Legal and Compliance Officer at a Fast-paced and Competitive Organization - Sophie Michaels Consulting

Sophie Michaels Consulting - Our client runs a fast-paced and competitive organization, with an equally dynamic staff group and a fantastic work culture. They are on a mission to make borrowing experience stress-free for every salaried worker in Africa by providing quick and easy access to credit with high-quality service.

They are recruiting a young, highly skilled, motivated, and experienced candidate to join their dynamic team in the capacity below:

Job Title: Legal and Compliance Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, vetting, negotiating, and solidifying agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure the company's full legal rights are protected.
• Offer legal advice and legal advisory services to the Management team.
• Interpret legal documents and advise thereon.
• Handle court cases on behalf of the company and its subsidiaries with other lawyers
• Advise on tax laws compliance as well as compliance to state regulations.
• Advise on changes to Nigerian legislation relevant to the company and subsidiaries’ operations.
• Preparing documentation for litigation-related cases, filing and monitoring of lawsuits, attending court to assist external counsel with the presentation of cases, issuing writs and tasking summons, and other legal and administrative procedures as assigned.
• Review, markup/draft (from scratch), negotiate, and close commercial/procurement contracts, agreements, and SLAs including payment terms, general terms, and conditions.
• Formulate SOPs for various legal operations and give business information on day-to-day legal issue.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• LLM (an advantage)
• 5 - 7 years relevant experience (post law school) preferably within the financial services environment.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of labour law, corporate law, compliance and its procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Must be a Chartered Secretary.
• Highly conversant with NAICOM, SEC, NSE, CAC, NFIU, IFRS, and other regulatory Directives and Guidelines.

Application Closing Date
24th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Our client is an equal opportunity employer, they encourage diversity and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.