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
- 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
- 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
- Knowledge of latest developments/case laws relevant to the mall operations/ business
- Basic understanding of taxes - Direct Indirect
- Negotiation skills
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Minimum Qualification
(i.e education, training etc.)
- Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a reputed institute
- Qualified Solicitor
