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Posted 2 years ago |
JOB TITLE: Corporate Lawyer
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Middle level
JOB DETAILS:
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- We require a Senior lawyer to coordinate all corporate / commercial legal issues and projects.
- This role would require travel.
Job Description
- Handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. intellectual property, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, patents
- Guarantee that all our company’s transactions comply with state laws and regulations, while actively helping our company avoid possible legal risks and violations.
- Leading all corporate legal processes such as mergers, compliance issues, transactions, partnerships, and lawsuits.
- The successful candidate will have outstanding negotiation and communication skills, with sharp attention to detail.
- Prepare the appropriate legal documents for trial or court proceedings.
- Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors.
- Represent the company in legal proceedings.
- Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters.
- Protect the company against legal risks and violations.
- Examine the legal issues related to new products and services.
- Negotiate deals on behalf of the company.
- Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.
- Research, anticipate and guard the firm against legal risks and violations.
- Structure, draft and review reports and other legal documents.
- Engaging and working closely with external legal counsel as and when required.
Requirements
- Minimum Qualification: Degree
- Proven experience as a lawyer or similar position.
- Licensed to practice law from the Bar Association.
- Proven background on commercial law (contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws, etc.).
- Excellent technical understanding of Nigerian law relating to corporate and commercial law, capital markets, corporate banking,corporate finance, properties etc.
- Minimum of 5 years post call to bar experience.
Personnel Attributes:
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
- Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
- Outstanding managerial and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, result Oriented and very passionate about working as a Company Lawyer.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the “Corporate Lawyer” as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
- Our Firm believes in gender balance, Female Lawyers are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: August 30, 2022
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Job Category | Legal / Law |
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