Job Description
Resposibilities
- Ensures all business policies and activities are correctly managed and in compliance with the law
- Review changes to law and regulations
- Advise management on any impact to business
- Provide legal counsel to management on business transactions
- Manage all company communications, draft contracts, documents and ensure filings
- Review legal information and proof-read documentation for errors
- Identify new policies, laws and regulations, and form recommendations for business growth
- Analyze and identify potential risks, compliance violations and ensure compliance with internal and external policies.
- Organize Board/Board Committee Meetings, Board Strategy Sessions and ad-hoc meetings
- Liaise with external consultants on the board review process by analyzing the report and tracking completion of action plans
- Provide in-house legal counsel services, such as participation in committee and client meetings
- Draft legal documents and letters covering various areas such as credit, employment, ensuring inclusion of fair and beneficial terms
- Supervise company registrations, projects (i.e., perfection of titles, mortgages and debentures) from initiation through completion.
- Prepare legal documents, reports and presentations
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on company matters
- Work with Management Staff to identify and resolve operational company issues
- Manage the GMD’s and the executive’s calendars, schedules and setup meetings
- Make travel arrangements for the GMD
- Prepare PowerPoint presentations and reports for the GMD
- Act as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients and other external partners
- Manage information flow in a timely and accurate manner
- Perform any other duties assigned.
Qualifications / Experience
- A graduate Degree in Law, preferably a male
- International travel arrangement skills
- Member of the Nigerian Bar Association
- A minimum of 4 years post NYSC experience
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of corporate law
- 3 years experience as an Executive Assistant working with C-level executives
- Good understanding of general and commercial law
- Good researching skills.