Legal Counsel (Junior)

Job Descriptions

• Assist in organizing Annual General Meetings, Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of the Company, the Board of Directors and its Committee.
• Undertakes the filing returns and giving of notification to the Corporate Affairs Commission and all regulatory authorities on behalf of MDS Logistics Limited as directed by the CS/LA
• Handles the litigations, policy matter, debt recoveries and coordinate relationship with external legal consultants.
• Represent the Company in Courts and report proceedings thereat
• Assist in the processing of expatriate quota, residence permits, visa and other immigration requirements on behalf of expatriate employees of the Company and its Business Units with the Federal Ministry of Interior/Internal Affairs.
• Undertakes such other secretarial, legal and managerial duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, MDS/CEO from time to time.
• Represent or facilitates the representation of the Company in courts, administrative and other dispute resolution fora.
• Manage the company’s relationship with external counsel/law firms and serves as the link between the group and external law firms/counsel.
• Drafting and vetting contracts, leases, licenses, Joint Venture Agreements, and other forms of agreements referred by various departments in the business
• Assist in managing the intellectual property portfolio of the Company, including but not limited to registration and protection of Trademarks, designs, Patents, etc. within and outside Nigeria and on the web, management of copyright and confidential information etc.
• Take steps to protect and prevent infringement of the intellectual property of the company through registration and other protective strategies.
• Develop and implement an effective contract management process/database including contract depository, contract register, contract templates, contract filing and contract status reporting and compliance feedback.
• Prompt all departments on timely renewal of leases, certificates of occupancy, commercial services, joint venture agreements, international agreements