Job Title: Legal Manager
Job Location: Lagos
Role Summary
- The Legal Manager will work with the Head, Legal & Company Secretary in ensuring the highest level of corporate governance within the Group, providing quality legal solutions and minimizing business liabilities, exposure and interruption arising from non-compliance with regulations.
Responsibilities
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- Conduct of legal research and constant monitoring of legal and regulatory change
- Dealing with correspondence, collation of information and preparation of reports
- Managepre-and post- meeting activities for the Board and the group
- Maintenance of a checklist of regulatory filings
- Maintenance of statutory and other related records including register of members, directors, share register for each company within the group
- Liaising with external counsel and follow-up on pending litigations
- Overseecontract lifecycle management – preparation, drafting, vetting and negotiation of agreement
- Monitoring and filling of completed contracts and other corporate documents
- Preparation of board resolutions and extract of minutes, schedule of meetings etch.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of the Legal Services Unit and Company Secretariat
- Carrying out of duties, properly assigned as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the job
Requirements
- L.LB in Law
- Minimum of 5 years cognate experience
- A male candidate will be highly preferred for gender balance in the team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organizational skills with the ability to manage numerous projects and priorities at once
- Positive and service-oriented attitude
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment
- Basic computer skills and excellent phone disposition.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Job Features
Job Category | Legal / Law |