Manager - Legal (Cleantech Finance)

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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