Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR LEGAL
- Give accurate and timely counsel to the management on a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, joint ventures, corporate governance, etc.)
- Accurately draft letters and other correspondences.
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal transfer documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights.
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
- Conduct work with integrity and responsibility.
- Advice on compliance with various statutory, regulations and business rules
- Draft or vet legal documents involving transactions between the company and other bodies or members of the public.
- Have a grounded knowledge of corporate compliance procedures in different federal government agencies, e.g Corporate Affairs Commission, Trademark Registry, PENCOM e.t.c
- Carrying out all other tasks in the ordinary course of business that the management reasonably considers necessary or proper in the interest of the Company in your capacity as In-House Legal Practitioner.
REQUIREMENT
- Minimum of two years post-call working experience.
- Minimum of LL.B degree in Law