In-House Legal Counsel at Greengrass Investment Limited

Greengrass Investment Limited (GGI) is an emerging player in the Nigerian Extractive Industry with over 3 years of business excellence and mining operations, head-quartered in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. GGI strives to make significant contributions to Nigeria's social-economic and industrial development while also focusing on nurturing and developing the local community.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: In-House Legal Counsel 

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are seeking a skilled and experienced individual to join our management tean as an In-House Legal Counsel.
• The occupant of this role willprovide legal guidance across various aspects of the business, including commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and risk management.
• The ideal candidate must have strong problem-solving skills, excellent judgment, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• For Gender balance, we encourage Female candidates to apply.

Responsibilities

• Carry out legal research on different tasks under Nigerian laws;
• Reviewing of documentation partianing to our business (Mining);
• Providing summary of regulations and laws that affects the mining sector for executive consumption;
• Drafting of variety of legal documents;
• Providing advice on corporate legal issues and business matters;
• Reviewing and advising Management on egal implications for Internal Policies and Procedures;
• Reviewing and drafting Contracts, Agreements, & Internal Policies to ensure they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements;
• Developing and leading corporate lagel strategies to promote and protect the Company's interests;
• Resolving all potential or existing cases, suits, disputes, litigations and (or) arbitration;
• Handling Company secretarial work and carry out other responsibilities as may be required by the Company.

Requirements

• The candidate must be a top tier law school graduate;
• Hold a Master's Degree in Law (LLM) with solid foundation and passion for law and it's application;
• 5-7 years working experience as a lawyer (working experience in the Nigeria Mining sector is a plus);
• Experienced in Commercial, Corporate Law and Dispute Resolution;
• The idle candidate must be a team player, humble, diligent, ethical, articulate, analytical in thinking, self-motivated, problem-solver and able to work in an International Company.

Salary
N350,000 - N500,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
21st April, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Resume to: hr.greengrassnigeria@gmail.com using "Electrical Engineer / Technician" as the subject of the mail.