Real Estate Project Legal Executive

Real Estate Project Legal Executive:
Screening partner:Cotalent (authorized to screen and pre-qualify all applicants).

Role Snapshot:

• Location: District 1, HCMC
• Work time: Standard business hours; travel required as needed
• Employment type: Full-time
• Benefits: Lunch allowance; social insurance per law; holiday & Tet bonuses; 13th-month salary; birthday and company benefit
• Team scope: Individual contributor

Company Profile:
They operate in real estate project development, delivering large-scale projects that require strict regulatory compliance across planning, investment, land, and construction stages. Legal readiness is a core enabler of project execution, risk control, and long-term asset value. This role supports leadership by ensuring legal pathways are clear, compliant, and executable.

Role Purpose & Success Outcomes:
Purpose: Own and execute legal procedures for real estate projects, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely approvals that enable project development.

Success outcomes:

• Legal dossiers for assigned projects meet regulatory requirements and progress as planned.
• Project legal risks are identified early and addressed with practical solutions.
• Leadership receives clear, timely legal guidance for project decisions.
• Effective working relationships are maintained with relevant authorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and control legal documentation for real estate projects, including planning, investment, land, and construction legality.
• Prepare, submit, and track legal dossiers; monitor status and report progress in line with internal requirements.
• Advise the Board of Management on legal directions, strategies, and procedural roadmaps for project research and development.
• Research, update, analyze, and synthesize new laws and regulations related to real estate and project investment.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with government authorities, departments, and external partners to support project legal implementation.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Manager or Leadership.

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Law, Architecture, Construction, or related fields (required).

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in project legal affairs within real estate developers or project development companies (required).
• Hands-on experience working with and processing dossiers at relevant government departments (required).
• Existing professional relationships with authorities (nice-to-have).

Technical & Professional Skills:

• Strong drafting skills for legal documents, contracts, and regulatory dossiers.
• Solid analytical, problem-solving, and situation-handling capability.
• Ability to manage multiple legal procedures with accuracy and follow-through.

Knowledge Domain:

• In-depth understanding of laws and regulations related to investment, land, construction, housing, and real estate business.
• Awareness of regulatory updates affecting real estate project development.

Working Style & Culture:

• Structured, detail-oriented, and compliance-driven.
• Comfortable coordinating with external authorities and internal stakeholders.
• Willing to travel as required by project needs.

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