• Application Deadline: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Legal Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Processing of prompt execution and sealing of agreements and documents.


• Confirmation of Bonds and Guarantees.


• Conducting legal research.


• Assisting in attending to requests from and the welfare of Directors.


• Assisting in rendering statutory returns for FirstBank and subsidiaries.


• Assisting in attending to sundry requests to the Company Secretary Department from other Departments/SBUs in the Bank.


• Liaising with the Centralised Administration Unit of General Services Department and the Foreign Banking Services Department for the processing of payments to Directors and for other departmental needs.


• Liaise with external solicitors to file the Bank’s records at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).


• Preparation of extracts from the Sealing Register for consideration and ratification at FirstBank Board meetings.


• Fire Warden for the Department.


• Performing any other duty as may be assigned by the Company Secretary, Deputy Company Secretary and Assistant Company Secretary.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Minimum Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B); Barrister at Law (B.L.;) Call to the Nigerian Bar.

Experience

• Minimum experience:  3 years post call to bar.

KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.


• Nigerian legal system.


• Banking and Company laws and regulations.


• Corporate governance principles.

Skill/Competencies

• Customer Relationship Management   


• Legal Advisory                                                        


• Legal Documentation                                          


• Corporate Governance                      


• Stakeholder Management