Legal officer (Real Estate Compliance)

We’re hiring a Legal Officer / Legal Executive (LLB, law graduate) to own our real-estate legal, documentation and compliance in Bhubaneswar — agreements, land records, registrations, CC/OC, bank loan legal work and customer documentation across Odisha.

Responsible for drafting and vetting agreements, verifying land and title documents, managing municipal compliance (BMC/BDA/NoCs), coordinating customer-side documentation and registrations, supporting bank loan legal processes, and ensuring RERA and stamp/registration compliance. The role also involves developing working relationships with municipal, revenue, and utility departments to enable faster approvals, supporting apartment society formation and OC processes, assisting in standardization of legal workflows, and maintaining continuous coordination for timely execution.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and vet Sale Agreements, Allotment Letters, MoUs

• Verify title chains, land records, conversion and mutation

• Support BMC/BDA documentation, CC/OC workflows

• Coordinate with banks for legal clearance and disbursement

• Review architectural drawings for municipal conformity

• Track NoCs (Fire, PHED, Airport, CGWA)

• Maintain legal files for bookings and registrations

• Handle customer documentation and registration queries

• Liaise with external counsel for due diligence and opinions

• Monitor RERA, stamp duty and registration compliance

Qualifications:

• LLB required (LLM preferred)

• Exposure to municipal / civil documentation preferred

• Familiarity with real estate transactions and land paperwork

• Strong drafting, compliance and coordination skills

• Tools: MS Office / Google Docs / CRM

• Familiarity with AI tools (ChatGPT) for drafting, research and due diligence support is mandatory

Preferred Exposure:

• Stamp Duty & Registration (Sub-Registrar workflows)

• Government office workflows (Tahasildar/RI)

• Encumbrance Certificate (EC) extraction and verification

• English + Odia communication (Hindi advantage)

Training & Development:

• Weekly legal and municipal workflows training (Fridays)

• Structured onboarding into city-level compliance systems