Associate General Manager - Legal

Adani Airport Holdings Ltd; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 18,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport authority in Gujarat seeks an experienced legal advisor responsible for providing proactive legal advice, managing litigation, and overseeing contract management activities. The ideal candidate should possess an LLB or equivalent with over 11 years of experience in legal roles. This position requires strong knowledge of regulatory compliance and governance.

Qualifications

• Over 11 years of legal experience in corporate governance and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive legal advice to Airport BU.
• Manage and support litigation processes.
• Draft and vet all contracts and documents.

Education

LLB

Job description

Responsibilities

• Legal Advice and contracts:
• Provide proactive legal advice and support to Airport’s business.
• Advise on specific legal issues that may be encountered by Airport BU with respect to various laws.
• Identify areas of potential risk that maybe faced by Airport BU while entering into agreements with vendors and specific third parties.
• Monitor key trends in the regulatory and statutory environment for their impact on Airport BU and suggest an action plan for addressing them.
• Provide legal advice on various customer contracts that Airport BU may enter into.
• Provide legal advice in structuring and drafting/vetting of all contracts and other documents relating to Airport BU’s business and assist in associated negotiations.
• Assist in evaluations and conducting thorough due diligence for all deals and transactions, highlight concern areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies / options.
• Provide legal advice in structuring and drafting/vetting of all contracts and other documents relating to Airport BU’s business and assist in associated negotiations.
• Manage customer contracts and the interests of Airport BU’s business through appropriate correspondence and communiqués.
• Maintain good standards of corporate governance, including ensuring compliance with applicable laws, consents, regulations, Adani Group policies and Stock Exchange rules.
• Provide general legal support to Airport BU’s subsidiaries as and when required.
• Highlight any statutory and other disclosures that need to be made for Airport BU from a legal perspective.
• Keep abreast with latest legal developments.
• Responsible for drafting / vetting all contracts, applications and other documents required by Airport BU’s retail, commercial and other teams.
• Assist in assessing legal risks in transactions, contracting and operations of business, customer, union and workforce related matters.
• Provide support to effectively monitor and enforce the contracts from a legal perspective and lead the litigation process if required in close coordination with the concerned function.
• Assist in negotiations with the third party and provide legal support in drafting agreements & contracts to the internal customers.
• Evaluate the impact of evolving legal and statutory regulations on the company’s current and proposed investments and highlight the same in time and contribute to the business planning process.
• Legal support in litigation cases:
• Manage Airport BU’s litigation and disputes and brief external counsel.
• Interface with advocates and solicitors on the behalf of Airport BU to handle litigation, obtain legal advice and legal services.
• External interface with customers and business partners on all issues of disputes and policy interpretation.
• Resolve long standing pending cases and negotiate out-of-court settlements for the identified cases.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

• LLB

Relevant Experience

• 11+ years of experience