Legal Officer at a Reputable Property Development Company

A Reputable Property Development Company with its head office in Abuja seeks to strengthen its team of professionals with specialized skills in the vacant position:

Job Position: Legal Officer

Grade Level: Officer II
Department: Company Secretariat
Direct Report: Company Secretary
Location: Abuja 

Job Summary 
She/he will assist the Corporate Secretary in the affairs of the company secretariat.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the compliance with all statutory requirements
• Provide secretarial services to the Board of Directors
• Provide secretarial services to the Executive Management Committee of the Board
• Provide Legal Advisory Services to the Board of Directors of
• Maintain and keep in safe custody alt statutory books and Company Seal
• Conduct research and provide legal opinion on issues relating to the business
• Draft all agreements and legal documents for transactions involving
• Negotiate legal issues and finalise all agreements involving the company
• Analyse litigations involving the organisation and prepare legal opinions for the Managing
• Director/CEO and the Board
• Administer legal documentation of all sales transactions carried out by the company
• Review and advise management on all legal documents forwarded to the company by external parties
• Keep in safe custody all contracts and legal documents of the company.

Technical Skills

• Excellent understanding of real estate business in Nigeria
• Excellent knowledge of regulatory requirement of the company
• Good knowledge of legal drafting
• Excellent report writing skills
• Sound knowledge of the Nigerian financial services industry
• Excellent understanding of real estate business in Nigeria
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent relationship management skills especially with third parties
• Good leadership, supervisory and people management skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal and negotiation skills

Experience

• Minimum years of experience: 2-3years
  

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2014

Method of Application 
Interested candidates should be forwarded to: [email protected]