Job Description:

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.

1. Highlight the risk arising out of title due diligence and post discussions with RC prepare risk note along with mitigation plan. 
2. Ensure registration of all the Leases in the region. 
3. Closing issues arise across region in respect of value violations and landlord complaints. 
4. Providing time bound legal support in filing police complaints, closure of cases, etc., 
5. Updating and managing regional litigations on daily basis. 
6. Working with cross functions to provide effective services to ICs & LL
7. 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.

Qualifications:

Minimum Experience Level:
6-8 Years

Report to:
Group Manager