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26 November 2026, 11:59 PM WAT
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Job Description
Job Descriptions
- Provide practical legal advice to the CEO, Board and business leaders on legal, commercial and regulatory matters.
- Develop and implement the Group's legal strategy and oversee legal risk management across all entities.
- Ensure effective corporate governance, statutory compliance, company filings and corporate secretarial processes.
- Oversee the drafting, review, negotiation and management of commercial contracts and agreements.
- Lead legal aspects of acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, financing, restructuring and property transactions.
- Manage litigation, arbitration, disputes, regulatory investigations and external legal counsel.
- Advise on employment matters, intellectual property, data protection and confidentiality.
- Establish standard legal procedures, contract templates, approval processes and document management systems.
- Build and lead an effective legal function, manage legal expenditure and strengthen legal processes across the Group.
Requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and qualification as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
- 12–18 years of post-call legal experience, with significant corporate-commercial or in-house legal experience.
- At least 5–8 years in a senior legal position, such as Head of Legal, Deputy General Counsel or equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience in mergers and acquisitions, financing, joint ventures, commercial contracts and dispute resolution.
- Strong knowledge of Nigerian company law, contract law, corporate governance, employment law and regulatory compliance.
- Experience advising executive management and Boards.
- Strong commercial judgement, negotiation, analytical, leadership and communication skills.
- High integrity, independence, confidentiality and professional discretion.
- An LLM, MBA, relevant professional memberships, and experience in a holding company, diversified business group or multi-entity organisation.
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