Executive - Legal

Job Title

Executive - Legal

Job Description Summary

scrutinising contracts/amendments, LOA/LOIs, ELs, renewals, etc. signed with our clients in detail; reviewing voluminous chain of emails exchanged between business teams and our clients, relevant to recovery requests; (3) research through various case laws, latest Court judgements relevant to facts, latest changes in law with respect to Court matters, etc.; (4) framing a strategy in chronological order to identify merits and demerits of each recovery request by various business verticals; (5) advising/ guiding business teams on the overall framework of each request to recover the non-payments/outstanding payments from clients; (6) initiating and leading through various conference calls with external counsels, finalising and framing final strategy to recover our money. "

Job Description

About The Role:

Co-ordination and Interpersonal skills:

• Co-ordinating with External Law Firm/ Advocate and obtaining updates on latest development.
• Supporting legal head in preparing a strategy of all ongoing Litigation/ Dispute matters.
• Maintaining a tracker with latest updates in all matter and reporting the same to Legal Head.
• Maintaining repository of all pleading files and other documents.
• Arranging and conducting meetings with External Law Firm/ Lawyers for preparation of Witnesses at the stage of Cross- Examination/ Re- Examination.
• Arranging monthly calls with the External Law Firms/ Lawyer(s) along-with with Legal Head to discuss strategy of the matter.
• Discussing future strategy with the External Law Firm/Lawyer(s) to and promptly update/ discuss with Legal Head.
• Case Management of all Civil Litigation/ Dispute matters, ensuring that deadlines and hearings are ensured smoothly.
• Maintaining a comprehensive tracker with up-to-date information on all critical legal matters concerning the company and promptly updating Legal Head.
• Supporting Legal Head in reviewing, redlining and vetting of Legal Notice(s), Plaint, Written Statement, Replies, Rejoinders, Application, Petition, Affidavit and other documents,
• Careful review of the documents shared by Business for recovery matters.
• Reviewing voluminous chain of emails exchanged between business teams and clients, relevant to each recovery/claim/litigation request.
• Conducting in-depth legal research on current issues related to real estate and staying updated on the latest legal developments.
• Preparing brief/Memo/PPT highlighting important provisions of latest development in law and updating Legal Team.
• Monitor changes in laws, regulations, and legal trends to ensure up-to-date research.

RERA/ Regulatory Compliance support

• Registration of Company as RERA Registered Agent across all States.
• Maintaining a tracker to monitor the expiration dates and renewal schedules for RERA certifications.
• Maintaining repository of all RERA certificates and renewal certificate (if any).

Contract Review

• Compare previously executed Agreement with fresh Agreement with or without support of Litera software and highlighting potential risks/ deviations Clauses to Legal team.
• Support Legal Team in preparing Addendum/ Renewal Agreement to main Agreement.

Secretarial Task

• To arrange and confirm the details for preparation of disclosures of Directors u/s 164 and 184 of the Companies Act, 2013 and get them signed from the directors of the Company,
• To coordinate and arrange data from the finance department and file Form DPT-3 to ROC,
• To coordinate and arrange data from the finance department and file Form MSME-1 to ROC,
• To coordinate with the directors of the Company and arrange OTP to get their DIN KYC done,
• To coordinate and arrange data from the finance department and file Form FLA to RBI
• To coordinate and assist the Consultants of the Company i.e. Statutory Auditors, Secretarial Consultant (MKS) and any other consultant and provide the required documents and information as may be required from time to time,
• To ensure the Company is in compliance of all applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and any other Corporate laws,
• To draft the agreements or contracts on behalf of the Company as may be required from time to time,
• To provide the advisory service to the Board of directors and senior management of the Company as may be required from time to time,
• Plan, convene, and document Board Meetings, Committee Meetings, and Annual General Meetings (AGMs) as per legal requirements,
• Ensure compliance with FEMA regulations for foreign transactions, as and when required,
• To report corporate action to NSDL,
• Any other requirement as & when arise for secretarial work.

About You:

Relevant domain experience in Legal - 1to3 years with an educational background in Finance. Any Graduate or MBA.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

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