Senior Manager - TDD

Godrej Industries Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Godrej Industries Group is seeking a legal professional based in Mumbai with significant experience in drafting legal documents and contracts. The ideal candidate should hold an LLB degree and have 10–12 years of relevant experience, preferably from the real estate sector or a law firm. Strong knowledge of Maharashtra land laws and effective negotiation skills are essential. The role involves handling due diligence, providing legal advisory support, and complying with project timelines.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
• Preferable experience from a law firm or Real Estate Industry.
• Strong expertise in contract management.

Responsibilities

• Draft various transactional documents including agreements and legal notices.
• Conduct detailed due diligence on land records.
• Provide legal advisory support on contracts and regulations.

Skills

Knowledge of Maharashtra land laws

RERA regulations

Legal document drafting

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Education

LLB (Bachelor of Law)

Job description

Responsibilities

• In house drafting of all transactional documents such as joint development agreements, share purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, LLP agreements, development agreements, agreement to sell, sale deeds, lease deeds, power of Attorney, etc.
• Title due diligence of land and timely risk identification.
• In house drafting of all contracts / documentation such as application forms, buyer’s agreement, conveyance deeds, lease deeds, collaboration / joint venture agreements for land development, etc. and timely closure of documents / agreements from legal perspective.
• In house drafting of legal notices, pleadings related to disputes / litigations.
• Conformance with all legal requirements related to contracts.
• Timeliness and correctness of legal opinion, as may be required by the company from time to time.

Deal Evaluation

• Conduct detailed due diligence on land records (title, deeds, check if there are cases against it) as per the due diligence checklist before the meeting with the JV Partners.
• Assists business development during negotiation with JV Partners and JVP’s advocates / solicitors on commercials of the deal.
• Advises on the legal structure of the deal.
• Assists business development team in finalizing the deal for the execution.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation of land records and related transactions.

Drafting Of Agreements

• In house Drafting of various legal documents like: development agreement, term sheet, share purchase agreement, shareholder agreements, agreement to sell, power of attorney, affidavits, indemnity, service / sales agreements, etc.
• Follows up with HO for approvals on all draft agreements.

Customer Agreements

• Gets inputs from the marketing team for preparing the customer agreements for new projects.
• Draft allotment letter, agreement for sale, possession letter, schedule of payments, notices, etc.
• Assesses specific requirements put forth by individual customers and finalizes the customer agreement.
• Facilitates the entire process of Stamp Duty and registration of the legal documents.

Legal Advisory Support

• Provides required documents to customers such as documents required during filing for housing loans / addition of name of spouse/ transfer of property to another buyer.
• Advise customer on stamp duty and other relevant regulations.
• Provide timely advise to other departments on concerns / queries having a legal impact.
• Examine contracts made by Contracts team to provide legal controls and checkpoints.
• Generate a knowledge repository for updates on laws, regulations, ordinances, by- laws relating to real estate industry and make the same available to the team.

Process Adherence

• Complies with company defined guidelines and processes.
• Adheres to project timelines.

Process Improvement

• Identifies processes / procedures in own work area that need improvement.
• Recommends process improvement ideas to streamline efficiency / costs / productivity.
• Undertakes process improvement activities in own work area.

Learning And Development

• Identifies self development needs.
• Takes concrete steps to pursue self development through training, education, projects etc.

Qualifications

• Education: LLB (Bachelor of Law).
• Experience: Relevant post-qualification experience (preferable from a law firm or Real Estate Industry).
• Work Experience: 10–12 years.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of Maharashtra land laws, RERA regulations, and real estate Non litigation.
• Expertise in legal document drafting and contract management.
• Effective negotiation and communication skills.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.