We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented, and high-performing Assistant / Manager Legal to support the Head of Legal / Chief Legal Advisor in managing the Groups overall legal operations. This role acts as a critical execution engine across contract management, litigation support, property documentation, and legal repository management.

The ideal candidate possesses solid contract drafting skills, a sound understanding of commercial law, hands-on litigation tracking experience, and the organizational capability to institutionalize legal processes across multiple group verticals.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Contract Management & Commercial Support

- Drafting & Vetting: First-level drafting, vetting, and negotiation of commercial contracts, vendors agreements, NDAs, MOUs, service agreements, and work orders.
- Standardization: Assist in building and updating standard contract templates, clause libraries, and standardized playbooks to streamline transaction velocity.
- Obligation Tracking: Maintain a tracking matrix for critical legal obligations, operational triggers, and contract renewals across group companies.

1. Litigation Management & Disputes Support

- Litigation Tracking: Maintain an updated litigation tracker across all courts, tribunals, and quasi-judicial forums; monitor case updates and hearing dates.
- Pleadings & Briefs: Draft primary notices, replies, affidavits, written statements, and briefing notes for external counsel.
- External Counsel Liaison: Coordinate with external advocate offices, coordinate document production, manage court filings, and review legal fee invoices.

1. Property & Land Records Management

- Centralized Repository: Maintain and systematically organize the Group's centralized physical and digital land and property documentation repository.
- Due Diligence Support: Assist in legal due diligence, title search reports, land acquisition records, lease deeds, and property licensing approvals.

1. Governance, Authorizations & Execution

- Document Vetting: Review legal documents, powers of attorney (POAs),



affidavits, undertakings, and board/corporate resolutions prior to executive signature.
- Consistency: Ensure uniform execution standards and compliance checks across all subsidiaries and group entities.

1. Legal Knowledge & Operations Infrastructure

- Knowledge Management: Organize case laws, precedents, research notes, and template banks into an easily accessible, secure legal database.
- Legal Research: Conduct structured legal research on commercial legislation, regulatory updates, court precedents, and risk exposure to support the Head of Legal.

1. Special Projects & Team Assistance

- Cross-functional Projects: Support the Head of Legal on high-priority strategic transactions, group restructurings, and confidential special assignments.
- Operational Reporting: Prepare weekly/monthly MIS reports on legal performance, pending disputes, and contract status for senior leadership.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Drafting Speed & Quality: Turnaround time (TAT) and precision in drafting standard commercial contracts and notices.
- Database Accuracy: 100% accuracy, completeness, and instant retrieval efficiency of the property and contract databases.
- Litigation Efficiency: On-time briefing material preparation and flawless upkeep of the litigation management tracker.
- Process Standardization: Active contribution to the creation and maintenance of clause banks and contract templates.
- Operational Responsiveness: High agility in responding to internal business queries and support needs.

Candidate Profile & Requirements
- Qualification: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) required; Master of Laws (LL.M.) or Company Secretary (CS) certification is a plus.
- Experience: 3–6 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a corporate legal department or mid-to-large law firm.
- Functional Knowledge: Sound working knowledge of Contract Law, Property/Real Estate Law, Civil/Commercial Litigation, and Corporate Governance.
- Skills: Superior legal drafting, sharp analytical research, strong contract negotiation abilities, and high proficiency in digital document management systems.

📌 Manager Legal (Mumbai)
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