Oberoi Realty - Manager/Senior Manager - Litigation - LLB

Organisation : Oberoi Realty Ltd.

Location : Goregaon (Mumbai)

Role : Legal - Litigation

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE ROLE

Primary Responsibilities:

Represent the organization at the hearing in the court and arbitration meetings and provide inputs to management based on the proceedings / meetings / conferences, etc.

Ensure timely replies / briefings / affidavits for prospective or ongoing litigation

- Ensure that all aspects from commercial, engineering, architecture and sales point of view have been captured in the replies to the court (which will be public documents upon submission)

- Draft replies / briefings for ongoing or prospective litigation in the court / arbitration

- Ensure that the legal counsel and advocates are properly briefed on the case specifics

- Ensure adequate legal support and legal opinion to the concerned departments on legal matters as and when required

- Provide legal advise / assistance to management and prospective parties for redevelopment projects / new projects / any projects involving prospective litigation

- Ensure fling of caveats, notices, replies to notices received by sales department

- Notices received from flat purchasers regarding possession, cancellation of flats, dispute for interest to be paid, etc.

- Identify and source legal counsels / advocates to ensure best quality legal advise for management

- Provide contingent liability details and notes to auditors for finalization of company's financial statements to company auditors

- Monitor and review the documents being drafted by external consultants / counsels / advocates, approve & finalze the same as per legal / management requirement.

Secondary Responsibilities:

- Monitor and control the inputs received from legal counsel and advocates to ensure it meets the organization's requirements

- Facilitate due diligence process at the time of FDI in the company

- Facilitate execution of all litigation/legal related document

- Handle customer/external advocates/counsel queries/complaints/clarifications in order to speed the process of signing and filing in the court

Qualifications and Technical Skills

- Qualified LLB

- Knowledge of property laws, arbitration act, civil procedure code, filing documents/affidavits in court, knowledge of contract act.

- Knowledge of MS Word