Job Description
- Application Deadline: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT
- Position: Legal Officer
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 4 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Law / Legal 
*Min. Educational Requirement :LLB, BL
*Lagos Work Style Hybrid- 4 days onsite, one day remote
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
- Assist the legal department in drafting agreements,
- Providing legal assistance in relation to the company’s evolving technology solutions and digital service offerings Reviewing, drafting and negotiating IT and IT-related agreements, including services level agreements, technology procurement, implementation, licensing, managed services and outsourcing agreements .
- Advising on the structuring of and responses to tenders for the provision of technology services and other related matters
- Working closely with client engagement teams, as well as our IT team.
- Policy drafting, proffering advise on data privacy (and ensuring data compliance) in line with provisions of the NDPR
- Ensuring regulatory compliance
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Previous experience working as an inhouse counsel in an IT company
- Experience advising on technology contracts and technology-related matters
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and experience building relationships with internal clients at all levels
- Well-developed commercial acumen to overlay the legal analysis
- Research, analysis and problem-solving skills
- Flexibility, adaptability and a team-orientated attitude, as well as the ability to operate independently as required and proactively manage competing priorities.
- Technology savvy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Efficiency and organizational skills
- Good knowledge on technology
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously