• Application Deadline: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Barrister and Legal Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 - 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and completing legal documents – SLAs, MOUs, NDAs, Contracts of sale, Hire Purchase agreement, etc.


• Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.


• Implementing and monitoring risk management policies and procedures.


• Protect the company against legal risk and violations.


• Advise the executives and employees on changes to the laws affecting the company.


• Investigate if the company or a staff member does not comply with the law.


• Managing all corporate affairs and correspondence on behalf of the company and sister companies.


• Providing supervision to external solicitors hired to assist the corporation with their legal services.


• Convening Board and General Meetings and preparing minutes of meetings.


• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and conflicts.


• Representing the company on compliance matters.


• Preparation of statutory documents.


• Minimizing and Managing risk.


• Support the implementation of organizational policy.


• Representing the corporation before administrative boards.


• Perform other legal tasks as required.

Competency & Technical skill requirements

• Bachelors / Masters degree in Law.


• The ability to work under pressure and time constraints to meet deadlines.


• Strong research, verbal and written communication skills.


• Good leadership, organizational, time management and multitasking skills.


• Ensure Proper File Tracking System


• Documents follow up


• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, reasoning and negotiation skills.


• A minimum of 5 years working experience.