DGM-Legal (In-house)

Abil Group; Pune District; In loco; INR 1.800.000 - 3.600.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Abil Group is seeking a skilled legal professional to lead contract drafting, review and negotiation across real estate, renewable energy and corporate matters. The role involves due diligence, transaction documents, and compliance across multiple verticals, with liaison to sales, leasing and compliance teams.

The candidate should handle litigation support, external counsel coordination, and maintain risk reporting for senior management while ensuring regulatory adherence and timely deliverables.

Competenze

• Strong drafting, negotiation and contract management skills.
• Working knowledge of property, contract, construction, electricity, environmental, consumer protection and corporate law.
• Ability to handle multiple verticals and competing priorities under tight timelines.
• Commercial judgement and a solution-oriented approach.
• Clear written and verbal communication with business and senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with contract management and legal tracking tools.
• Ability and Proficiency in usage of AI Tools, without compromising confidential information

Mansioni

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalise commercial agreements, including MoUs, term sheets, NDAs, service agreements, consultancy agreements and vendor and procurement contracts.
• Support M&A, joint ventures, joint development agreements, asset acquisitions, investments and fundraising, including legal due diligence, transaction documents and closing deliverables.
• Build and maintain standard templates, playbooks and approval matrices for recurring contracts.
• Conduct title due diligence, including in relation to land acquisition, land aggregation, and conversion and zoning matters. Preparation and Issuance of Title Report
• Draft and negotiate sale deeds, agreements for sale, development and joint development agreements, leases and leave-and-licence agreements, term sheets, MOUs and allotment letters and act as SPOC with CRM and Sales/Leasing/Liaison Team.
• Advise compliance with real estate regulations (e.g., [RERA, MOFA, MAOA, MCS etc]), including project registrations, disclosures and customer documentation.
• Handle and Manage various applications, submissions, writings, including affidavit, undertakings, statements etc. and/or filing for various permissions, approvals, stamp duty and registration matters.
• Draft and negotiate PPAs, EPC and O&M contracts, land lease and right-of-way agreements, module and equipment supply contracts, and open access and transmission arrangements.
• Track and advise on regulations from electricity regulators and nodal agencies, including tariff orders, connectivity, banking, REC and green energy open access frameworks.
• Support project finance documentation and lender due diligence.
• Advise, Manage litigation, arbitration and pre-litigation matters across forums, including civil courts, criminal courts, consumer forums, regulatory authorities, tribunals and arbitral tribunals.
• Brief and coordinate external counsel, monitor case strategy and costs, and keep a live litigation tracker.
• Draft and respond to legal notices and assist in settlement negotiations.
• Maintain the compliance framework across entities and verticals, including statutory licences, renewals and regulatory filings.
• Identify legal risks in business proposals and recommend mitigation measures.
• Advise on data protection, anti-bribery, and environmental and labour law issues as they arise.
• Act as the first point of legal contact for business teams in the assigned verticals.
• Co-ordinate and Manage external law firms, consultants and vendors, including scope, fees and quality of work.
• Prepare legal MIS, risk reports and updates for the Head Legal and senior management.
• Conduct legal awareness sessions for internal teams.

Conoscenze

Strong drafting, negotiation and""

Contract management

Property law knowledge

Corporate, regulatory & compliance

Communication with stakeholders

AI tools usage

Legal tracking tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Verticals supported:

Real Estate, Hospitality & Renewable Energy.

Key Job Responsibilities

Contracts and Transactions (all verticals)

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalise commercial agreements, including MoUs, term sheets, NDAs, service agreements, consultancy agreements and vendor and procurement contracts.
• Support M&A, joint ventures, joint development agreements, asset acquisitions, investments and fundraising, including legal due diligence, transaction documents and closing deliverables.
• Build and maintain standard templates, playbooks and approval matrices for recurring contracts.

Real Estate

• Conduct title due diligence, including in relation to land acquisition, land aggregation, and conversion and zoning matters. Preparation and Issuance of Title Report
• Draft and negotiate sale deeds, agreements for sale, development and joint development agreements, leases and leave-and-licence agreements, term sheets, MOUs and allotment letters and act as SPOC with CRM and Sales/Leasing/Liaison Team.
• Advise compliance with real estate regulations (e.g., [RERA, MOFA, MAOA, MCS etc]), including project registrations, disclosures and customer documentation.
• Handle and Manage various applications, submissions, writings, including affidavit, undertakings, statements etc. and/or filing for various permissions, approvals, stamp duty and registration matters.

Renewable Energy

• Draft and negotiate PPAs, EPC and O&M contracts, land lease and right-of-way agreements, module and equipment supply contracts, and open access and transmission arrangements.
• Track and advise on regulations from electricity regulators and nodal agencies, including tariff orders, connectivity, banking, REC and green energy open access frameworks.
• Support project finance documentation and lender due diligence.

Disputes and Litigation

• Advise, Manage litigation, arbitration and pre-litigation matters across forums, including civil courts, criminal courts, consumer forums, regulatory authorities, tribunals and arbitral tribunals.
• Brief and coordinate external counsel, monitor case strategy and costs, and keep a live litigation tracker.
• Draft and respond to legal notices and assist in settlement negotiations.

Compliance, Governance and Risk

• Maintain the compliance framework across entities and verticals, including statutory licences, renewals and regulatory filings.
• Identify legal risks in business proposals and recommend mitigation measures.
• Advise on data protection, anti-bribery, and environmental and labour law issues as they arise.

Team and Stakeholder Management

• Act as the first point of legal contact for business teams in the assigned verticals.
• Co-ordinate and Manage external law firms, consultants and vendors, including scope, fees and quality of work.
• Prepare legal MIS, risk reports and updates for the Head Legal and senior management.
• Conduct legal awareness sessions for internal teams.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong drafting, negotiation and contract management skills.
• Working knowledge of property, contract, construction, electricity, environmental, consumer protection and corporate law.
• Ability to handle multiple verticals and competing priorities under tight timelines.
• Commercial judgement and a solution-oriented approach.
• Clear written and verbal communication with business and senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with contract management and legal tracking tools.
• Ability and Proficiency in usage of AI Tools, without compromising confidential information