Legal Manager

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, preparing and managing legal documentation relating to real estate activities, including property acquisition, disposal, leasing, tenancy and development transactions
  
• Reviewing title and property documentation and identifying legal risks requiring further investigation or specialist advice
  
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and operational contracts with clients, contractors, consultants, vendors and other counterparties
  
• Maintaining a central contract register and monitoring key contractual dates, obligations and renewals
  
• Providing legal support on general corporate and commercial matters, including corporate governance and statutory documentation
  
• Identifying legal and contractual risks affecting the company's operations, and maintaining a legal-risk register for significant ongoing matters
  
• Serving as the primary point of coordination for external solicitors, briefing counsel and tracking the progress of matters referred externally
  
• Providing timely legal advice to the Managing Director on corporate, commercial, property and contractual matters, and highlighting material risks in documents requiring approval
  

Requirements:

• LLB and BL; must be called to the Nigerian Bar and in good professional standing
  
• Approximately 5–8 years post-call experience
  
• Demonstrable experience in real estate/property law and corporate/commercial legal practice
  
• Experience reviewing and negotiating property, construction, consultancy, tenancy, lease and commercial agreements
  
• In-house legal experience is strongly preferred
  
• Experience coordinating external solicitors and managing multiple legal matters simultaneously
  
• Company secretarial or corporate governance experience is an advantage