Lead Corporate Counsel

Shubhashray Housing India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End-to-end ownership of legal work

Direct exposure to land deals and financing

Path to broader business leadership roles

Job summary

A reputable real estate firm in Gurugram is seeking a Lead Corporate Counsel to manage all legal responsibilities, including compliance and litigation. The ideal candidate will possess a B.A.LLB from a top law school and 5-7 years of relevant experience. This role offers a unique opportunity for growth into leadership positions and is suited for individuals with strong problem-solving skills and business acumen. Candidates should be prepared for a high-intensity, multi-stakeholder environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of post qualification experience in real estate or corporate commercial law.
• Strong academic record.
• Experience in law firm or in-house role.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate complex legal agreements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Work on strategic decisions for new projects.

Skills

Exceptional written and spoken English

High problem-solving ability

High energy and ownership mindset

Strong business sense

Impeccable integrity and judgement

Education

B.A.LLB. from a top tier law school

CA/LLM or additional qualifications

Job description

Role Summary

As the Lead Corporate Counsel, you will own all legal affairs including customer, vendor, and regulatory correspondence and documentation, corporate advisory, fund raising, project financing and complaints handling/litigation for Shubhashray (and its soon-to-be-launched premium housing brand).

You will brief and coordinate with leading external counsels, including Senior Counsel and former ASG Mr. Paras Kuhad, while reporting directly to the CEO and Directors.

For exceptional performers who demonstrate strategic and business acumen, this role offers a defined path to evolve into P&L-linked leadership, taking charge of a business vertical or project. If you aspire to grow from legal stewardship to business leadership, this opportunity is designed for you.

Key Responsibilities

Drafting

• Draft, review and negotiate sale deeds, development agreements, JDAs, PoAs, lease deeds and related documentation for land and development.

Approvals, compliance and regulatory

• Ensure compliance with applicable real estate, municipal and township laws (including RERA and local building/planning regulations) across all projects.
• Maintain a legal calendar and MIS for all regulatory compliances including licences, sanctions and renewals.

Contracts and commercial support

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of contracts: customer agreements, vendor/contractor agreements, consultant agreements, service contracts, NDAs and MOUs
• Proactively identify legal and commercial risks in contracts, propose practical solutions and balance legal protection with business speed.

Customer, sales and collections

• Standardise and periodically update sales documentation
• Support the sales and collections teams on customer disputes, delay claims, cancellations and settlements, aiming for fast, fair and legally sound resolutions.

Disputes and litigation

• Manage all litigation and pre-litigation, including RERA, consumer, civil, criminal and labour matters.
• Coordinate with external counsel, prepare briefs, review pleadings/written statements and track hearings and outcomes in a structured manner.

Business partnership and leadership track

• Work closely with the founder/management on deal structuring, risk reward analysis and strategic decisions for new projects and partnerships.
• Over time, take ownership of a defined business vertical or project (e.g., one city, one line of business), going beyond pure legal to P&L linked responsibilities.

Candidate Profile

Must have qualifications

• B.A.LLB. from a top tier law school; CA/LLM or additional qualifications are a plus.
• At least 5-7 years of post qualification experience, with significant time in real estate/ corporate commercial work (law firm or strong in-house role)
• Strong academic record.

Skills and attributes:

• Exceptional written and spoken English, with precise drafting.
• High IQ and problem solving ability: ability to quickly understand new structures, laws and business models and simplify complexity for non lawyers.
• High energy and ownership mindset: comfortable handling a high intensity, multi stakeholder environment across sites, HO and external parties.
• Strong business sense: able to see the commercial picture behind every legal issue and suggest solutions that enable, rather than block, business.
• Impeccable integrity and judgement, especially in dealing with government authorities, customers, vendors and internal teams.

What This Role Offers

• End-to-end ownership of all legal work in a fast growing, founder- led real estate platform in NCR and Rajasthan.
• Direct exposure to land deals, project launches, sales, financing and disputes rather than being limited to a narrow sub function.
• A defined path to grow into a broader business leadership role (e.g., project head / business vertical owner) for someone who demonstrates capability beyond legal.