Lawyer

Big Data Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Data Group seeks a seasoned corporate lawyer to handle real estate and finance-related agreements, including JDA, PoA, and allocation instruments. The role emphasizes risk allocation, compliance, and timely execution.

You will coordinate with lenders, investors, and internal teams, oversee governance, ROC filings, and maintain comprehensive trackers of key terms and regulatory events. Previous law-firm experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• LLB with strong exposure to real estate law.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with law firms.
• Thorough knowledge of local town planning and building regulations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and finalise Joint Development Agreements, Power of Attorney, and Allocation Agreements with landowners.
• Draft and review financing documents like loan agreements and debenture deeds.
• Assist lenders' counsel for due diligence and provide required documents.
• Negotiate commercial contracts including vendor and service agreements.
• Oversee corporate governance, ROC filings, and board/shareholder processes.
• Maintain trackers for agreements and ensure compliance.
• Coordinate with internal departments and manage RERA registration.
• Advise on real estate transactions and projects.

Skills

Legal drafting

Contract negotiation

Real estate law

Regulatory compliance

Education

LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) from a top-tier university

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and finalising Joint Development Agreements, Power of Attorney and Allocation Agreements executed with landowners, ensuring the terms are aligned with the agreed commercial understanding and internal risk parameters before execution.
• Drafting and reviewing legal documentation required for raising finance, including loan agreements, debenture trust deeds and the associated security documents (such as mortgage, hypothecation and pledge documentation), in coordination with lenders/investors and the internal finance team.
• Assisting and coordinating with lenders'/investors' counsel to enable them to carry out legal due diligence on the Company as borrower, including collating and providing requisite corporate, title and transaction documents, responding to due diligence queries, and liaising with internal teams and external counsel to ensure timely closure of the diligence process.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, vendor agreements and service agreements, ensuring appropriate risk allocation, liability protection and compliance with Company policy prior to execution.
• Ensuring and addressing general corporate governance and secretarial compliance for MAIA Group, including timely filings with the Registrar of Companies, maintenance of statutory registers and minute books, coordination of board and shareholder meetings, execution of resolutions and maintenance of statutory records in coordination with the company secretary team, and tracking and filing of relevant legal events, announcements and annual and event-based compliances, in coordination with external company secretarial and compliance agencies.
• Effective categorisation and creation of database and management of all executed agreements including maintenance of trackers highlighting key terms and the requisite compliances, including loan and deal-specific trackers to monitor compliance under financing and deal documentation, and organising files and documents efficiently in both online and offline formats.
• Coordinates with the relevant internal departments to obtain necessary details, documents and information.
• Manages RERA registration of projects and submission of quarterly updates.
• Keeps abreast of and inform management on relevant developments in real estate, such as court ruling or legislative amendments.
• Oversees legal queries raised with regard to projects and provides legal advice to internal business teams on transactions and projects.

Qualification & Experience

• LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) from a top-tier university
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Worked for a Law Firm
• Keen understanding of the real estate laws and their interpretation
• Thorough knowledge of the local town planning rules and building regulations