Job Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1500000 - Rs 2200000 (ie INR 15- 22 LPA)

Min Experience: 10+ years

Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

1. Business Partnering & Advisory

• Partner with business teams to provide timely legal advice on operational and strategic matters.
• Support land acquisition, project development, commercial transactions, leasing, procurement, and business partnerships.
• Review commercial proposals and identify legal and contractual risks.
• Provide practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives.

2. Contract Management

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements including construction contracts, consultant agreements, vendor contracts, lease agreements, NDAs and service agreements.
• Ensure contract documentation is legally compliant and commercially sound.
• Standardize legal documentation and improve contract governance across the organization.
• Support contract negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.

3. Land Acquisition & Property Matters

• Support legal due diligence for land acquisitions and development opportunities.
• Review title documents and coordinate with external legal counsel for title verification.
• Assist in structuring land transactions and documentation.
• Work closely with business teams during acquisition and project execution.

4. Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Coordinate ongoing litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution matters.
• Liaise with external advocates and legal consultants.
• Monitor legal cases, maintain litigation trackers and ensure timely follow-ups.
• Assist in preparing legal opinions, case strategies and documentation.

5. Governance, Compliance & Risk

• Ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Support implementation of legal policies and governance frameworks.
• Identify legal risks across business operations and recommend mitigation measures.
• Assist during legal audits, regulatory inspections and compliance reviews.

6. Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with internal stakeholders across Projects, Finance, Procurement, Sales, CRM, Design and Land Acquisition.
• Coordinate with government authorities, regulatory bodies and external legal advisors.
• Build strong relationships with external law firms and ensure timely legal support.

7. Legal Operations

• Maintain legal MIS, contract repositories and litigation trackers.
• Monitor timelines for agreements, renewals and statutory obligations.
• Drive process improvements within the Legal function.
• Support digitization and document governance initiatives.

Requirements

Key Requirements

• 10-15 years of progressive legal experience, preferably within real estate, construction or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of property law, land acquisition, commercial contracts, litigation and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Understanding of legal due diligence, title verification and project documentation.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business priorities.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple legal matters simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• High standards of integrity, ethics and confidentiality.

Must-have skills

land aquisition

Good-to-have skills

Land acqisition, Litigation