Legal Counsel - West Africa at Bolt Nigeria

Bolt (formally Taxify) is one of the fastest growing startups in the world with over 30M happy customers in 30+ countries, from Europe to Mexico to Africa. We’re building a ride-hailing app to connect millions of riders and drivers around the world to make travel easier, quicker and more reliable.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Counsel - West Africa

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Category: Business Operations

Job Summary

• We are looking to hire Legal Counsel in West Africa to provide legal advice to the country teams of Bolt in West Africa.
• You will use strong business acumen and pragmatism to assist with contracting while assessing and mitigating the legal and compliance risks of Bolt.
• You will thrive in an international business working environment in which Bolt is building the future of mobility and tech-enabled services that are moving society forward.

Job Description
Your daily adventures will include:

• Day-to-day legal advice to internal stakeholders such as product, business development, tax, advertising, and local sales teams
• Coordinate advice with cross-functional stakeholders, including members of the tax and public policy teams
• Develop proactive and pragmatic legal solutions with the country teams to stay ahead of the curve
• Review agreements to provide advice consistent with legal and regulatory obligations of Bolt in West Africa
• Stay up to date with legislative developments, anticipate legal and commercial risks and advise and assist the business to prepare for them
• Draft and negotiate various agreements
• Manage and coordinate external legal support

Requirements
We are looking for:

• You have completed a legal qualification from a reputable law school
• You have at least 4 years of experience, preferably at a law firm or an international company
• Your work experience includes legal support to tech-enabled products in a multitude of jurisdictions
• You are excellent at legal drafting
• You are at home with privacy, employment, consumer protection and legal aspects of the gig economy
• You keep things simple
• You are an analytical thinker who loves to solve problems

Benefits
Why you’ll love it here:

• Your daily duties will have a meaningful impact on millions of people all over the world.
• You’ll be surrounded by the most friendly, supportive colleagues you can imagine.
• We don’t care where you work from, as long as you get the job done!
• As we grow, so will you! Bolt’s fast-paced, challenging environment offers you great opportunities for professional development.
• You’ll always be kept informed. Our bi-weekly All Hands meetings bring our global teams together, ensuring we’re all up to speed and moving forward as one.
• Switching off is important! We have fridges full of refreshments, sports compensation, table tennis, Playstation and loads more...

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online