Job Purpose
Associate Regional Counsel East: To support the regional RC in due diligence, execution and registration of leases, manage regional legal database (digitisation of leases, uploading on the portal, etc.). With the aim to establish a system for multiple level scrutiny, ARC is bestowed upon with the following tasks, including but not limited to :-
To mentor JRC and review the works of JRCs;
To hold discussions with external counsels pertaining to risks involved in a property;
To vet all the documentation proposed to be filed before the concerned authority and courts;
To hold discussions and form strategies with external counsels pertaining to ongoing and new litigation;
To conduct risk rating of a property post review of due diligence report;
To prepare risk/deviation note; and
To prepare dashboard and trackers.
Job Context
The role extends to entire region East for ABFRL business including all the subsidiary businesses of ABFRL.
Following are the operational challenges.
- Highlight the risk arising out of title due diligence and post discussions with RC prepare risk note along with mitigation plan.
- Ensure registration of all the Leases in the region.
- Closing issues arise across region in respect of value violations and landlord complaints.
- Providing time bound legal support in filing police complaints, closure of cases, etc.,
- Updating and managing regional litigations on daily basis.
- Working with cross functions to provide effective services to ICs & LL
- To update the litigations and leasing data/files.
Key Result Areas
Supporting Actions
Advisory service to cross functional teams
RBD
- Prepare first cut draft and share with LL
- Review of legal risks arising out of Due diligence of properties conducted by external lawyers and prepare risk/deviation note accordingly
- Assist RC in negotiation of leases, CAM documents, Renewal of lease, etc
- Assist RC in provide SOPs for driving higher % of Registration of leases or any leasing requirement
- Assist RC in resolving issues with municipal and statutory authorities arising in retail stores
- Conducting discussions and form strategies with RC pertaining to ongoing and new litigations.
- Review all the documentation proposed to be filed before the courts / concerned authority
F & Com
- Helping in amending any clause/s of the franchisee, landlords, etc., in said region
- Post discussions with RC initiate or defend legal action.
- Co-ordinating with accounts and external advocates to resolve landlords’ disputes.
- Providing data to finance team
- Providing data for publishing dashboards.
- Monitoring all the updates made by JRC in the portals.
Retail HR
- Understanding and briefing all the facts to RC regarding value violation and other disputes.
- Facilitating RC in filing of police complaints.
Services to regional internal customers
- Providing regional data for publishing monthly Leasing dash board.
- Maintenance of regional data base of leases.
Processes
- Assist RC in SOPs for streamlining the leasing and retail compliance processes in the region.
Desired Skills and Experience
Leasing,Litigation