Title Lawyer

Role - Land Legal

Expert in Title Search

land acquisition, conducting title due diligence for our utility-scale RE Projects across India.

Requisite Details:

Experience in land-related legal matters having expertise in

1. conducting title due diligence across states and
2. reviewing land related agreements
3. Supporting in security creations and resolution of lender's queries
4. Strong experience in handling land related litigation across jurisdictions

Additional Responsibilities

1. Drafting and vetting of the agreement to sell, sale deed, lease deed, land Aggregator agreement, NOC, POA etc. Assisting in registration/mutation of land and property documents;
2. examination of title deeds of the property, vetting of Govt. records of title, doing other land related checks in revenue records including any mortgage etc. Advising on stamp duty and registration of documents.
3. Assisting in identification of lawyers and other consultants, as may be required, pan India for (a) getting the land record verification done from them, obtaining and vetting their reports and coordinating with them for the complete land procurement process; (b) for the legal cases filed by or against the company.
4. Updating the list of legal & commercial documents generated in due course of land transactions for the company and arrange for their proper safe filing, uploading in company's software and their access and updating the management with regulatory and legal changes applicable to Property & Real Estate Business in India .
5. Obtain necessary approvals, permissions and clearances required for acquisition of land from competent local authorities, revenue authorities, forest department and other governmental instrumentality.
6. Liaison with the government authorities such as SECI, MNRE, DISCOMs, local authorities such as Panchayat, Tehsildar, Patwari registrar office, and other revenue authorities, land owners, land aggregators and other related parties including consultants and legal counsels.
7. Handle filing of cases & defend cases filed against Company - Criminal & Civil pertaining to land matters in any forum and preparing and providing regular land cases/issues updates.
8. Liaise with external legal counsels/ consultants/local authorities for specific cases / issues/ contracts/ documentations/ legal advisory services as required and review the work done by them.
9. To handle on ground issues such as protest by local villagers/people.
10. MIS preparation and maintenance.

1. Desired Experience and Competencies:

1. LLB with 2- 4 Yrs of experience in Title Search
2. Preferably from the same industry – solar and wind or working with a law firm handling exclusively land matters.
3. Having knowledge of the various land laws across the states, be updated with relevant notifications issued by states/local authority/revenue authorities. Having experience in coordinating with local land owners/farmers/revenue authorities related to the land parcels.
4. Should have wide network with pan-India presence/relationship with strong local lawyers to undertake land related work.