Senior Legal Associate

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a corporate legal strategy to promote and protect the Company's matters
• Provide legal support and general advisory needs associated with a large-scale real estate portfolio; ensuring the Company is protected from all legal action
• Fortify the Company’s legal front and prevent a lacuna from coming up in client documentation
• Draft, review, and ensure standardization of legal documents such as Title transfer deeds, Agreements of sale, Offer letters, Conveyance documents, License Agreements etc.
• Oversee contract management processes, ensuring that all contracts are executed, monitored, and enforced effectively
• Highlight legal issues involved in the structuring of land/property acquisition and relevant development regulations
• Manage and represent the company in purchases and sales of properties and legal proceedings
• Identify potential legal exposure and advise on possible mitigation; oversee legal research related to litigation matters

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and Call to Bar (BL)
• Minimum of 7 years of post-call experience in a reputable law firm or as an in-house counsel
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, real estate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills
• Ability to deal with complex problems and ability to apply judgment and independent reasoning in situations where applicable precedence and laws may not exist
• Experience in dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration & litigation)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail

Location: Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos