• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Description

The Legal Associate shall support the effective management of all legal matters as they relate to all facets of the legal function – Litigation, Corporate Commercial transactions, Contracts review, Data Privacy, Ethical Business Program, Intellectual Property, Owned & Leased Property, Legal Advisory, and any other functional projects or assignments.

Responsibilities

• Work with external counsels to manage litigation and its attendant administrative processes


• Hold responsibility for monthly legal reporting.


• Contracts Management


• Hold responsibility for Legal Applications update and management – Bright Flag & Dilitrust


• Retrieve information on all DFM legal issues, files and build into the existing legal function structure


• Provide administrative and legal support for internal investigations


• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.


• Manage legal invoicing and track payments ensuring accuracy and promptness of payment.


• Support regulatory issues management


• Manage Property due diligence process


• Legal correspondence drafting


• Data Privacy Compliance Management


• All such other duties as directed by the Legal Manager

Requirements

• A graduate degree in law (minimum of second class lower).


• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.


• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.


• Strong knowledge of corporate commercial practice


• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.


• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.


• Great team player to support cohesive operations in the Legal Unit of the group.


• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Exce