Complies with company defined guidelines and processes Adheres to project timelines Identifies processes/procedures in own work area that need improvement Recommends process improvement ideas to streamline efficiency/costs/productivity Undertakes process improvement activities in own work area Conducts goal setting exercise for the role Prepares goal sheets Defines and sets work objectives for team members Balances work allocation in team Recommends manpower for the region Conducts interviews for all requirements in the team Conducts weekly review meetings and regular performance reviews with the entire team Provides guidance and direction to team members Conducts periodic reviews and year end appraisals for team members Recommends and implements policies to ensure retention of the high potential/performing employees Acts as first point of contact for communication, interpretation and implementation of management decisions to direct reporting subordinates Communicates and implements organizational values/ processes/systems within own team Critical Skills: 1. Attention to detail 2. Good communication and interpersonal skills 3. Negotiation skills