Senior Legal Counsel

Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance:

• Provide legal advice to Executive Management and the Board.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Nigerian laws and regulations.
• Prepare Board resolutions, corporate governance documents, and statutory filings.
• Maintain corporate records and legal documentation.
• Advice on company restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transactions.

Commercial & Contract Management:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements including: Supply Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Vendor Contracts, Employment Contracts, Joint Venture Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Service Agreements, Construction Contracts, Procurement Contracts, Lease Agreements
• Identify legal and commercial risks in contracts.
• Ensure contractual obligations are properly managed.

Litigation & Dispute Management:

• Coordinate and supervise all litigation involving the Group.
• Liaise with external solicitors and legal consultants.
• Develop litigation strategies that minimize business disruption.
• Manage debt recovery and legal enforcement actions.
• Represent the Company during negotiations and dispute resolution where appropriate.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with the CAC regulations, FIRS requirements, Immigration regulations, Labour Laws, Tax Laws, Industry-specific regulations, Environmental regulations, and Corporate governance standards
• Monitor changes in legislation affecting the business.
• Develop compliance policies and legal risk frameworks.

Employment & Labour Relations:

• Advise HR on disciplinary matters.
• Review disciplinary procedures.
• Draft HR policies from a legal perspective.
• Manage employment disputes.
• Ensure labour law compliance.
• Support collective negotiations where required.

Risk Management:

• Identify legal risks across business operations.
• Develop preventive legal strategies.
• Advise management on legal implications of business decisions.
• Maintain legal risk registers.

Intellectual Property:

• Protect company trademarks.
• Manage intellectual property registrations.
• Prevent infringement of the company's intellectual assets.
• Advice on confidentiality and trade secrets.

Property & Real Estate:

• Review property acquisition documents.
• Conduct legal due diligence.
• Prepare and review lease agreements.
• Resolve land-related legal issues.

Company Secretarial Support:

• Coordinate statutory filings.
• Maintain statutory registers.
• Ensure timely compliance with regulatory filings.
• Support Board and shareholder meetings.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a BSC
• 4 years of previous experience in a similar role