Counsel — Land & Transaction Risk
Organising Institution / Firm
Vantrock Real Assets Private Limited
Quick Verified Facts
📅 Deadline
Rolling Basis (Official)
📍 Mode / Location
Mumbai Metropolitan Region — In person (with substantial travel to NCR, Pune, Bengaluru and project sites)
💰 Stipend / Pay
Upper quartile for the role and market, weighted toward equity/performance-linked bonuses/ESOPs
🎓 Eligibility
LL.B. from a recognised university, enrolment with a State Bar Council, and at least 5 years of relevant land and real estate property law experience with hands-on title diligence and transaction document drafting.
🛡️ Category
Jobs
Full Opportunity Brief
Contextual Overview
Vantrock Real Assets Private Limited is seeking an experienced legal professional for a full-time Counsel — Land & Transaction Risk position based in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. This in-house legal seat within the Land & Investments team controls land, title, tenure, encumbrance, and approval risks across a national real estate pipeline.
Key Eligibility Criteria
- Degree & Qualification: LL.B. from a recognised university and valid enrolment with a State Bar Council.
- Experience: At least 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in land and real estate property law.
- Core Competencies: Demonstrated expertise in title diligence (chain of title, revenue records, encumbrance, conversion, litigation search), drafting and negotiating real estate transaction documents (sale deeds, JDAs, leases, agreements to sell, PoAs), and managing external legal counsel.
Responsibilities & Scope of Work
- Own land and title risk on every live transaction and command external law firms.
- Manage turnaround times for due diligence, title opinions, and closing milestones.
- Read, interpret, and analyse physical and digital land revenue records across various states (e.g., 7/12 extracts, pahani, adangal, patta, khasra, jamabandi).
- Structure and paper real estate transactions through to closing, overseeing stamp duty, registration, and tax implications.
- Engage in substantial travel to state revenue offices, sub-registrar offices, local counsel chambers, and project sites.
Stipend, Compensation & Mode
Compensation: Upper quartile benchmarking for the role and market, featuring performance-linked bonuses and ESOP-linked equity incentives. Specific numbers are discussed directly during initial interviews.
Mode: In-person (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) with substantial required travel.
Application Procedure & Required Documents
Interested candidates must apply via email to careers@vantrock.com with the subject line "Counsel — Land & Transaction Risk — [your name]".
Required Submissions:
- Updated CV (mandatory; LinkedIn profile alone is insufficient).
- A Land Deal Sheet featuring a table with state, micro-market, parcel size, transaction type, personal role, year, and principal legal issue resolved per transaction.
- Notice period details and compensation expectations.
- A short introductory paragraph detailing the single title or tenure issue you would check first on a 30-acre industrial parcel in an unfamiliar state, and why.
Official Notification & Contact Information
Official Portal: LinkedIn Job Post
Application Email: careers@vantrock.com
Contextual FAQs
What is the interview and assessment process?
After applying, candidates receive an email within two working days containing links to an AI-driven interview (approx. 40 minutes) and a supervised Vantrock AI Proficiency Test. Shortlisted candidates proceed to a Land Deal Sheet conversation, a 90-minute case study, a case defence with the CIO and CFO, and reference checks.
Is this a corporate or litigation role?
No. General corporate, compliance, and securities matters are handled separately within the group. Litigation is managed by external counsel; this seat focuses exclusively on land acquisition, title diligence, and transaction risk.