JOB TITLE: Legal Officer
JOB LOCATION: Ikeja, Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
- The Legal Assistant shall be responsible for monitoring and/or advising on all legal matters, commercial contracts, and agreements.
- The Legal Assistant shall also ensure the company complies with the statutory and corporate governance practices and guidelines as observed in the industry.
Job Description
- Maintain and periodically review the List of Law firms retained by the Bank indicating names, addresses, staffing etc.
- Provide legal support and documentation in respect of external counsel; draft, review legal agreements and ensure adequate documentation.
- Draft and Review all third-party agreements and provide legal opinion.
- Maintain a Register of all Agreements entered into by the bank outlining nature, parties, dates, duration etc.
- Review all contracts or any other documentation where the bank has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the management’s attention.
- Draft contracts, agreements and review internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
- Periodically make entries and update Legal encyclopedia on the extant laws and regulations which relates to the business of the Microfinance Bank.
- Maintain a register of the company’s existing policies.
- Review progress of outstanding litigation, ongoing suits/cases and advice management accordingly.
- Maintains legal encyclopedia of all extant laws relating to the business of the Company.
- Devise and maintain office systems, including data management and filing.
- Attend and observe client interviews and court proceedings as required and advice management accordingly.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law (minimum of Second Class Upper).
- Should possess a minimum of 2 years post-call experience (preferably litigation & company secretariat experience);
- Age limit Between 25 and 30 years of age.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Resume to: [email protected] using “Legal Officer” as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: January 31, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Legal / Law |