Lead Legal Real Estate

Job Purpose : Safeguard the organisations real estate assets manage and advise on all legal aspects of real estate matters including land acquisition leasing due diligence documentation and dispute handling ensuring timely and legally sound support to business and project teams. Provide end-to-end legal support for real estate transactions by drafting reviewing negotiating and finalising agreements while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and internal governance standards.

Job Context & Challenges:

Handles regulatory compliance and disputes arising from acquisitions lease arrangements and legacy land issues. Supports ongoing and upcoming projects such as plant expansions warehouses offices and infrastructure across multiple states. Works closely with project commercial and procurement teams and external counsels to enable execution within timelines and compliance frameworks. Operates in a high-volume transactional environment involving regular interaction with landowners developers brokers government authorities and external advocates. Responsible for independently closing transactions and maintaining documentation hygiene.

Major Challenges:

Managing multiple parallel transactions with tight timelines.

Interpreting state-specific land laws accurately.

Balancing business urgency with legal risk mitigation

Negotiating commercially sensitive agreements.

Controlling legal costs and quality through external counsel managing litigation without impacting project timelines.

Addressing legacy land and documentation gaps.

Adapting to frequent regulatory changes.

Managing stakeholder expectations amid judicial delays.

KRAs :

Real Estate Legal Advisory & Transaction Support

Advise project and business teams on legal feasibility of land acquisition leasing and development proposals.

Conduct title due diligence and issue legal risk notes with mitigation plans.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation

Draft vet and negotiate real estate agreements (sale deeds lease deeds MoUs licenses easements and ROW agreements) ensuring legal robustness and commercial alignment.

Incorporate standard clauses and company safeguards consistently Timely Closure of Real Estate Transactions.

Coordinate registrations and ensure adherence to project timelines.

Litigation & Dispute Management

Manage litigation related to land acquisition title disputes lease issues and encroachments.

Coordinate with advocates and monitor case progress Risk Identification & Mitigation.

Identify legal risks related to title land use zoning and statutory approvals.

Recommend alternate deal structures to mitigate exposure.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Projects Commercial Finance and Procurement teams.

Align legal solutions with business priorities while maintaining compliance.

External Counsel Management.

Engage and brief external advocates for due diligence documentation and opinions.

Review deliverables to ensure quality and cost efficiency.

Process Standardization & Efficiency

Support development of Documentation & Record Management templates checklists and SOPs for real estate transactions.

Reduce turnaround time through structured documentation processes.

Ensure completeness and accuracy of title documents registrations and statutory records.

Maintain organized repositories for deeds agreements and approvals.

Regulatory & Statutory Compliance

Ensure compliance with land laws municipal regulations and local statutory requirements.

Track changes in laws impacting land and property Transaction Compliance & Governance.

Ensure all transactions comply withapplicable land laws stamp duty registration and internal approval frameworks

Flag deviations and seek timely approvals.

Coordination with Authorities & Intermediaries

Liaise with sub-registrars revenue offices brokers and surveyors for smooth execution.

Support site teams during registrations and inspections.

Risk Reporting & Case Tracking

Maintain dashboards for ongoing cases and legal risks.

Provide periodic updates to business and leadership teams.

Preventive Legal Support

Proactively advise business teams to avoid future disputes

Support audits and internal reviews related to real estate assets.