Legal Adviser at Norrenberger Financial Group

Norrenberger is an Integrated Financial Services Group (Licensed & Regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that operates a customer-focused business model offering clients a comprehensive range of financial products& services including Funds & Investment Management, Structured & Alternative Finance, SME Funding, Foreign Exchange and Business Advisory Services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Adviser

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The office of the legal advisor handles responsibilities that entails providing legal assistance, organizing various legal activities, completing them, creating legal documents and advising the clients or the organization on all the relevant legal and transactional issues.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as an advisory to the management of the organization on all matters relating to company law, commercial law and corporate governance.
• Provide accurate and timely advice on all legal and regulatory matters of the Company and support in legal and compliance related matters.
• Provides assistance to the business in ensuring compliance with all various legal requirements.
• Assists with ensuring that the Company meets its legal responsibilities under the Nigerian Laws and Regulations.
• Manages the relationship with external legal firms and practitioners, as required.
• Ensures proper legal consultations are provided to departments/units.
• Conducts review of texts of standard contracts, agreements, legal correspondence and forms as well as analysis of formal complaints against the Company and advice on measures of action.
• Prepares relevant periodic reports related to the department functions as and when requested by Executive Management.
• Acts as a primary point of contact and source of information, advice, and guidance for directors regarding the Company’s activities, in order to support the decision making process.
• Conduct legal analysis and research on various financial matters of the client or the organization.
• Provide advice on different legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents.
• To be actively involved in preparing and drafting of different acts and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well.
• Assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis.
• Draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses.

Job Requirements

• A first class or second class upper LLB in law is required. Possession of a postgraduate degree (LLM) is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience as a legal adviser within the financial sector or a law firm with vast experience in advising corporate finance transaction.
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association is required.
• Applicants must be licensed to practise within Nigeria.
• Deep understanding of legal issues, including governance and legal compliance.
• Advanced knowledge of corporate law.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an email with their CV and Cover Letter to: recruitment@norrenberger.com using the "Job title" as the subject of the email.