• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal Executive


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Legal Executive who will ensures that the company function in accordance with the law of the land and legal frameworks are adhered to.

Job Responsibilities

• Creation, sign-off, and maintenance of data for all Telecommunication Agreements signed by the company with their clients.


• Creation, sign-off, and maintenance of data for all Agreements signed by the company with their partners and vendors.


• Advising and representing clients in courts, before government agencies, and in private legal matters.


• Drafting a wide variety of legal agreements.


• Providing advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.


• Providing internal advisory services to business units and departments within the Company.


• Offering commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions.


• Providing accurate and timely advice to executives and employees on changes to the law affecting the company.


• Ensuring the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.


• Monitoring the maintenance of registers and other records required to be maintained by the Company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).


• Assisting in the development of guidelines, policies, and procedures.


• Analyzing and reviewing legal agreements, legislation, and documents for the Board.


• Regularly ensuring (internal & external) compliance with laid down guidelines, policies, and procedures; investigating issues of non-compliance as required.


• Performing any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• A graduate Degree in Law.


• NYSC Certified.


• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the Legal Department in the Telecommunications Industry with a fair knowledge of laws & by-laws of NCC and other communication agencies.


• Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment.


• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law, intellectual property rights, copyrights, and patents according to Nigerian Law.


• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment on a corporation.


• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.


• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.


• Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information.


• Outstanding communication skills.


• High level of Confidentiality.


• Fair Knowledge of Telecom Technologies: Internet Bandwidth & Leased Circuits, Smart Solutions & Internet of Things (IoT), Internet Broadband.