• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• City Yaba


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Key Responsibilities

• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable statutory or regulatory requirements


• Provide sound advice, on commercial compliance and legal issues to the business as well as manage & liaise with external legal counsel


• Assist with the development, revision, and/or implementation of a contract management system, compliance policies, and best practice procedures


• Drive awareness with regulatory and statutory directives and requirements


• Liaise and engage regulatory bodies/authorities


• Keep abreast of, monitor and analyse regulatory trends and changes in regulatory directives, rules and regulations


• Prepares and assists with legal and corporate filings and reports


• Work on business registration and incorporation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Laws from a reputable university & member of the Nigerian Bar Association with preferred or equivalent practical experience


• Previous tech industry or handling assignments or projects within fintech is huge plus


• Experience working as a legal associate or legal assistant in a corporate establishment or in a law firm


• Experience working with agreements, including drafting and preparing simple amendments to standard templates


• Ability to work with a wide range of contract types including service agreements, amendments, addendums, schedules and statements of work


• Experience supporting a legal team in a fast-paced and high volume environment


• Understand & implement various CBN reporting requirements (CBN-CRMS), and closely work with Finance and engineering to manage reporting and compliance obligations.


• Experience with legal software solutions (e.g., contract lifecycle management, workflow automation, etc.)

We’re hiring a legal associate to join our growing team. As our legal associate you’ll work collaboratively across teams, providing support on legal matters.

• Advanced critical and possess legal reasoning skills


• Problem solving


• Decision making


• Ability to project and manage to a high standard


• Organisational and collaborative skills


• Attention to detail


• Confidentiality


• Excellent communication skills


• Excellent drafting skills


• Excellent negotiation skills.