Manager - Legal (Cleantech Finance)

Job description

**Main Accountabilities** - **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 - **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** - **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 - **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 - **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 - **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 - **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 - 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**