• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 6 years


• Location Abuja


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Description 

• Draft and/or review legal documents, contracts, term sheets, offer letters, agreements to lease, deed of sublease, procurement agreements, utility agreements, construction and infrastructure development, financing, and other corporate documents etc.


• Identification of potential risk factors for new and existing transactions and suggesting mitigation measures.

Responsibilities 

• Provide litigation and court process drafting support to the Head of Legal.


• Assist in the review of the Corporate Governance Handbook (CGHB)


• Preparation of Board materials for Board meetings


• Taking of minutes of Board meetings


• Drafting and reviewing board resolutions and extracts


• Assist with company secretarial functions, such as statutory filling and updating company records on an ongoing basis in a timely manner (jointly with the Head of Legal);


• Regularly ensure the registration of the title documents with NEPZA/ALARO title registry and or Land Registry at Alausa (jointly with the Head of Legal);


• Following up and ensuring that all board action points are met immediately after the Board meetings


• Flag all non-compliance with the Rendeavour Corporate Governance Handbook, Alaro City


• Development FZC and other Rendeavour entities in Nigeria.


• Drafting, reviewing and optimizing internal guidelines and policies;


• Conduct and commission research and analysis of specific legal questions and preparation of


• information memoranda, opinions, position papers and, any other legal research as may be required;


• Maintain and regularly update the contract database.


• Undertaking internal audits to ensure that the Company’s business is compliant with the legal, regulatory and the joint venture framework;


• Ensuring that the central storage (Egnyte) for all key corporate documents are kept up to date (e.g. constitutional documents, title documents, board materials, key correspondence or letters,


• key financing and commercial agreements), jointly with the Head of Legal;


• Monitoring Nigerian legislation as well as advising on the impact of existing and newly enacted legislation on the Company’s business;


• Consistently complete tasks in accordance with agreed deadlines and to the highest quality standard, meeting or exceeding expectations of internal and external stakeholders; and


• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Hard Skills and Experience:

• At least 3-6 years of core legal experience;


• Wide and strong network in Nigerian and international business circles;


• Must have been called to the Nigerian Bar


• Strong technical ability in: real estate/property law, utilities (power, water, etc) and infrastructure, corporate/commercial law transactions;

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills;


• Task-oriented, initiative driven, and enthusiastic;


• Mature, pragmatic, and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.


• Good attention to detail.


• Good planning and organizational skills;


• Excellent report writing and documentation skill;


• Good IT skills; and Good team player.


• Ability to multi-task, establish priorities, and maintain organization in a rapidly changing environment.

Personal characteristics:

• High energy;


• Result-oriented;


• Strong work ethic;


• Ability to work effectively under pressure


• Polite