Job Title: Legal Officer
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Brief
- He/she will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues. He/she will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize the probability of the firm’s exposure.
Responsibilities
- Give accurate and timely counsel to executives on a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance, etc.)
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies.
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, etc.), in creating relations of trust.
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts (of all kinds), and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights.
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
Requirements and Skills
- BSc Degree in Law at least
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in a business environment.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures.
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of 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.
- Preferably a female.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Kindly use Cover Letter as the body of the email.
- Candidates must reside on the Island, particularly around Lekki and Ajah axis.
Deadline: May 30, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Legal / Law |