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23 October 2026, 11:59 PM WAT
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Job Description
Job Descriptions
- Provide legal advice and guidance to management and business units on corporate, commercial, contractual, and regulatory matters.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other legal documents.
- Ensure the organisation complies with applicable laws, regulations, statutory requirements, and internal policies.
- Coordinate litigation, dispute resolution, and engagement with external solicitors and legal representatives.
- Support the implementation of sound corporate governance practices and advise on directors’ and management’s legal obligations.
- Identify potential legal risks and recommend appropriate measures to minimise exposure to litigation, financial losses, and regulatory penalties.
- Liaise with regulatory authorities, government agencies, and other relevant stakeholders on legal and compliance matters.
- Conduct legal research and prepare opinions, reports, and recommendations to support business decisions.
- Handle legal claims, contractual disputes, negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution processes.
- Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date legal records, contracts, case files, and corporate documentation.
- Review and assist in developing internal policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure legal compliance.
- Manage relationships with external law firms and monitor the quality, timelines, and cost of legal services.
Requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from a recognised university.
- Call to the Nigerian Bar and possession of a valid qualifying certificate to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
- A Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree or relevant professional certification is an added advantage.
- A minimum of 5–8 years of relevant post-call legal experience, preferably in a corporate, commercial, or in-house legal environment. The experience requirement can be adjusted to the organisation's needs.
- Experience in contract drafting, negotiation, corporate law, legal compliance, and dispute resolution.
- Knowledge of Nigerian legislation, regulatory frameworks, and corporate governance requirements.
- Experience in the oil and gas, energy, engineering, or other regulated industries is an advantage, particularly for an energy-sector organisation.
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