Assistant General Manager - Legal

Job

Title

Assistant General Manager- Legal

Department / Division

Legal

External Interface

(Enlist

• external agencies/authorities that you are required to deal with while
• discharging your duty)

• Contractors/vendors
• Clients

(Retail/Commercial Tenants)

• External Legal

Counsel

• Statutory/

Regulatory agencies

Minimum Qualification

• (i.e
• education, training etc.)

• Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from

a reputed institute

• Qualified Solicitor

Minimum Experience

• 10-12 years of total experience, and

• at least 8 years in the infrastructure
• development industry

• At least 3 years experience in a

leading law firm

Special Skills/Attributes

• (required
• for performing the job effectively)

• Advanced knowledge of legal administration, especially contract

related matters

• Exposure in drafting agreements like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave

and License, etc

• Understanding of

Statutory/Regulatory Compliance Management

Overall Purpose/Objective

Of the job

Lead the Legal

• function for a project/center by identifying, anticipating and mitigating
• legal risk; providing legal support to the senior management from the project
• concept stage to operations

Key Responsibilities

(List

• major responsibilities, that you have,
• to achieve the key objectives)

• Ensures being a

• part of the front end team while the negotiations with the contractor/vendor
• and thus get involved in resolution of any disputes/ litigations

• Responsible for

• devising a list of proactive measures that can be
• introduced to mitigate legal risks,
• provide legal advice for policy formulation, install relevant systemic frame
• work and its maintenance ; plan implementation with the leadership team

• 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

• Ensure that the

• project maintains a strong and consistent legal compliance record and it is
• completed and operated as per statutory/ regulatory norms and contract terms
• and thereby no penalty clauses are invoked against the Company

• Collate all

• signed LOIs to prepare a consolidated Deviation Matrix and discuss
• clause-by-clause with the VP - Leasing, post which only deviations, if any
• would be allowed to go into the final agreement document

• Ensure the

• process of lease negotiations with other tenants (inline/vanilla) are carried
• out by the Sr. Manager / Manager � Legal as per the defined process

• Ensure the

• registration of the final agreement document is carried out as per statutory
• guidelines and provide inputs as required

• Ensure effective

• litigation management of all cases �identification, appointment and
• management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring
• their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership

• Ensure safe and

custody of all original documents by the corporate/center�s legal teams

• Take care of

• legacy litigation work in the operational mall related to service tax issue
• in coordination with the external legal counsel by ensuring all records of
• dates/appearances are maintained

• Ensure effective

• litigation management of all cases �identification, appointment and
• management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring
• their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership

• Advanced knowledge

of legal administration, especially contract related matters

• In-depth

• understanding of the development / construction business in the retail and
• hospitality sectors

• Drafting agreements

like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave & License etc.

• Statutory/

Regulatory Compliance Management

• Knowledge of

leasing administration process

• Negotiation skills