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Job Description
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Land & Legal Professional to join our team. The ideal candidate should hold an LLB from a reputed institute and brings around 15-20+ years of relevant experience in land acquisition and legal affairs for renewable energy projects (solar, wind, hybrid) across multiple states in India.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for legal/title due diligence and ensuring clear, risk-free land titles.
- Verify ownership records, past transfers, and encumbrance status thoroughly.
- Draft and review all land contracts and documents - Land Development Agreements, sale deeds, lease agreements, memoranda of family settlements etc.
- Ensure compliance with registration, stamp duty, and state-specific land laws.
- Identify and coordinate with land aggregators, local counsel, and revenue authorities.
- Obtain legal opinions and title reports to support risk-free acquisition.
- Manage mutation, land conversion, and maintain a complete legal trail.
- Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks in land acquisition.
Required Experience:
- Prior experience of working in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
- Ideally should have prior working experience with a renewable developer in India.
- Minimum 15-20 years of experience in land legal due diligence and documentation.
- Dealt with reputed law firms in India for TSR and land acquisition activities.
- Prior land litigation experience will be preferred, especially with SDM court, RAA and BoR, District Courts, etc.
- Experience in adjudication of stamp duty and creation of mortgage.
This is a key role supporting our greenfield project execution, land bank expansion, and ensuring legal risk management aligned with business goals.
We are looking for an experienced Land & Legal Professional to join our team. The ideal candidate should hold an LLB from a reputed institute and brings around 15-20+ years of relevant experience in land acquisition and legal affairs for renewable energy projects (solar, wind, hybrid) across multiple states in India.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for legal/title due diligence and ensuring clear, risk-free land titles.
- Verify ownership records, past transfers, and encumbrance status thoroughly.
- Draft and review all land contracts and documents - Land Development Agreements, sale deeds, lease agreements, memoranda of family settlements etc.
- Ensure compliance with registration, stamp duty, and state-specific land laws.
- Identify and coordinate with land aggregators, local counsel, and revenue authorities.
- Obtain legal opinions and title reports to support risk-free acquisition.
- Manage mutation, land conversion, and maintain a complete legal trail.
- Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks in land acquisition.
Required Experience:
- Prior experience of working in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
- Ideally should have prior working experience with a renewable developer in India.
- Minimum 15-20 years of experience in land legal due diligence and documentation.
- Dealt with reputed law firms in India for TSR and land acquisition activities.
- Prior land litigation experience will be preferred, especially with SDM court, RAA and BoR, District Courts, etc.
- Experience in adjudication of stamp duty and creation of mortgage.
This is a key role supporting our greenfield project execution, land bank expansion, and ensuring legal risk management aligned with business goals.
