Regional Legal Officer

Job Description

• Manage end-to-end litigation and legal recoveries on a PAN India level.
• To assist in documentation, drafting, and vetting of legal documents.
• To assist in all legal matters with a focus on legal recovery and collections.
• Managing retail legal business including legal deviation across assigned location.
• Managing Legal and Recovery legal team.
• Reporting to Head Transactional Legal .
  

Key roles and responsibilities

• In charge of filing civil/criminal complaints against customers, dealers, agencies, etc.
  with due consultation with head of department.
• Attendance of regular court hearings in various courts
  Liaison with advocates, other consultants.
• Vetting all original legal documents and signing legal documents confirming in order.
• Manage sending DPD, LRN and section 138 notices.
• Drafting and filing criminal complaints/ FIRs.
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, NDAs and other legal documents to ensure the companys full legal rights
  Drafting various legal documents/letters/replies including drafting of replies with respect to various court actions
  Maintenance of tracker showing updated case status for each and every legal case for the company.
• Preparation of MIS report across all locations.
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
• Exceptions pertaining to property titles, missing documents, laminated papers, and other title checks to be given
  Annual monitoring / Compliances/ RBI requirements pertaining to property and other regulatory frameworks .
  

Skills

Should have sound legal knowledge on Code of Civil Procedure; Code of Criminal Procedure; Indian Penal Code; the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), Companies Act; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC); SARFAESI Act, 2002; Transfer Of Property Act; Consumer Laws, Laws relating to mortgage lending (Negotiable Instruments Act, Payments Settlement Act, Arbitration, Mediation etc.)

• Should have knowledge with respect to lending, mortgage, real estate, Securitization, charge creation etc.
• Hands on experience on strategizing legal action on loan accounts; litigation, action under various laws
  Strong Negotiation skills
  Strong written and oral communication skills
  Excellent interpersonal skills, Team player and Motivator.
  

Qualifications Experience

• Should have LLB/LLM from a leading university in India.

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