Legal Land

Key responsibilities

Land acquisition and title

1. Lead legal due diligence on identified parcels: title search and chain of title, revenue records, encumbrances, litigation, land-use classification, ceiling and tenancy restrictions.
2. Draft, review and negotiate sale deeds, long-term leases, licences, easements and right-of-way instruments, and allotment or lease documents with industrial development corporations, port authorities and other government bodies.
3. Advise on land conversion, change of land use and statutory approvals under the applicable state land laws and renewable energy or industrial policies.
4. Coordinate with land aggregators, local counsel, revenue authorities and consultants, and review their work product and compliance with company legal policies.

Project-linked land matters

1. Structure land packages for pipelines, transmission lines, water intake and discharge corridors, and port and jetty interfaces.
2. Review land-related provisions in concession agreements, EPC contracts, offtake agreements and financing documents, and align them with the land position.
3. Prepare title opinions and land closure reports required by lenders, and close out land-related conditions precedent and covenants.
4. Support financing transactions by preparing land-related security documentation, closing lender conditions precedent and subsequent for title, mortgage creation and charge registration, and coordinating with the debt financing legal team and lenders' counsel.

Compliance, risk and disputes

1. Monitor changes in land, environmental, forest, coastal and rehabilitation laws, government circulars and state policies, and advise the business on their impact.
2. Identify and mitigate land risks, and escalate where needed.
3. Manage land disputes, representations and notices, and supervise external counsel in courts, tribunals and revenue forums.
4. Maintain a land legal tracker, document repository and periodic MIS for senior management.

Requirements

1. LL.B. (5-year or 3-year) from a recognised university.
2. 5–6+ years PQE in real estate, land or infrastructure law, ideally with renewable energy, power, ports or industrial projects.
3. Working knowledge of land laws in [Odisha / Rajasthan / Maharashtra / Andhra Pradesh / Gujarat / Tamil Nadu] and the Registration, Stamp, Easements and land acquisition statutes.
4. Hands-on experience in drafting and negotiating land agreements, and in title due diligence for institutional or lender-grade transactions.
5. Exposure to court and tribunal land disputes is preferred.
6. Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, and willingness to travel to sites and local authorities.
7. Hands-on experience in creating and perfecting security over land and immovable assets for lender-funded projects, including mortgages (registered and by deposit of title deeds), leasehold mortgages, and the related registration, stamping, CERSAI and ROC charge filings, along with the title documents, lessor or authority consents and no-objection certificates lenders require.