· Draft and review a wide variety of legal agreements.
· Provide legal advice/ opinion on corporate legal issues and business matters.
· Prepare correspondence and legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings.
· Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
· Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external clients on an outsourced basis.
· Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external
clients on an outsourced basis.
· Ensure the proper safe keeping and update of the company registers, statutory books, and corporate seal.
· Managing clients’ cases from start to finish.
· Ensure clients’ adherence to extant laws and regulations.
· Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained and/or filed by the organization under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020).
· Draft guidelines, policies, and procedures documents.
· Assess the company’s/clients’ corporate governance practices and provide advice on how to improve them.
· Incorporate new businesses and develop the governance structures.
· Assist in identifying, analysing, and evaluating legal risks and developing risk mitigation strategies to protect the company/client’s, assets, and stakeholders’ interest respectively.
· Conduct land & title searches as well as perfection of title.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
· Minimum 2 - 6 years post NYSC experience.
· A graduate degree of law from a reputable university (minimum of second class lower).
· Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
· ICSAN Certification will be an added advantage.
· CIPM Certification will be an added advantage.
Required Skills:
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
· Keen attention to detail.
- Strong knowledge of corporate/company & labour law.
- Commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization's objectives.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
· Advanced critical and legal reasoning skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and team working abilities.
- Excellent research and writing skills. A record of undertaking research and writing of papers, reports, and presentations would be an added advantage.
· A keen sense of responsibility & ownership.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₦200,000.00 per month
Expected Start Date: 01/08/2025