The Phoenix Mills – Assistant General Manager – Legal – Retail (12-14 yrs)
– Lead the Legal function for a center by identifying, anticipating and mitigating legal risk; providing legal support to the senior management from the project concept stage to operations.
– Ensures being a part of the front end team while the negotiations with the contractor/vendor and thus get involved in resolution of any disputes/ litigations
– Responsible for devising a list of proactive measures that can be introduced to mitigate legal risks, provide legal advice for policy formulation, install relevant systemic frame work and its maintenance; plan implementation with the leadership team
– Ensure and oversee timely submission of relevant documents and returns to external stakeholders / regulatory authorities and represent the company for resolution of any legal issue or escalation
– Ensure that the project maintains a strong and consistent legal compliance record and it is completed and operated as per statutory/ regulatory norms and contract terms and thereby no penalty clauses are invoked against the Company
– Collate all signed LOIs to prepare a consolidated Deviation Matrix and discuss clause-by-clause with the VP – Leasing, post which only deviations, if any would be allowed to go into the final agreement document
– Ensure the process of lease negotiations with other tenants (inline/vanilla) are carried out by the Sr. Manager / Manager – Legal as per the defined process
– Ensure the registration of the final agreement document is carried out as per statutory guidelines and provide inputs as required
– Ensure effective litigation management of all cases – identification, appointment and management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership
– Ensure safe and custody of all original documents by the corporate/center’s legal teams
– Take care of legacy litigation work in the operational mall related to service tax issue in coordination with the external legal counsel by ensuring all records of dates/appearances are maintained
– Ensure effective litigation management of all cases – identification, appointment and management of external litigation partners, filing of cases and monitoring their progress, and provide timely updates to the business leadership
– Advanced knowledge of legal administration, especially contract related matters
– In-depth understanding of the development / construction business in the retail and hospitality sectors
– Drafting agreements like Development, Sale, Lease, Leave & License etc.
– Statutory/ Regulatory Compliance Management
– Knowledge of leasing administration process
– Negotiation skills
