Legal Counsel - Assistant Manager / Manager

Role Overview :

The role requires a proactive individual with strong expertise in the retail industry, stakeholder management, property due diligence, and legal advisory. The ideal candidate should have worked on retail leases, leave and license and related agreements with a keen eye for detail, a strong commercial acumen, and the ability to drive legal processes efficiently while safeguarding the organization's interests.

Role Description :

1. Contract Lifecycle Management

• Manage end-to-end lease agreement lifecycle, including drafting, vetting, negotiating, and execution of agreements with internal as well as external stakeholders, adhering to defined TATs and the approved financial terms.
• Conduct due diligence of the properties proposed to be taken on lease.
• Highlight and mitigate legal risks in the lease and related agreements or due diligence ; coordinate with internal stakeholders for deviation approvals where necessary.
• Manage registration process of the lease / license agreements
• Monitor renewals of leases and ensure timely execution to avoid disruptions in operations.
• Periodically review and update standard templates as well as SOPs to reflect evolving legal and business requirements
• Ensure compliance with SOPs for signoff of agreements and for termination of leases
• Ensure complete usage of the contract management system for agreement workflows; train business teams on usage and processes.
• Continuously enhance drafting standards, with a focus on clarity, commercial detailing, and risk mitigation.
• Maintain organized legal databases and contract repositories for easy retrieval and compliance tracking.

2. Due Diligence

3. Template Updating & Version Control

4. Knowledge Management & Advisory

Knowledge and Qualification Requirements :