Location: North Goa(Candidate from Goa preferred with knowledge of local laws)As a Legal Officer, the Employee is required to perform the following duties and undertake the following responsibilities in a professional manner.• Independently conduct due diligence and title document scrutiny and represent the company for discussions on its legal matters with Land owners / Vendors / Joint venture partners. • Follow up with the Police and other government departments for effective prevention and resolution of issues. • Preparation / Drafting of various deeds, documents or undertakings with respect to property purchase, sale, bank loan/mortgage, rentals/leases and all contracts. • Coordinating with our external legal consultants/advocates on various matters related to litigation, legal opinions and representations. • Work closely with panel advocates in the preparation of Plaints, Written Statements, Memos, Interlocutory applications, Writ petitions and drafting various types of criminal petitions etc. • Managing the entire registration process on behalf of the company by representing at SRO's and other government offices. • Resolving clients' legal queries regarding property documents as well as the purchase, sale, and rental agreements.• You will have to frequently keep in touch with the company's external Advocates/Lawyers to keep a track on case status and keep records of various documents/petitions filed by them on behalf of the company. • You should take responsibility for ensuring effective and efficient management of the company's legal and contractual risks. • You must be familiar with the court processes, rules and court nomenclature with respect to litigations so as to follow up and keep track with the company's external legal consultants/advocates and update the management on progress, status updates and providing overall guidance.Other duties as may arise from time to time and as may be assigned to the employee.
Job Title
Legal Officer