14 Sep 2024
qJin
Legal Manager, 5 to 10 years Mumbai
The Phoenix Mills Limited
Mumbai
5-10 Years
Legal and Compliance, Companies Act, LLB, Agreements Drafting
Job Description
Position: Legal Manager
Qualification: LLB
Experience: 5 to 10 years
Location: Mumbai
Job description
Qualification: LLB
Experience: 5 to 10 years
Location: Mumbai
Job description
External Interface: (Enlist external agencies/authorities that you are required to deal with while discharging your duty)
- Government/ regulatory bodies (such as BMC, Police department, licensing authorities etc.)
- External legal counsel
- Clients (Retail/Commercial Tenants)
- Contractors/vendors
Minimum Qualification: (i.e education, training etc.)
- Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a reputed institute
- Qualified Solicitor
Minimum Experience:
- 5- 9 years of total experience, and at least 3 years in the Retail or Real Estate industry.
- At least 3 years experience in a leading law firm with Non Litigation background.
Special Skills/Attributes: (required for performing the job effectively)
- In-depth understanding of drafting agreements like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave & License etc
- Statutory/ Regulatory Compliance Management
- Should have the knowledge of leasing administration process.
Overall Purpose/Objective of the job:
Responsible for supporting the leasing/projects/center operation teams by providing expert advice on legal and regulatory matters related to the project/center, ensuring total compliance with relevant legal norms/ framework; vetting all contracts/ agreement drafted, ensuring safe custody of legal documents and monitoring swift resolution of legal issues in the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
(List major responsibilities, that you have, to achieve the key objectives)
- Ensure that the projects maintain a strong and consistent legal compliance record and also are completed and operated as per statutory/regulatory norms and no penalty clauses are invoked against the Company.
- Support the leasing/projects/Marketing/ Finance & Accounts/ center Operation teams by providing expert advice on legal and regulatory matters related to the project
- Ensure and oversee timely submission of relevant documents and returns to external stakeholders / regulatory authorities and represent the company for resolution of any legal issue or escalation.
- Drafting agreements like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave & License etc.
- Managing Statutory and Regulatory Compliance.
- Drive legal negotiations personally with inline/vanilla clients a and ensure the process of lease negotiations with all tenants is carried out as per the defined process
- Ensure the registration of the final agreement document is carried out as per statutory guidelines
- Ensures compliance of all legal documents with relevant legal framework
- Vet the termination notices to be sent to retailers and review the replies to the legal notices received or legal issues
- Provide legal assistance in cases of any material breach of non-negotiable terms and conditions and for termination of agreement