Legal Manager

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Indore District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Legal & Compliance Lead for overseeing all matters related to properties, registration, title searches, contracts, and regulatory compliance.

This role will coordinate with project leaders, external lawyers and regulators to ensure accurate document execution and timely reporting. The candidate will draft and vet conveyance deeds, leases, and related contracts, manage litigation support, and drive a robust knowledge base and dashboards

Qualifications

• LLB or equivalent degree required; Masters preferred
• Strong knowledge of conveyance deeds, property laws and related regulations
• Experience with MOFA, MAO Act, RERA and civil/criminal law is essential
• Excellent drafting skills; ability to draft and vet agreements and legal opinions
• Strong stakeholder management and strategic thinking abilities
• Attention to detail and high compliance mindset
• Good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of all legal matters related to properties and development projects
• Liaise for title searches, registration of documents and contract management
• Assist in litigation by providing required documents to solicitors
• Prepare conveyance deeds, lease deeds and other contract documents
• Vet contracts, notices, LOIs and sale deeds; translate legal/technical circulars to English
• Maintain legal dashboards and monthly reporting; ensure regulatory compliance
• Coordinate with regulators, external lawyers and project stakeholders
• Create systematic filing and document storage for easy retrieval
• Draft and coordinate registrations and execution of ancillary documents
• Develop a legal knowledge base and dashboards to support decision-making
• Interact with internal teams and external landowners/government authorities

Skills

Conveyance deeds

Property laws

MOFA/MAO/RERA knowledge

Drafting skills

People management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

LLB

Masters preferred

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Legal & Complaince The role would provide oversight of all the legal matters pertaining to properties and related matters to the Head Real Estate & Infra The incumbent in the role is expected to oversee the registration of documents, Title search , contracts management and existing title issues if any.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIESLiasoning activities Render support for investigating the title of the property intending to be purchased/ taken up for development. Coordinate in obtaining the title certificate from Advocate/ Solicitors. To help in the litigation matters by giving necessary, documents, etc., as may be required by our solicitors from time to time. Act as a single point of contact for all legal queries related to the Project

Manage all legal and regulatory work To handle all the regulatory and legal work and liaison with the regulator and external lawyers for compliance of the same. Maintain and review legal documents. Prepare documents such as Conveyance Deed, Lease Deeds, Contract Agreements, Society formation works etc. as required. Identify Legal issues and suggest timely solutions for efficient project closure

Vetting of various contracts, notices, letters, etc. Vet all contracts Prepare, scrutinize and finalize sale-deeds , LOI , legal documents and correspondence as required. Transcribe/translate all legal and technical circulars of vernacular language into English. Oversee the Legal function through ensuring yearly planning and periodic reviews to track performance

Drive stakeholder management Publishing of Legal Dashboards Along with Head RE & Infra, keep all the shareholders informed with respect to key Legal aspects of the Properties. Group CFO Hear RE & Infra Legal & Complaince Manager

Create a systematic and efficient filing system for easy retrieval of legal documents. Initiate and facilitate generation of monthly legal reports Design a systematic and efficient legal document storage and retrieval

Coordination and drafting of Agreements Effective coordination during registration of agreements. Thorough understanding of basic requirements of execution and registration of docs. Suggest course corrections as per the requirements Drafting and modifying the ancillary docs accurately.

Research and knowledge database Conduct detailed research and ensure that all necessary regulations are complied with Create a legal knowledge database Publish precise legal dashboards

MAJOR CHALLENGES .

Dynamic needs of the Project/s induce a need to be flexible and adaptive Handling multiple land acquisition matters simultaneously with limited resources

DECISIONSDecisions made by job holder

• As per the defined authority matrix created by Board of Directors
• Approvals within the budgets defined and decision matrix
• Legal and other administrative responsibilities

Recommendations to or approval by superior

• Legal Inputs towards Land acquisition and other matters
• Legal compliance matters
• Govt regulations

INTERACTIONSInternal Interactions

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day workProject Leader for Project planningFunction Heads – to ensure right support for project deliveriesGroup CFO – to align with the financial goalsFinance Controller – to align with the legal requirements

External Interactions

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day workLand ownersGovt. Authorities – for compliance related activities

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGEEducational Qualifications

LLB, Masters preferred Systems Management certification will be added advantage

Functional Skills & Behavioral Skills

Good knowledge of Conveyance deeds, Property, Consumer, criminal, civil, property-related laws, and bye-laws. Comprehensive knowledge of MOFA, MAO Act, RERA Excellent Drafting skills and good at legal clauses. Critical thinker and problem-solving skills People Management Skills Stakeholder Management Strategic thinking Intense collaboration Eye for detail Good communication skills, tactfulness, good negotiation skills, Interpersonal skills & ability to work in a team and under pressure.