• Application Deadline: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate and Regulatory Mpliance


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

About The Job

• The Senior Counsel Corporate & Regulatory as a member of the legal team is responsible for legal advice on regulatory matters, delivering on all significant corporate transactions involving the business and is a key member of the incident crises management team.


• The Senior Counsel is an expert on CMS (Contract Management Tool) for managing transactions and ensuring business wide compliance with targets on Template Use and Approval systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct legal and corporate due diligence for property acquisitions and development projects and handle the legal aspects of development projects.


• Negotiate, review, and standardize procurement contracts.


• Support execution of strategic business projects.


• Protect the company’s interests by ensuring statutory compliances, mitigating legal risks and exposures thus safeguarding the company’s reputation.


• Support partner functions with initiatives & trainings to strengthen capability on negotiation / contracts management.


• Share expertise with leadership team and provide advice and guidance on legal matters.


• Manage legal risk through negotiations, drafting and execution of contracts and other legal documents; and Transformation departments (Partner Functions).


• Provide strategic and practical legal advice to Partner Functions and leadership team.


• Collaborate with partner functions to evaluate policies to promote compliance with legal requirements and group policies.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Law; and Qualification as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.


• 10+ years of related professional work experience


• Demonstrated ability to challenge and influence employees at all levels to build a culture of high integrity and compliance.