Legal Officer at Nextzon Business Services Limited

Nextzon Business Services Limited is an emerging market management consulting and enterprise development company, inspired by a collective mission of building and transforming business enterprises for phenomenal success. Our vision is to be a leading venturing company and a renowned consulting practice firm.

Our clients include start-ups, small and medium enterprises as well as multinationals and industry leaders in key sectors of the Nigerian and African regional economies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Reference Number: NEX-Legal-024
Location: Lagos

Job Description
Your roles will include to:

• Draft and vet contracts, agreements and other legal documents.
• Provide legal research in support of client projects
• Provide legal advice and support to Management and staff
• Liaise with external Solicitor and Regulatory Authorities
• Assist in litigation, dispute management and resolution
• Assist in Corporate Governance reviews/audits for clients

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Law
• Graduated from the Nigerian Law School - minimum of second class upper (2:1)
• Between 1 - 2 years’ post-call experience in an established law firm
• Experience in contract drafting and corporate governance audit will be an added advantage.

Skills/Abilities:

• Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
• Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
• Well-developed IT skills
• Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
• Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

Remuneration
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: jobs@nextzon.com quoting the Reference Number of the position of interest, e.g. (NEX-Legal-024)

Note

• This role could require extensive travel within Nigeria, based on project requirements.
• Only those who meet the above criteria need apply.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in due course.