JOB TITLE: Legal Officer
JOB LOCATION: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.
- 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 advise on possible legal issues
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust.
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts 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
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility.
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
Requirements and Skills
- B.Sc qualification in Law with a minimum of 5 years work experience.
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration will be considered an advantage.
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in 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 judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: July 15, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Legal / Law |