Legal Officer at an Indigenous Specialist Energy Servicing Company

An indigenous Specialist Energy Servicing company that provides integrated services in the oil and gas industry is recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos
Reports to: Company Secretary & Legal Adviser
Directly Supervises: N/A

Job Objectives

• The Legal Officer will work directly with, and assist the Legal Adviser & Company Secretary to provide company secretariat and legal advisory services to ensure the Company and its subsidiary companies remain in line with all financial, legal and corporate governance standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide for the timely preparation of agreements, legal documents and other documents in relation to the Company’s business
• Provide support for company secretarial functions including, preparing meeting agenda, attending and taking minutes of meetings, following up to ensure completion of meeting action points
• Legal research
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, complete and monitor applications for regulatory licenses and permits in the oil & gas industry
• Monitor and ensure legal, regulatory and internal policy compliance
• Provide support for collecting and updating legal information that affects the operations of the company to enhance the quality management system and continuous improvement.
• Liaise with external solicitors on the execution of assigned tasks
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Second Class Upper degree in Law
• Masters degree is an advantage
• Admitted to the Nigerian Bar
• Minimum of 5 years cognate experience in a reputable law firm or oil & gas company.

Skills/Competencies:

• Good negotiating and drafting skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Deep knowledge of corporate and regulatory rules and norms
• Good knowledge of and ability to grasp complex areas of law rapidly and accurately
• Strong written and oral communication and analytical skills
• Exhibiting sound practical judgment and business understanding
• Discretion when handling confidential information
• Ability to set priorities and work effectively to meet deadlines.

Functional Competencies:

• Legal Drafting
• Legislation and Compliance
• Legal Advice
• Litigation Management.

Application Closing Date
22nd August, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: cv@ieslglobal.com Using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.