Legal Counsel

Job Summary

Cabipa Nigeria Limited is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role involves providing strategic legal advice, ensuring robust regulatory compliance, managing corporate governance, and mitigating legal risks across all business operations. The Legal Counsel will act as a trusted advisor to management, safeguarding the company's interests by ensuring strict adherence to Nigerian laws, industry regulations, and international best practices.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for a broad range of legal functions, including but not limited to:

Commercial & Transactional Advisory:

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide array of commercial agreements, including Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs), Sales Agreements (SAs), Transportation Agreements, EPC contracts, service agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Lease and Property Agreements.

Providing comprehensive legal support for mergers, acquisitions, divestments, asset transfers, and corporate restructuring transactions.

Offering legal guidance for oil and gas projects, encompassing project financing, licensing rounds, bid processes, and concession agreements.

Conducting thorough legal due diligence on assets, potential partners, and contractors.

Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial:

Advising on the establishment and administration of corporate governance requirements, including board meetings, board committee setups, and board documentation, in full compliance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).

Supporting the preparation of board resolutions, corporate filings, and maintaining statutory records and company documentation.

Ensuring timely filing of annual returns and other statutory reports.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management:

Ensuring the company's full compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements across its operations.

Liaising effectively with relevant regulatory bodies and government agencies.

Monitoring changes in laws and regulations, and proactively advising management on their implications.

Identifying legal risks associated with operations, proposing effective mitigation strategies, and developing internal legal policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Developing and implementing robust compliance policies and risk frameworks.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation:

Managing disputes, claims, and litigation arising from contracts, regulatory actions, or operational issues, including effective liaison with external counsel.

Supporting arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings where applicable.

Specialized Legal Advisory:

Real Estate & Property Matters: Conducting due diligence on land acquisitions, reviewing title documents (e.g., Certificate of Occupancy, Deed of Assignment, Governor’s Consent), drafting and reviewing tenancy and development agreements, and liaising with land registries and planning authorities.

Freight Forwarding & Logistics: Ensuring compliance with Nigerian Customs Service regulations and Nigerian Ports Authority requirements, reviewing carriage, shipping, and freight agreements, advising on import/export compliance and documentation, and handling customs disputes and penalties.

Intellectual Property & Entertainment: Managing the registration and protection of trademarks and copyrights, drafting artist management and licensing agreements, ensuring compliance with the Nigerian Copyright Commission, and managing IP enforcement and infringement matters.

Why Join Cabipa Nigeria Limited?

As Legal Counsel, you will play a critical role in shaping the legal landscape of our operations, contributing directly to our strategic objectives and sustainable growth. You will be part of a forward-thinking organization that values integrity, expertise, and proactive legal guidance.