• Application Deadline:
• Position: Company Secretary/General Counsel


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to all business functions on wide-ranging matters to help achieve the organization’s business objective


• Drafting of all contract agreement between the Company and prospecting contractors in a manner to ensure strict compliance


• Giving legal opinion on agreement presented to the Company with intention to create legal relationship


• Managing contractual/material arrangements with suppliers/customers


• Ensuring that Board meetings are organized with the strictest compliance to the Company’s memo and Articles of Association


• Directing the Board on the provisions of Companies and Allied Matters Act where the need arises during meetings


• Ensuring that Notices and Agenda for the Board Meetings is prepared and sent to Board members within time


• Writing and Developing Board Meetings


• Keeping the register of members


• Keeping the register of Directors


• Custodian of company seal and other company documents/archives


• Ensure that statutory meetings e.g. AGM is held with strict compliance to the provisions of Company and Allied matters Act


• Oversee and ensure prompt reporting of all Statutory and Regulatory Compliances with statutory provisions of the Law and regulation


• Manage Consumer protection and competition advisory engagements


• Manage and coordinate litigation matters and external counsel relationship to protect the company from legal risks


• Acting as bridge between the Company and the police on issues involving the police


• Good Knowledge of applicable laws


• Excellent Communication Skills


• Computer Literacy


• Sound Knowledge of English


• Swift response to issues of consequence

Qualification & Experience:

• Degree in Law with necessary practicing license


• 10 years membership at the Bar


• Minimum 3 years’ experience as Company Secretary and General Counsel