Legal Solicitors at Venture Garden Group

Venture Garden Group is an Investment Holding Company that incubates, invests in and operates early revenue, technology companies implementing proven I.T. solutions that transform companies and governmental organizations in emerging markets to high performing establishments.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Legal Solicitor

Location: Lagos
Line Manager: Corporate Head, Legal and Compliance
Type: Full time

Job Description

• To provide well researched, competent, timely legal counsel on all range of matters especially as it relates to Industries/Sectors where the VGN Group carries on business or intends to so proceed.
• To demonstrate creative and analytical skills in resolving potential and real legal challenges which the Group may encounter in relevant Sectors or Industries.
• To demonstrate an in-depth capacity to understand the general operational and to a fair extent the operational aspects of VGN’s clustered operations with a view to give very practical and informed counsel at every opportunity.
• Lastly, to be vastly informed - a natural and voracious reader from whose bank of international and local insight VGN will benefit. To have capacity for clear thinking and delivery under very pressured circumstances. To at all times protect VGN’s clustered operations from current and potential threats, risks and or other deterrent factors to the strategic objectives of the Company.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Drafting and review of all forms of legal and transactional agreements on the basis of instructions given by the client.
• To be an excellent listener such as to adequately take on and understand Management’s requests and instructions.
• Must undertake Statutory, Regulatory, Policy and or documentation research as may be relevant to all received instructions.
• Drafting and review of relevant transitional documentation on the basis of insights from research and residual experience.
• Attend meetings with a view to give preliminary guidance on the foundations of transactions or on the legal strength and or weaknesses of existing transaction.
• Undertake negotiation on behalf of the Company.
• To undertake all such other duties as may be assigned by VGN’s Executive Management.
• Handle company secretarial matters based on regulatory requirements and instructions.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor of Law (LLB.)
• Barrister at Law (BL.)
• Professional qualification and/ or B.sc in accounting and finance (added advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum experience: Two years (2) post call

Knowledge:

• Legal Drafting skills.
• Financial Services.
• Legal/Regulatory framework.
• Industrial Relation/ Labour law.
• Practice and procedure.

Skill/Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• IT and Computer skills
• Communications skills(written and oral)- To have impeccable spoken and written skill for use of English Language
• Attention to details
• Negotiation skills.
• Analytical and conceptual skills.
• Integrity.
• Must be comfortable with figures (as Lawyers are notoriously known to be so disinclined) with a view to undertake quantitative analysis as may be required in course of work.
• Negotiations.
• Human Relations.
• Proactive and keen knowledge of the business environment.
• Sincere desire to be a team-player and have fun.
• Understanding of and experience with web technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with software development methodologies and lifecycles is a plus.

Remuneration
Competitive; and commensurate to experience level and hitting the ground running.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should write and forward a customized cover letter and resume/CV to: [email protected] , [email protected]

Note: Subject of mail: "Legal Solicitor."