• Application Deadline: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Legal Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Description

• We are searching for a Legal Officer whose role will oversee the legal aspects of our business, ensure the company strictly follows Nigerian law guidelines, and give legal advice to management and clients about all relevant issues.

General Duties

• Draft and/or review legal letters, contracts and agreements, briefs, notices, circulars, correspondence, orders, reports and other legal forms from individuals, companies, government or third parties, as requested, including all our sites.


• Checks documents or papers for compliance and correction.


• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.


• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.


• Liaise with and assist external counsel in the discharge of their obligation.


• File oppositions in matters where the title is being passed or property is being encumbered and there are arrears due and payable to the Company.


• Research and prepare legal opinions on various civil matters including claims for compensation against the Company.


• Work with Accounts on statutory documentation.


• Work with relationship officers on clients’ management, documentations including drafting of Contract Agreements for all our sites and any other sites as instructed.


• To maintain a database of the status of all court matters involving the Company.


• Communicate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust


• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights, as soon as the agreement/contract has been established.


• Register land and/or property documents with government parastatals such as Lands Bureau, Physical Planning and Urban Development (PPUD).


• Submit weekly/quarterly reports on targets achieved and an appraisal report to the corporate affairs manager.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification with 3 - 5 years work experience.