Manager - Legal (Cleantech Finance) - Delhi - Videocon Towers

Main Accountabilities

1. Lending & Financing Documentation

• Review and vet financing documents including facility agreements, pledge agreements, hypothecation deeds, STAs, and promoter undertakings
• Map sanction terms with documentation to ensure alignment
• Support accurate and timely execution of transaction documents

2. Mortgage Documentation & Due Diligence

• Review Title Search Reports (TSR) and highlight key risks/issues to business and credit teams
• Vet mortgage and security documents to ensure validity and enforceability
• Assist in ensuring proper creation and perfection of security

3. Agreement Vetting & Contract Review

• Review and negotiate NDAs, advisory agreements, referral agreements, service agreements, and other miscellaneous contracts
• Ensure agreements are aligned with legal requirements and business objectives
• Highlight key clauses, risks, and deviations

4. Legal Drafting & Correspondence

• Draft and respond to notices, letters, and legal communications
• Ensure clarity, accuracy, and compliance in all correspondence
• Support business teams on routine legal documentation

5. Legal Advisory & Query Resolution

• Respond to queries from business, credit, and internal stakeholders on legal matters
• Provide basic legal inputs on contracts, documentation, and regulatory aspects
• Escalate complex matters to senior team members

6. Coordination with External Counsel

• Coordinate with law firms, LLCs, and TSR advocates for legal opinions and due diligence
• Follow up on deliverables and ensure timely closure of assignments
• Support review of external legal inputs before finalization

7. Process Adherence & Documentation Quality

• Ensure compliance with internal legal processes, checklists, and documentation standards
• Minimize errors in documentation to avoid audit queries and operational delays
• Maintain discipline in record keeping and approvals

Qualifications & Experience

• 3–6 years in Legal (NBFC / Banking / Infrastructure / Cleantech)
• Experience in contract vetting, lending documentation, and due diligence
• Exposure to TSR review and mortgage documentation preferred
• LLB preferred

Competencies:

• Ownership
• Boundaryless Behaviour
• Cost Consciousness

Functional Competencies

• Legal Services
• Business and Company knowledge
• Compliance
• Litigation Process

Key Decisions taken 

• Identification and escalation of risks in agreements and due diligence reports

• Inputs on alignment of documentation with sanction terms

• Coordination approach with external counsel for legal opinions