Zonal Legal Manager

Job holder will be responsible for counselling the business operation by giving pro-active, professional, competent, effective and creative legal support. Have negotiation and drafting skills and business sense to deal with multiple functional team to support in terms of drafting/execution of documents related to Companies business. To collaborate with Business Development team and Operation team as well as supporting areas (i.e. Finance, Compliance, Administration and HR) advising on legal risks, business strategies and other connected issues. Ensure effective litigation management and documentation process to assessing and minimize legal risk.

Responsibilities

• ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountabilities

ACTIVITIES

1 Responsibility for handling, managing and planning Litigation of the respective Zone.

• All types of litigation in the Supreme Court, High Courts, Arbitral Tribunals etc and other districts Courts.

• To co-ordinate with various divisions and keep track of issues leading to litigations to mitigate it.

• To collect required data / para wise comments on disputes from the concerned departments and prepare defence/ in-house reply or application/plaint/petition.

• To engage advocates in consultation with HO Legal to pursue the matter effectively.

• To initiate appropriate legal action, in case dispute is not resolved by notice/conciliation.

• To coordinate and provide necessary data / evidence/support to advocates in the matter.

• Briefing the external legal counsel on specific laws and support on a wide range of legal requirement pertaining to industry.

• To prepare defence, draft replies, notices, rejoinders and pleadings.

• To regularly co-ordinate and follow up with the advocates and attend courts when required.

• To co-ordinate with Marketing Legal Head and other departments to stay updated with the matters.

• To follow up with the advocates for feedback on court proceedings if not present for the hearing.

2 To handle and manage Pre-litigation matters/Notices/complaints.

• Assist/advise the business in handling issues on Whistle Blower and Hotline portal.

• Assist/advise the business in replying notices / complaint on MoPNG Portals / consumer complaints etc.

• Responding timely to notices from regulatory authorities/administration to avoid further complexities.

• Assist the business in inquiries under complain by authorities i.e. in complains/FIRs etc.

• Assist the business team in resolving the issues through negotiation and proper response to prospective Franchisee/Franchisee.

3 To develop and standardise Agreements/LOAs/LOIs/lease etc. for retail outlets

• Taking input from business/management and standardise the documents relating to setting up and operation of Retail Outlets.

• Modify and implement deviations if any, by keeping business interest in mind, as per the DoA.

• Suggestions to review the drafts on regular basis to incorporate new development.

4 To implement and ensure compliance with legal process as per policy for Retail Outlet expansion.

• To review and ensure compliance of various documents like land title documents and requisite licenses as per SOP for the proposed Retail Outlet

• To verify the document as per check list and provide legal clearance for proposed Retail Outlet site.

• To issue the draft LOAs/LOIs after all necessary approvals are obtained as per DoA.

• To finalise Lease deed and other documents (if required) to be executed with land owners for the proposed site.

• To co-ordinate with SRO and ensure proper execution / registration of Lease Deed with land owners with assessing stamp duty and registration charges and resolving queries of Sub Registrar, if any.

• To coordinate with business and ensure proper execution of Franchisee Agreement.

• To assess and manage legal risks connected with or resulting from the business strategy and operations.

• To ensure Compliance of local land laws and other statutory requirement as directed/advised by the local authorities.

• Implement and update the directions / policy / guidelines, circulated by management to business and ensure compliance in interest of Company

• Provide legal opinion to various stake holders on business development and regular operational issues at Zone Level.

• Legal opinion w.r.t. title of the land proposed for setting up Retail Outlet.

• Opinion as to suitability/sufficiency of the documents submitted along with LOA proposal.

• Opinion regarding requirement of necessary statutory licenses/approval.

• Opinion regarding compliance/condition mentioned in the said licenses/approvals.