Are you a law graduate/ legal professional looking for job opportunities as a General Manager – Legal? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
Established in 1984, Tata Housing is a closely held public limited company and a subsidiary of TATA Sons Limited. TATA Sons Limited holds 99.86% of equity share capital of the company.
Since its revival in 2006, the company has grown exponentially establishing itself as the fastest growing real estate developers in India, with 70 million sq.ft. under various stages of planning and execution and an additional 19 million sq.ft. in the pipeline. Tata Housing has stood out in the industry with quality construction, ethical and transparent business practices, rapidly acquiring an image as a Quality Conscious and Reliable Developer.
Today, Tata Housing is developing large townships and differentiated theme based projects in major and mini metros. As a comprehensive real estate developer of choice, Tata Housing straddles across all consumer segments from value to luxury housing, by offering products ranging from Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 14 crores. All projects developed by Tata Housing are certified sustainable green developments, designed by top internationally renowned architects.
With strength of over 700 employees, and presence in Mumbai, Lonavala, Talegaon, Pune, Ahmedabad Goa, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar; the company is now in the process of expanding its footprints to other parts of India across tier I and II cities. The company has also ventured into foreign markets such as Maldives and is actively exploring other markets including Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries.
Tata Housing has been receiving various industry recognitions and accolades, both on domestic and international platforms.
Role:
General Manager – Legal
Qualifications:
- LB from a premier institute
- 12-15 years of relevant experience preferably with 5 years of experience in real estate matters either in the industry or in a law firm.
Responsibilities:
The role is responsible for handling all litigation and non litigation assignments for the South Region for the organization. This would include coordinating and interacting with internal stakeholders like Business development, CRM, Sales, Projects, Leasing, Estate teams and external lawyers and internal litigation teams in relation to all litigation matters.
Strategic
Provide support to the all internal stakeholders by ensuring that all the legal documentation in relation to the project are in compliance with applicable laws and meeting the needs of the business
Build networks with law firms and solicitors for long term partnerships
Operational
Litigation
- Drafting, vetting of plaints, replies, documents for litigations and arbitrations (Statement of Claims) to ensure that they are in line with the requirements as stated by law
- Effectively attend to civil litigation, arbitration matters, criminal complaints, consumer forum complaints, matters before various law enforcement agencies such as Police etc. as and when required
- Appear before various authorities, boards, councils, Quasi-judicial authorities, local municipal and other authorities as and when required
- Represent the organization in meetings conducted to brief lawyers/solicitors on ongoing and prospective litigations. Liaise with lawyers to review the progress of the litigations and arbitrations to ensure timely follow up & closure of cases and keep the management updated on the status periodically
- Effectively communicate to the stakeholders about the latest Rulings of various courts as well as Act, Rules, Regulations, Circular, Notification, etc, issued by the authorities/government from time to time, which will have impact on the real estate business across the country
- Due diligence
- Send Legal Notices on behalf of the Company/its subsidiaries
- Reduce / settle the existing/pending cases with the approval of the Senior Litigation Consultant &Head Legal
- Prepare and submit MIS and Periodical Reports
Business Development:
- Drafting and vetting of various agreements, term sheets, LOIs, Settlement Agreements, SHA, SPA, Investor related agreements etc
- Closure of all transactions in a time bound manner.
Sales, Marketing, CRM and Estate:
- Responsible for all project sales contracting (residential & )
- Ensure that legal queries raised by the customers are addressed in a time bound manner and develop mitigation plans in the event any customer raises a legal notice against the organization
- Assist Marketing & Sales, CRM and Estate on legal vetting of all marketing & sales communication / documentation viz. brochures, letters, CP Agreements, applications, Customer Agreements, Bye laws, Service provider agreements, Deed of Declaration etc.
- Ensure timely drafting of all legal documents related to customers such as allotment letters, agreements, etc.
- Ensure timely drafting and support for RWA formation and handover to RWA.
- Coordinate with law firms/ solicitors on public notices, litigation etc.
- Support in preparing legal notices, suits, legal replies, briefs for legal advisors/solicitors
Internal Legal Support and Procurement & Contracts Support:
- Provide support to the Procurement & Contracts team by validating contracts before they are signed by both the parties
- Provide support to the Project Management Group for managing contractor related claims
- Assist Finance Department in defining the terms and conditions for loans and mortgages
- Provide support to internal functions in the areas of brand protection, logo protection and intellectual property rights protection
RERA:
- RERA registration and compliance for all projects of the Company in North and East region
- Keep the internal stakeholders about the latest changes and developments in the RERA and related laws
Commercial Leasing: Drafting and vetting of leasing documents like LOI, Term Sheet, Lease deed, Leave and License Agreement, Service Agreement etc for commercial properties of the Company
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here (click here)
