Senior Legal Associate

About Landeed

Landeed is India’s digital infrastructure for property intelligence, title verification and transactions

Tech

### Backend Rust, gRPC, and PostgreSQL on AWS. We're building a next-generation API, prioritising good tools for getting code from local to prod with minimal red tape and review. We're also working on new tools like a dynamically created DAG of automated workflows that will pick apart and analyze ownership history, making the information immediately available to the user. ### Frontend React Native, Redux, CodePush, Detox, and RNTL. React Native has allowed us to prototype extremely quickly, taking an average of 3 weeks to release entirely new apps. We focus on ease of use and quick iteration, gathering feedback from users and pushing updates immediately with codepush. We've also developed a custom framework for forced updates when breaking changes are required.

The role

**About the Role:**We are looking for a Senior Legal Associate to join our legal team, specializing in title verification and property documentation for banks and NBFCs. This role involves a mix of desk-based legal review and on-ground field verification, requiring someone who is detail-oriented, legally sharp, and comfortable with regular travel.**Key Responsibilities:**1. Title Search & Verification: * Conduct comprehensive title searches for residential, commercial, and industrial properties. * Examine revenue records, encumbrance certificates, mutation entries, and chain of title documents. * Prepare detailed Title Search Reports (TSRs) for mortgage and loan transactions. * Identify title defects, encumbrances, litigation risks, and pending dues.2. Document Vetting: * Review and vet property documents including sale deeds, conveyance deeds, lease agreements, power of attorney, development agreements, and related legal instruments. * Scrutinize sanction plans, approved layouts, completion certificates, and occupancy certificates. * Ensure compliance with applicable state laws, registration requirements, and RERA regulations where applicable.3. MIS & Reporting: * Prepare and maintain Management Information System (MIS) reports tracking case status, turnaround times, and pending queries. * Generate periodic reports for internal stakeholders and lending partners. * Ensure accurate documentation and timely updates in the case management system.4. Field Work: * Travel to sub-registrar offices, revenue departments, municipal corporations, and development authorities for document verification and record searches. * Conduct site visits for physical verification when required.**Requirements:**Education:* LLB (3-year or 5-year program) from a recognized university.* Enrollment with the Bar Council is mandatory.Experience:* 3 to 10 years of hands-on experience in title search and legal documentation, specifically for banks, NBFCs, or housing finance companies.* Demonstrated experience preparing TSRs across multiple property types.* Familiarity with state-specific property laws and revenue records.Skills:* Strong understanding of property law, transfer of property, registration processes, and mortgage documentation.* Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel) for report preparation and MIS management.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.* Ability to manage multiple files simultaneously with attention to deadlines.* Proficiency in reading and writing the local language.