Legal Manager

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in Kolkata seeks a Legal & Compliance professional to oversee all legal matters related to properties for the RE & Infra head. You will manage registration, title searches, contracts, and title issues, while coordinating with advocates and regulators.

The role requires strong drafting, knowledge of MOFA/MAO Act/RERA, and excellent stakeholder management. A dynamic environment with cross-functional collaboration awaits.

Qualifications

• 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 with problem-solving abilities.
• People management, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking.
• Strong collaboration, eye for detail, and good communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all legal matters pertaining to properties for Head Real Estate & Infra.
• Oversee registration of documents, title searches, contracts management, and title issues.
• Liaison for title verification; obtain title certificates from advocates/solicitors.
• Manage regulatory and legal work; liaise with regulator and external lawyers for compliance.
• Prepare conveyance deeds, lease deeds, contract agreements, and society formation docs.
• Vet contracts, sale deeds, LOI; translate vernacular docs to English as needed.
• Draft and finalize ancillary legal documents; ensure proper execution/registration.
• Create legal knowledge base; publish dashboards and monthly reports.
• Drive stakeholder management and periodic reviews with executives.

Skills

Conveyance deeds

Property law

Consumer law

Criminal law

Civil law

Bye-laws

Drafting skills

Legal clauses

RERA knowledge

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Team work

Communication skills

Problem solving

People management

Regulatory compliance

Education

LLB

Master’s degree preferred

Systems Management certification

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 ProjectManage 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 closureVetting 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 performanceDrive 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 ManagerCreate 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 retrievalCoordination 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 InteractionsRoles 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 requirementsExternal InteractionsRoles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day workLand ownersGovt. Authorities – for compliance related activitiesSKILLS AND KNOWLEDGEEducational Qualifications LLB, Masters preferred Systems Management certification will be added advantageFunctional 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.