Senior Manager Legal - TDD Senior Manager Legal - TDD
About Godrej Properties Limited
Godrej Properties brings the Godrej Group philosophy of innovation, sustainability, and excellence to the real estate industry. Each Godrej Properties development combines a 125-year legacy of excellence and trust with a commitment to cutting edge design, technology, and sustainability. In FY 2021, Godrej Properties emerged as the largest developer in India by the value and volume of residential sales achieved.
Godrej Properties has deeply focused on sustainable development. In 2010, GPL committed that all of its developments would be third party certified green buildings. In 2020,2021 and again in 2022, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark ranked GPL #1 globally amongst listed residential developers for its sustainability and ESG practices. In 2017, GPL was one of the founding partners of the Sustainable Housing Leadership Consortium (SHLC), whose mission is to spread sustainable development practices across the Indian real estate sector. In recent years, Godrej Properties has received over 300 awards and recognitions, including the Porter Prize 2019, The Most Trusted Real Estate Brand in the 2019 Brand Trust Report, Builder of the Year at the CNBC-Awaaz Real Estate Awards 2019, and The Economic Times Best Real Estate Brand 2018.
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Designation
Senior Manager – TDD
Location
Ahmedabad
Job Purpose
The incumbent will be working in the Legal team and conducting TDDs for acquisition of lands in and around the Ahmedabad region and handling other real estate assignments including RERA/customer litigation.
Roles & Responsibilities
Determine the approach in managing litigation cases through discussion and follow up with external consultants /advocates.
Deal with litigation cases
Provides 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.
Review and approve all legal formalities for the formation of Society/Association e.g - Complete registration process of the society/association/ drafting the conveyance /Sales deeds/Lease deeds.
Interact with the Society/Association for finalization of respective deeds , if required
Conduct due diligence of properties and ensures that the title of the property is clear and marketable
Review documents utilized by the BD team at the preliminary stage of the project – MoU, terms & conditions and lays out terms and conditions for the same
Ensure that all commercial terms of the agreement are in place
Proficient in independently drafts transaction documents for land purchase / development agreement / joint venture agreements and negotiating with counter party for closure
Conduct discussions with JV Partners on legal aspects
Hand over project files to the regional team once the agreement has been entered into
Directly monitor regions which do not specifically appointed legal person
Mentor, guide and monitor the activities of Regional Legal teams to ensure work as per plan
Review, discuss and resolve issues in documents submitted by the Regional Legal team for approval
Distribute projects amongst reportees
Assign duties to direct reports for litigation roles and for coordination with regional office
Ensure proper data management and storage of all records
Create a standard framework for drafts pertaining to legal issues, basis past experiences, and modifies it as per project requirement
Set guidelines to ensure that the Agreement to Sales document is prepared on time and is error-free
Compile with company defined guidelines and processes
Adhere to project timelines
Identify processes/procedures in own work area that need improvement
Recommend process improvement ideas to streamline efficiency/costs/productivity
Undertakes process improvement activities in own work area
Recommends manpower for the region
Key Interactions:
Internal-
Business Development: Timely Inputs on deal, land records, understanding the deal structure, advise on legal structure of the deal
Marketing & Sales: Gather inputs for customer agreement
Projects: Schedule of construction work , capture inputs for negotiation
Liaision: Getting approvals, permissions and provide timely inputs.
Finance & Accounts: Coordinate for release of payment
Property Management: Gather details for drafting society hand over documents/ advise on stamp duty, registration
Other departments: Advise on concern/queries, agreements and legal documents
External-
JVP Advocates/Solicitors: Negotiation on the deal and clarifications on land records
Lawyers and external law consultants: Regular follow-up on drafting of agreement etc.
Customers: Understanding requirements for customer agreements
Society/Association: Facilitate the registration process
Educational Qualification
LLB/LLM
Experience
10-15 years relevant work experience
Skills
TDDs for acquisition of lands in and around the Ahmedabad region
Knowledge and experience in handling other real estate assignments including RERA/customer litigation will be an added advantage
An inclusive Godrej
Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It’s not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.
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.
If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!
We look forward to meeting you.
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