Legal Manager (Real Estate Only)

Incuspaze; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Incuspaze is seeking a senior legal professional in Gurugram to draft, review, negotiate and vet a wide range of contracts, including leases and service agreements. You will lead end-to-end negotiations, coordinate with external counsel, and advise on regulatory compliance in line with business operations.

The ideal candidate holds an LLB with 5+ years of experience in real estate or a related setting, either in a law firm or in-house, and is fluent in English, detail-oriented, and able to

Qualifications

• Drafting, reviewing, vetting and negotiating service agreements, vendor contracts, lease deeds, maintenance agreements, LOIs and amendments.
• Strong contract management with reporting, research and legal administration skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Detail-oriented, organized and a team player with good communication.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential.
• Awareness of latest laws and regulatory changes.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and vet contracts including co-working, managed office and lease deeds.
• Handle end-to-end negotiations from LOI to execution and registration of lease/license deeds.
• Draft letters and legal notices and responses; manage record-keeping of contracts.
• Assist in corporate compliances and provide legal advisory through research.
• Coordinate with external lawyers for litigations/arbitrations and maintain records.
• Conduct due diligences of properties involving land records.
• Collaborate with internal departments to scale the contract drafting/negotiation process.
• Experience in investment transactions (private equity, acquisitions) would be preferable.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

Regulatory compliance

Multitasking

English fluency

Education

LLB

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and vetting of various ongoing business-related contracts such as co-working services agreement, managed office service agreement, tenant related documents/agreements, service agreements, lease agreements, maintenance agreements, leave and license agreements, settlement agreements, vendor contracts, master services agreements, consulting agreements, asset leasing agreements and managing related compliances such as registration of the Lease Deeds
• Handling end to end negotiations, starting from LOI to stage to execution and registration of lease/license deeds.
• Drafting of letters, legal notices and their responses.
• Record keeping and ensuring effective management of contracts.
• Assisting in compliances with corporate.
• Legal Advisory through legal research into business operations of the company and on new laws and/or law applicable to the company. Research in relation to case laws and other legal issues.
• Coordinating with external lawyers in relation to company’s ongoing litigations, arbitrations and keeping, maintaining and updating records of all such litigations, arbitrations etc. in a timely manner.
• Conducting and managing due diligences of properties involving land records.
• Proactively partnering and working with internal departments to improve and scale all aspects of the contract drafting and negotiation process
• Previous experience in handling investment transactions including private equity, acquisition and company law related matters would be preferable

Qualification

• LLB
• Experience 5+ years of experience at a law firm, in-house, or preferably a combination thereof preferably in real estate industry

Other Skills

• Experienced in reviewing, drafting, vetting and negotiating service agreements, vendor contracts, lease deeds, maintenance agreements, letter of intent, amendment agreements, operation and procurement agreements, marketing and CSR contracts.
• Strong skills in contract management with good hold on reporting, research, legal administration, analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task and should be flexible and eager to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, eye for detail, diligent and a team player
• Fluency in English language (spoken and written) is essential
• Exemplify creative problem-solving abilities
• Basic experience in preparing power point presentations and excel sheets
• Updated on latest Laws and changes in Legal and Regulatory framework
• Positive mindset to handle high-volume work and business support